Category Archives: Tips&Tools@Risk™

#345 – WAS TELEWORK ONLY THE BEGINNING – JIM TONEY

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Is there a tectonic collision in the making as employers require employees to return to the office, if not full time, then several days a week?  There just might be.  Being able to use technology to work just about anywhere through an internet connection provided a taste of freedom for many.  And, they do not want to give it up.  Companies across the board report employee shortages, nationally there may be as many as 10 million job openings. Continue reading →

#344 – PROMISING TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE ARE ON THE HORIZON – ALLEN TAYLOR

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In the Creating Health post I wrote last week titled “Can Alzheimer’s Disease be avoided?” I talked about the importance of getting enough sleep, and getting it at the right time of day, to avoid the accumulation of toxic Aβ plaques in the central nervous system. Healthy sleep practices are very important to continued mental health as we age. However, just having healthy sleep habits may not be enough to guarantee that you will retain your full cognitive powers for as long as you live. Continue reading →

#317 – 12 COMPETENCIES FOR FUTURE SUCCESS AND ADVANTAGE – DANIEL BURRUS

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Even as I write this article, jobs in industries ranging from entertainment and media to manufacturing and medicine are being transformed by artificial intelligence (AI) and its many iterations. Many people don’t even know they are already in a competition with AI and that several facets of their job are already being accomplished by a digital application or intelligent machine. Workers will not be able to outpace these machines simply by working longer hours or moving faster on the assembly line. Continue reading →

#306 – DRONES USED TO SABOTAGE A DAM – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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In 2018 while on assignment in Iran, I was looking into conducting an audit of the largest dam in the country, the Karun dam, one of my comments regarding how and what I would audit, and then while explaining the measurement criteria for emergency response, I said I would have the company undergo one or two practical exercises, and that I would draft out some realistic scenarios. Continue reading →

#304 – KAREN HARDY – FUTURE OF WORK – ERM – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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Dr. Hardy is an expert risk management professional with extensive experience in the public sector. Dr. Hardy is the co-founder of the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management and served on the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for ISO 31000. She has worked at Citibank and the White House Office of Management and Budget. Continue reading →