“Added value” was a favorite expression until some years ago, before being replaced by “Risk Based Thinking.”
What’s the factual difference?
When we do our internal audits or we consult or train or audit for certification or its maintenance, isn’t it just a routine job, subject to clearly established rules?
So, what and where would be “added values”? Continue reading
Technology startups are disruptive because they are driven by a desire to solve an unsolved problem in a unique way and create new value. Most large and established companies are driven by a desire to defeat competition and protect their market turf.
UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS DISRUPTION
Understanding business disruption and how to deal with it is a key task for management Continue reading
Every profession has both a science and an art. The science can be taught, and people can be equally good at the science of any profession. The key to differentiate yourself in your profession is to develop the art side, not just the science side.
For example, I was at a photography workshop a few years ago, and I met people who had all of the latest equipment—cameras, lenses, tripods, everything—and they knew the science of photography very well. Many of them were on an equal footing with their knowledge of the equipment, yet their ability to take stunning photographs varied quite a bit. In other words, there is an art side to being able to capture that amazing picture. Continue reading
National Geographic Magazine has always been clever to astonish us with very nice photographs and appealing columns.
National Geographic TV have been focusing on risk: Continue reading
Lean approaches have been for years – and still are – a basic philosophy for effective management of quality and environmental systems, among others.
Lean approaches could – and should – therefore be implemented to make risk management systems – more – effective. Continue reading