By training, inclination, and expectancy, risk managers tend to focus on threats because they are expert problem-solvers. Any deficiency in the smooth operation of an organization is a threat and it is the risk manager’s responsibility to treat the threat. This will help get things up and running smoothly once again. Yet, risk is very risky for the organization if the focus is solely on threats. Continue reading
At the time of this writing seasonal flu is spreading through much of the world. The current flu vaccine is approximately 30% effective. Ever since the H1N1 outbreak in 2007 that was declared a pandemic by a reactive World Health Organization (WHO); WHO and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been reluctant to move too quickly in declaring an outbreak, whether influenza, Ebola, Norovirus, Adenovirus or any of the myriad of potential pandemic causing viruses a pandemic. Continue reading
There has never been a shortage of trends. The real problem for you is figuring out which ones will happen so that you know where to place your strategic bets. I have been publishing a list of top trends since 1983, as well as speaking and writing about their future impact, and if you have read any of my seven books or thousands of articles over the decades, you know they have been highly accurate. Continue reading
In 2016, we posed the question – ‘Is our Water Supply Governance Broken?’. We talked about waterborne incidents being a repeating occurrence and the need to have good evidence-based governance in place to assure good outcomes for our communities and ratepayers.
So what have we learnt since then? Have waterborne incidents and outbreaks stopped happening? Has water governance improved? Continue reading
The term ‘troubled project’ is an oft quoted, possibly overly-used, but well-known term that is bandied about in a manner that possibly exaggerates any difficulty on a project.
“Troubled” has been variously defined but is, essentially, variance from predetermined values and trends in terms of time, cost and scope such that the forecast for the project meeting its objectives is unlikely unless there is (immediate) intervention. Continue reading