CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS | Future of Quality: Risk™

#139 – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IS NOT SOMETHING NEW! – JOSEPH PARIS

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Posted on May 15, 2016 by greg

There is a lot of content created around Operational Excellence and its companion disciplines – including; Leadership, Lean, Six-Sigma, Theory of Constraints, Project Management, and so on – which together comprise Operational Excellence (including the content produced by myself). But are all of these concepts as “new” as some would have you believe? Have they never been embraced or implemented in the past? Continue reading →

#139 – RISK TREATMENT STRATEGIES – GREG HUTCHINS

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Posted on May 15, 2016 by greg

When evaluating risk response strategies, executive management along with process owners must align risk responses with the organization’s risk appetite, business objectives, costs/benefits, and overall risk strategy/tactics. Risk response strategies and tactics may involve: Continue reading →

#139 – WHY WE NEED INTELLIGENT DISOBEDIENCE IN CORPORATE AMERICA – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Posted on May 15, 2016 by greg

Empowering employees to speak up when they see something that is wrong or when they are asked to do something that might cause harm is critical to the survival of all organizations. Each employee needs to internalize their own personal accountability for the actions they take under executive leadership. Continue reading →

#139 – STAR ACADEMICS: DO THEY GARNER INCREASING RETURNS? – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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Posted on May 15, 2016 by greg

I recently completed my dissertation of the same title. The evaluative purpose of the dissertation was twofold. The first was to determine if, as the title indicates, star academics garner increasing returns for the university they work at. The second was to determine what criteria helps academics in obtaining National Institute of Health (NIH) funds. NIH provides the largest amount of federal funding for scientific research. As a result, receipt of NIH funds makes a significant contribution to university revenue. Conventional wisdom and some supporting research indicate that star academics bring in substantial amounts of grant money. They also attract a higher quality of supporting academics and graduate students. Continue reading →

#139 – EXPLOITING NEW CHALLENGES IN ERM – GEARY SIKICH

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Posted on May 15, 2016 by greg

Heightened Awareness or Reactive, Backwards Looking?

From financial crises to energy catastrophes to earthquakes and threats of terrorism, we hear a lot about events that challenge our ability to identify and manage risk. Unfortunately some of the things that emerge from many of these events are reactive regulatory rules and requirements. Continue reading →