#102 – RISK MANAGEMENT: INTENTION OR RETENTION – ELIZABETH LIONS

new oneAs we cruise into a bull candidate driven market, there is one big concern on employer’s minds: retention.

Big companies and small companies are starting to see how the market has turned. Statistically, Monster job boards reported that 82% of surveyed employees have updated their resumes this year and 59% said they are passively looking for another role. Continue reading

#101 – CAUSE OF DEATH: INVALID ASSUMPTIONS – MARK MOORE

As seasoned project managers, we are very familiar with identifying and managing risks (though too often, the activity stops with identifying and we “wing it” from there).  I’ve OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAwritten here on CERM Insights and elsewhere about assigning a weighted grade to risks based on the likelihood of the risk becoming an issue and the impact to your project should that happen.  From there you manage the higher graded risks more closely as they embody the possibility of causing the most damage to your project and hindering the success.

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#101 – UNLEASHING THE GREATEST PERIOD OF ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH GENDER EQUALITY – KELLY EISENHARDT

Kelly EisenhardtTen years of research on gender diversity suggests that providing more opportunities for women increases a company’s market performance and unleashes untapped economic value. Aligning global gender equality initiatives with private sector goals has the potential to advance the position of women in business. Continue reading

#101 – HOW TO IMPLEMENT RISK BASED AUDITS & INSPECTIONS – GREG CARROLL

GregCarrollWith the release of the Final Draft of ISO9001:2015 this week and its focus on risk-based Compliance Management, I thought I would share our approach to Risk-Based Auditing from our experience with the likes of Defence Aviation and the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, both leaders in the field. Continue reading