I recently wrote some lines for a friend of mine on the similarities of an editor’s job and a certification body manager job, and on the risks they both incur.
Being myself an automotive auditor, I’m very familiar with AIAG’s FMEA approach (Failure Mode & Effect Analysis) but all the duels between customer and supplier, and auditor and auditee to rate severity, occurrence and detection left – and leave – me quite suspicious on the effectiveness of the FMEA approach. Continue reading
I had a challenge from a colleague to write something about the topic of motivation. In thinking about this, I was reminded of all those slick posters we used to see with beautiful and striking scenes – all of them designed to focus you on some slogan or principle or other uplifting thought.
A lot of companies paid a whole lot of money to “motivate” their teams and bring cohesion to the workplace. In fact, a lot of companies still do this even if it manifests in new ways (free beer Friday comes to mind). Yet I’d like to ask one simple question if I may …
Can I as a team leader actually motivate my team? Continue reading
I came across Greg Carroll a few weeks ago when he was giving what we thought was a counter-intuitive blog called: Chaos Theory & C – Level Disillusionment with Risk Management.
Not good! This ran counter to the enter premise of CERM and our business model. But, we were intrigued. And, Greg was kind to expand on his views. Continue reading
Age discrimination.
I’ve addressed this topic many times, both on print and on radio.
Am I not getting the job because I’m too old?
Is Botox or dying my hair the answer?
My response in over a decade of doing this work has never wavered or changed.
Age is a concept. Continue reading
The biggest challenge for security managers is to demonstrate the value added of security. It is not an easy task for risk management to argue the return on security investment (ROSI), but it is certainly not a mission impossible.
In many organizations with a lower maturity in security risk management the link between investment in security and the value added is not sufficiently explained and justified. Costs for security are therefore regarded as a necessary evil, mainly to meet legal obligations. In more mature organizations the link between security and the value added are well understood, therefore investments in security are related to the protection of value already created within the organization. Continue reading