I’ve seen it in their eyes when there is a suggestion that we run a risk workshop. For starters, they (board, executive, team) are very busy people. They have much to achieve, they have a good plan, they have good robust discussions, including about risk. Why do they need a risk workshop? Maybe they have
The biggest thrill I get in my role guiding organisations to develop stronger and stronger approaches to risk based decision making is when I run a risk workshop. In particular, for an executive team or board. In those moments they place their trust in you. Trusting that what they say will never be repeated by
Every change management challenge needs to be aware of, and harness, change agents. Those people that can most influence or implement the changes required. In the risk space they are often referred to as risk champions. I wrote an article on risk champions more than ten years ago addressing questions about what you should expect
I tried something different last week. I posted a “musing” on LinkedIn. It was an excerpt from my book Risky Business: How Successful Organisations Embrace Uncertainty that read “Risk management isn’t rocket science. It’s about managing uncertainty. And, done well, it delivers real value for organisations.” It sparked quite a lot of activity including some
I very much enjoyed General Stanley McChrystal’s Team of Teams. I’ll definitely draw on his observations as I get fully stuck into writing my next book Team Think – How teams make great decisions. Here is a great summary article in Chief Executive about Gen. McChrystal’s Risk Immune System analogy he espouses in his latest