Bryan’s Blog

Riskmas Wishes

Seasons Greetings to all of you! Below I reflect on my highlights of 2021, my gratitude and experiences with my Clients and Colleagues and my wishes for you, my community, for a successful 2022.

Risking Scenarios

Recently I was discussing scenario planning with a small group of colleagues from the risk profession. I asked what scenario planning they or their organisation did. The answers were generally around dramatic changes that could happen in the next 12 months e.g. pandemic related, China related, regulation post royal commission related. We soon agreed that

Appetite Scenarios

Over the last few months, I have been doing some non-risk work with a government agency. When I say non-risk work, they have engaged me not as a risk expert but as an expert in decision making. In part, because of my first book DECIDE: How to Manage the Risk in your Decision Making, and

ETU

ETU or Expect the Unexpected has never been more apt a saying than over the past 21 months. And, with a wee few headline (ha!) about Omicron to remind us as we start winding down for the calendar year and start planning our 2022… how should we plan? A good question. I’ll give you two

Roles Played

It’s interesting how so many things scale in unison. In large organisations there is often talk about silos. But silos exist in small organisations as well. Even for my organisation of three. Me, my EA, Paula and my Relationship Manger, Wendy. And as you and I know, enterprise risk management is a great tool for