That’s Not How It Works
It works when you keep working at it. But what does this mean…
Risk Management: Outsourced vs In-house
Risk Management: Outsourced vs In-house
Risk management is best done in-house. Why? Because regardless of whether administrative…
Planning For Tomorrow, Today
Planning For Tomorrow, Today
Risk and strategy have a symbiotic relationship. You can’t have one without…
Investment Risk: Why Should Organisations Care?
Investment Risk: Why Should Organisations Care?
So the question of whether organisations should care about their investments or not…
Making Digitisation Work For You
Making Digitisation Work For You
Digitisation is becoming all-pervasive, and unfortunately, so are the…
The Risk Of Failure
The Risk Of Failure
Rule of thumb dictates higher returns for higher risk, but this does not…
Fraud Risk Management
Fraud Risk Management
Risk professionals therefore have to take the lead in designing the policies that…
Enterprise Governance: It Starts With The Board
Enterprise Governance: It Starts With The Board
But this in turn implies that the Board needs to be properly sized and skilled…
Getting The Message Across During Crisis
Getting The Message Across During Crisis
Crisis management is about how an organisation responds to incidents in…
When Anything Is A Risk
When Anything Is A Risk
From the definition, it is clear that the scope of ORM, like the problems…
The Crimes That “Never Happen”
The Crimes That “Never Happen”
At its core, fraud is dishonesty but it is often difficult to pin down…
Get(ting) Back To Work!
Get(ting) Back To Work!
But this is easier said than done. Who goes to work, and who stays home to work…
Digitisation: Overcoming The Mental Block
Digitisation: Overcoming The Mental Block
One of this is the oft-repeated warning of machines that will take over jobs…
Risk Culture: What It’s All About
Risk Culture: What It’s All About
Discussions between staff and management should be open and ongoing…
Causes And Consequences
Causes And Consequences
Research has shown that dirty money pours into the world’s most powerful banks…
Transformation In A VUCA World
Transformation In A VUCA World
The implications of this go way beyond the virus itself and the people…
Make The Pandemic Work For You!
Make The Pandemic Work For You!
Businesses which have prepared themselves to cope with disruption will be able…
When People Come First
When People Come First
It has been affecting people in a different way. Indeed, the pandemic has underscored…
Getting The Talent Right
Getting The Talent Right
And one of the ways of doing this is to manage external stimuli through the talent of the organisation…
Technology Risk Management: Starting At The Core
Technology Risk Management: Starting At The Core
Those who are at the forefront of managing technology risk will have to consider…
Cultivating Culture: Two Perspectives
Cultivating Culture: Two Perspectives
Shared success also depends to a great extent on people doing the right thing even when…
Digitising Enterprise Risk Management
Digitising Enterprise Risk Management
Although a lot of functions will be automated in a digitised environment…
Risk Management Professionals: The Experts Weigh In
Risk Management Professionals: The Experts Weigh In
These are difficult times; the trials confronting businesses and…
Artificial Intelligence: More To It Than Meets The AI
Artificial Intelligence: More To It Than Meets The AI
The opportunities that come with this are staggering, but so are the pitfalls…
Next Wave, New Risks?
Next Wave, New Risks?
The recent IERP Global Conference 2020 discussed what businesses can…
The Stage Is Set For Disruption
The Stage Is Set For Disruption
A world in turmoil throws up more risk than can be imagined…
Plenty To Think About – Risk Management And Risk Governance In The New Normal: Considerations For Boards
Plenty To Think About – Risk Management And Risk Governance In The New Normal: Considerations For Boards
Board members’ seasoned judgement is…
Managing Risk In The New Normal
Managing Risk In The New Normal
Multiple definitions of “New Normal” exist but the relevant one will depend on…
How CROs Can Add Value In The New Normal
How CROs Can Add Value In The New Normal
The firm’s Crisis Impact Assessment enabled it to stay ahead of the trend and monitor its…
A Major Rethink Is Necessary
A Major Rethink Is Necessary
Make no mistake; ERM has immense benefits but is not something that firms should undertake…
Risk Management: Best Done In-house
Risk Management: Best Done In-house
The consultant may offer an objective eye but identifying where risks lie in…
Gearing Up For Strategic Risk
Gearing Up For Strategic Risk
It could fall behind its competitors if, for example, it doesn’t have an interactive website…
Risk Oversight and Risk Management: What’s The Difference?
Risk Oversight and Risk Management: What’s The Difference?
This does not mean that the Board is constantly looking over management’s shoulder…
Understanding The Worth Of Enterprise Risk Management
Understanding The Worth Of Enterprise Risk Management
One of the best ways of getting buy-in for risk management is to demonstrate that it…
Relating Project Risk Management To Enterprise Risk Management
Relating Project Risk Management To Enterprise Risk Management
This is one area where the work of PMs may intersect with that of CROs…
ERM: Model or Mindset?
ERM: Model or Mindset?
ERM is a system which has an effect on every other system in a business; it works…
The Challenge(s) With ERM
The Challenge(s) With ERM
While the structured processes of ERM undoubtedly translate into more efficient management …
Effective Cybersecurity Needs a Firm Base
Effective Cybersecurity Needs a Firm Base
There have been instances where hackers were in a system for more than…
ERM: MODEL OR MINDSET?
ERM: MODEL OR MINDSET?
From the outset, organisations should aim to develop an in-depth understanding of ERM…
IS RISK OVERSIGHT SYNONYMOUS WITH RISK MANAGEMENT?
IS RISK OVERSIGHT SYNONYMOUS WITH RISK MANAGEMENT?
But what does risk oversight do, if risk management is already in place…
ERM: ARE THERE DOWNSIDES?
ERM: ARE THERE DOWNSIDES?
Challenges with ERM implementation need to be addressed to encourage its uptake…
Adding Value to Board and Management
Adding Value to Board and Management
Implementing risk management helps Boards and Management not miss out on chances…
Taking it to Another Level – Why Enterprise Risk Management is not about Risk Management
Taking it to Another Level – Why Enterprise Risk Management is not about Risk Management
In many companies, RM comes about following an incident or event which disrupts…
ERM & Surviving the Pandemic: Where Do We Go From Here?
ERM & Surviving the Pandemic: Where Do We Go From Here?
Organisations which took a serious view of risk may have been prepared, but…
Boards and Fraud Risk Management
Boards and Fraud Risk Management
Fraud is deception perpetrated with the intention of obtaining personal or financial…