In my 16 year career in risk management I hired or helped to hire a lot of risk professionals both in Europe and Middle East. In this article I describe the competencies that I usually look for in a risk professional. The list of competencies I originally wrote about still rings true to me. So… Continue reading Are you looking for a better job in risk management?
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You can quantify any risk on the planet, just follow these steps
While I written this post about compliance risks in the past, I later applied exactly the same math and logic to any non financial risk, including intellectual property, legal, environmental, ESG and most other risks you can think of. Follow this step by step guide to quantify most non financial risks or if you want… Continue reading You can quantify any risk on the planet, just follow these steps
Risk manager’s summer reading list 📚
Best risk management books grouped by theme: foundation in risk management and decision making advanced risk analysis other important books every risk manager must read FOUNDATION IN RISK MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING Decision Quality: Value Creation from Better Business Decisions Add value with every decision using a simple yet powerful framework Few things… Continue reading Risk manager’s summer reading list 📚
Improving on ERM’s Imperfections by Russ Banham
RIMS: First of all, congratulations on the RIMS award. The judging committee seemed particularly impressed by the emphasis on quantitative risk analysis. Can you elaborate on the value of this approach? Sidorenko: : Thank you. Let me set the context first – the EuroChem Board is comprised of directors with extensive experience in mining, the… Continue reading Improving on ERM’s Imperfections by Russ Banham
Is your risk manager a USER or a GENERATOR? What about you?
I bet every person working in a large corporation or reading me on LinkedIn knows at least one risk manager. Maybe you like them, maybe you ignore them, but can you tell whether your risk manager friend is a “USER” or a “GENERATOR”? Sam Savage has been popularising the idea of different risk management roles… Continue reading Is your risk manager a USER or a GENERATOR? What about you?
ESG is the worst thing to happen to risk management… after GRC
Climate change is a huge issue, environmental pollution is a huge issue, social inequality and everything else typically bundled under the ESG umbrella are important issues totally deserving the management attention. This article is about something else entirely, so keep your system 1 thinking in check and carry on reading. This article is about the… Continue reading ESG is the worst thing to happen to risk management… after GRC
5 red flags 🚩when selecting an insurance broker
Couple of years ago I was given the responsibility for corporate, non-life insurance across a $10B group of companies. I welcomed the opportunity to combine risk-based quantitative decision making with insurance. Did it work? You be the judge, a year later the company improved the quality of coverage while reducing the cost of insurance by… Continue reading 5 red flags 🚩when selecting an insurance broker
Reputational risk is not a risk
Despite the clickbait title, the messages are in the article are important to the risk profession and are purely practical. First few caveats, corporate reputation is important, even a perception of wrongdoings can affect funding, sales and cost of doing business. Importance of reputations for both profits and non-profits is not up for a debate.… Continue reading Reputational risk is not a risk
Risk management 2 is both a control and decision making tool
In 2018 I attempted to coin the distinction between “Risk Management 1” – cosmetic, governance-driven risk management, and “Risk Management 2” – value-adding risk management that drives better decision-making https://riskacademy.blog/rm1-vs-rm2-which-side-will-you-choose/ I have been following walking the talk, in both my consulting practice, personal life and in the corporate employment, ever since. In 2021 the company… Continue reading Risk management 2 is both a control and decision making tool
5 red flags 🚩 when doing a risk assessment
Risk assessments are probably the most common activities within the risk management profession and there is a very fine line between being a total waste of time and a useful risk management approach. So what are the most common pitfalls, how to avoid them and how to turn risk assessments into a useful decision making… Continue reading 5 red flags 🚩 when doing a risk assessment
