Every year I update my must read list for risk and insurance managers. Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets is a new addition to my list. A risk manager on my team just finished reading it and he used RAW@AI to summarise they key points for risk professionals. Enjoy! 1. Life is poker, not chess Our… Continue reading 10 lessons risk managers should learn from Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets
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3 fatal mistakes corporate risk managers make (part 2)
A while back I wrote an article about 3 fatal mistakes risk consultants make https://riskacademy.blog/2017/01/14/3-fatal-mistakes-most-risk-consultants-make. It made quite an impact and was republished in Australia, Canada, Singapore and Europe with dozens of thousands of views. I feel it’s only fair to write a follow up article about the 3 more mistakes that risk managers themselves… Continue reading 3 fatal mistakes corporate risk managers make (part 2)
3 fatal mistakes corporate risk managers still make (part 1)
A while back I wrote an article about 3 fatal mistakes risk consultants make https://riskacademy.blog/2017/01/14/3-fatal-mistakes-most-risk-consultants-make. It made quite an impact and was republished in Australia, Canada, Singapore and Europe with dozens of thousands of views. I feel it’s only fair to write a follow up article about the 3 more mistakes that risk managers themselves make.… Continue reading 3 fatal mistakes corporate risk managers still make (part 1)
Cognitive biases every risk manager must know (part 3)
Overconfidence bias The overconfidence effect is a well-established bias in which a person’s subjective confidence in his or her judgments is reliably greater than the objective accuracy of those judgments, especially when confidence is relatively high. Throughout the research literature, overconfidence has been defined in three distinct ways: (1) overestimation of one’s actual performance; (2) […]
Cognitive biases every risk manager must know (part 2)
Overconfidence bias The overconfidence effect is a well-established bias in which a person’s subjective confidence in his or her judgments is reliably greater than the objective accuracy of those judgments, especially when confidence is relatively high. Throughout the research literature, overconfidence has been defined in three distinct ways: (1) overestimation of one’s actual performance; (2) […]
Cognitive biases every risk manager must know (part 1)
Overconfidence bias The overconfidence effect is a well-established bias in which a person’s subjective confidence in his or her judgments is reliably greater than the objective accuracy of those judgments, especially when confidence is relatively high. Throughout the research literature, overconfidence has been defined in three distinct ways: (1) overestimation of one’s actual performance; (2)… Continue reading Cognitive biases every risk manager must know (part 1)
5 reasons why internal audit may be the best place for the risk manager to sit
A while back I recorded a short video on the topic of risk management organizational structure in a non-financial company. In the video I discussed various options for risk manager’s place in the overall organizational structure. Since there is really no single right answer, the few common options include: reporting directly to the CEO, reporting… Continue reading 5 reasons why internal audit may be the best place for the risk manager to sit
