In the mid 1990’s I was asked to take on a role that, quite unexpectedly, required me to be an ‘Internal Consultant’. This was all new to me. I had ‘observed’ what consultants did when they advised senior executives, but clearly, I was not one of them. I did not learn how to be an …
Connect the dots!! What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear that? Perhaps you see a series of dots connected by lines that zigzag across a page. Do you see any gaps between the dots and the lines? An executive, Dennis, in a medium-sized diversified business, was asked “How do you …
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . . . “A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, 1859. Nostradamus was one of the best-known prophets of the past. Here we are more than 160 years later, and those words still resonate. If not the economists, the journalists tell us …
“Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet.” Henry Mintzberg Listen – – – Shhhhhhh – – – Listen closely – – – – what you’re hearing is that voice in your head telling you that the title line of this post is entirely wrong. There is a very good reason …
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“A new report issued by the AICPA and North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative found that 65 percent of senior finance leaders agree that the volume and complexity of corporate risks have changed “mostly” or “extensively” over the last five years.” North Carolina State University The contents of the 2022 report come as no surprise. The challenges posed by complexity and increasing risks …
