I’m prompted to write this because of an article I was reading earlier. The following paragraph jumped out at me like it was an affront to all rational thinking. This was written by Sir Walter Layton, Economist and Editor of ‘The Economist’ who wrote in 1933. “This is due to the now almost universal recognition of
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Successful organizations always operate with risk management in their sights, since their chief purpose in business is to achieve their objectives. How often do they refer to their risks as they make decisions on their plans? Sadly, the evidence indicates that it’s not as often as they should. Here are three guidelines that help you
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To the many LinkedIn colleagues who have asked me about my company\’s tag line, or motto. Here is the background and update. When I set up my consulting business I did it with the intent that I would stay with it as long as there are clients to work with. That was 24 years ago.
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The ’12 Golden Rules’ that reduce the risk in compliance decisions. Last week an old client called me. He wanted to discuss a risk management framework we had implemented a number of years ago. He wondered what would be the most effective approach for their transition to a Risk-Based Compliance Management System. (In this case,
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The SEC Chair, Mary Jo White, has questioned the capability of Audit Committees to take on all the responsibilities that are being asked of them. I believe that many of the responsibilities of the Audit Committee don\’t belong there; and more specifically, I don\’t think the Audit Committee should have any part in the governance
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