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Key Players for Successful Risk Identification

In order to have a risk management effort that ultimately “creates, protects, and enhances shareholder value,” you must first have a successful risk identification process. I’ve said it many times, and have heard it repeated elsewhere, that risk identification serves as the foundation for the entire risk management process…without it, the entire process is just…
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risk terminology

Make Your Words Count: Translate Risk Terminology to Fit the Business

How many times have you presented risk information to leadership and watched them walk away with glazed eyes and no idea what was just discussed? Or worse yet, someone falls asleep like this: Okay – hopefully, it hasn’t been that bad. But speaking from experience, leaving a meeting with executives not understanding the presentation happened…
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Three Ways to Reduce Organizational Change Risk

Organizational change is something we experience and hear about all the time. Don’t you get tired of change? Goodness knows, I do! How many times has an organizational change, like a merger, acquisition, internal reorganization, or market expansion, not succeeded? Too many times to count. In fact, a CEB 2016 Workforce Change survey showed that…
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Top 5 ERM Insights Posts You Need to Read Today

It’s hard to believe it’s been close to 9 months since I launched the ERM Insights by Carol blog. I hope you’ve been enjoying the content as much as I’ve enjoyed putting it out there. If this is your first time visiting the blog, welcome! I also want to say thank you to all of…
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Handling Unrealistic Expectations of Enterprise Risk Management

You have been told to put together an enterprise risk management program.  Oh, and by the way, they want X, Y, and Z in 3 months.  After picking your jaw off the floor, your head starts spinning with the impossibility of meeting those expectations.  What do you do? You think that there is only one…
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Enterprise Risk Management as a Strategic Tool for Companies

I previously wrote an article referencing the latest report from the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative at North Carolina State University, in partnership with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).  Their 8th State of Risk Oversight report provides an overview of ERM practices for a variety of industries. Although the previous article was…
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What Qualities Does an Effective ERM Professional Have?

If your company is searching for an ERM professional, or you have recently been assigned this job at your company, there are certain qualities you will want to look for or develop. Every organization is managing risk to some extent. However, as we explain here, risk management in most organizations occurs on the department-level within…
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Meet Carol

​As an enterprise risk management consultant, my goal – and a real passion! – is ensuring companies have the tools they need to identify and properly manage threats and opportunities to business objectives ... Read More

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