I'll be running three new risk management courses this November
Category: Blog post
Seven takeaways from reviewing my degree notes
Risk, Emergencies, Crisis & Disasters: Seven takeaways from reviewing my degree notes.
Rehabilitating the deficit model for risk communications (or why having a better conversation starts with not calling the other person an idiot)
We need an improved deficit model for risk communications - one that elevates societal knowledge to the same level as scientific knowledge - to overcome many of the issues we currently face in decision-making and public discourse
What is risk management?
Answering 'what is risk management?' needs more than 'it's the management of risk'. Here's a thorough explanation along with 4 key components
The Buck Stops Here
Even when it's not your problem to unpick, it's better just to grit your teeth, grab it with both hands and get to work. Otherwise, it's not going to get done, and as the risk manager, the buck does stop with you.
Simple doesn’t mean easy
Hard problems don't lend themselves to easy solutions. And even if the answer is apparent from an early stage, making the decision easy, that doesn't mean there's not a lot of hard work ahead. KISS doesn't mean easy.
Dealing with uncertainty in your risk assessment
Uncertainty is integral to a risk assessment - we are looking into the future and our data might be fuzzy - so we need a way to manage this. Here's how.
Organizational smoke alarms: how to become more proactive
Smoke alarms buy you valuable time if there's a fire in your house. You can do the same and make your organization more proactive using these simple tools.
What’s a Black Swan & why you need contingency plans
The phrase Black Swan is often used as shorthand for a very serious event but a true Black Swan is wholly unexpected. These are impossible to prepare for if we rely on previous experiences but we have other options.
Trusting your Gut: Informed Intuition and Risk-Based Decision-Making
Informed intuition is when you seem to be trusting your intuition but, in fact, you're recalling deeper experiences and patterns that are helping you make a decision. In short there are times when it's OK to trust your gut.