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The ERM Journey Continues: Reflections from the Spring 2019 NC State ERM Roundtable Summit

As this spring’s 2019 ERM Roundtable Summit wrapped up, one clear theme emerged—ERM continues to be a journey. Each speaker detailed how their organization had become more sophisticated in its ERM process, and also identified further enhancements that were in the works!

JUST RELEASED! 2019 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices - 10th Edition

While most executives perceive that uncertainties in the business environment are leading to more complex risk challenges for their organizations, few executives describe their organization’s approach to risk management as mature or robust, according to a recently released study, 2019 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices. That may be changing, given the majority of organizations have external stakeholders and boards of directors who are calling for more extensive management involvement in risk oversight. Furthermore, business leaders admit that they are not at all or only minimally satisfied with the nature and extent of internal reporting of key risk indicators.

Recognizing the Risk Impact of an Aging Workforce

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in their most recent ten-year labor force and employment projections, the number of individuals aged 55 and above in the labor force will grow from 35.7 million in 2016 to 42.1 million in 2026. Organizations will experience this impact in different ways based on their size, growth, industry and historical hiring and layoffs.