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Enterprise Risk Management Initiative

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Frank Martens and Mark Beasley

Jun 16, 2020

COSO’s Thought Paper on Risk Appetite

ERM Initiative Director Mark Beasley interviewed Frank Martens, co-author of COSO's thought paper, "Risk Appetite: Critical to Success."

Bruce Branson and Bobby Thomas

May 28, 2020

Simplifying How We Think About Hard-to-Measure Risks

We interviewed Bobby Thomas, Senior Manager, US Risk Management at AFLAC, about how the ERM function helps simplify management’s consideration of harder-to-measure, qualitative issues.
Don Pagach and Matthew Dunn

May 12, 2020

Examining the Role of a Risk Committee

Matthew Dunn, Director of Finance and ERM Leader at ConAgra highlights the roles and cadence of risk committees at ConAgra.

Apr 1, 2020

2020 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices

2020 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices
Mark Beasley

Mar 20, 2020

Using ERM Principles To Help Navigate Risks Triggered by COVID-19

Mark Beasley outlines how key concepts from ERM might provide a framework for organizing how we prioritize and respond to the most critical risks triggered by COVID-19.
Bruce Branson and Jennifer MacKethan

Feb 18, 2020

Advanced Risk Scoring Techniques

Jennifer MacKethan of Cisco Capital discusses advanced risk scoring techniques that Cisco Capital employs in their risk assessment exercises.

Feb 11, 2020

Effective ERM Can Promote Stakeholder Balance

This article provides an overview of the Business Roundtable (BRT) Statement on the Purpose of the Corporation.
Don Pagach and Rick Moyer

Feb 4, 2020

Integrating ERM, Compliance, and Audit to Provide a Comprehensive View

Rick Moyer, CRO at Stanford University, provides insights on to help others better integrate ERM, compliance and internal audit.

Jan 24, 2020

Preparing for an Uncertain Future: Scenario Planning and War-Gaming

A Risk Intelligent Enterprise puts an organization in the best position to plan for and manage risks, take advantage of opportunities and be flexible enough to respond as the environment changes and risks arise in the future. In doing so, an organization can engage in various strategic initiatives and risk management efforts to identify and mitigate the impact of uncertain futures. This article published by Deloitte, outlines two tools to help companies think outside the box and perform a what-if analysis to gain a wider view of future events that could impact an organization's ability to achieve its strategic objectives.

Jan 24, 2020

Categorical Thinking

Categorical thinking is the old-school thinking style and change is necessary in order to succeed in the modern day economy. This article from Harvard Business Review provides an in-depth analysis of the four most important dangers created by categorical thinking through a series of real-world examples and studies. The authors proposed a simple four-step process to combat those dangers and best prepare business leaders for the next wave of the data revolution.