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Jun 14, 2011

Does Reliance on Board Subcommittees Lead to Silo-Risk Management?

Delegating risk oversight to board subcommittees can create silos, undermining ERM objectives. Discover how risk mapping fosters holistic risk oversight, enhances strategic alignment, and identifies emerging risks.

Jun 1, 2011

Assessing ERM Programs

Norman Marks emphasizes internal audit's role in assessing ERM effectiveness for boards, providing questions and tools to evaluate risk management maturity and competence in Internal Auditor’s June 2011 cover story.

May 1, 2011

A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance

With the scarcity of useful guidance to help organizations determine risk appetite and risk tolerance, the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is seeking to clarify and produce guidance to more effectively communicate an understanding of risk appetite. As a result, IRM released a consultation paper with detailed approaches for developing and using risk appetite and risk tolerance in risk management. In addition to the guidance provided, questions are listed throughout the document with the suggestion that they be asked in the boardroom to ensure that risk appetite and risk tolerance are being adequately addressed.

Apr 29, 2011

Risk Management: A Driver of Enterprise Value in the Emerging Environment

Explore KPMG’s insights on how organizations can enhance risk management through better governance, risk assessment, and risk culture integration for improved strategic decision-making. Download the full survey report here.

Apr 29, 2011

Design to Embrace Failures

Harnessing intelligent failure helps organizations learn, adapt, and innovate. Discover seven principles for embracing failure, minimizing risk, and fostering a culture of learning to enhance organizational resilience and strategy.

Apr 26, 2011

Increasing Risk Awareness for Mission Critical Objectives of Not-for-Profit Organizations

AICPA’s whitepaper highlights how not-for-profits can enhance risk oversight by linking key risks to strategic goals, focusing on external and emerging risks, and fostering stakeholder conversations.

Apr 26, 2011

Five Categories for Focusing Risk Oversight

Explore five key risk categories boards should assess to ensure comprehensive risk oversight, including governance, enterprise, strategic, business management, and emerging external risks.

Apr 26, 2011

Finding the Right Chief Risk Officer

Learn key factors for evaluating and selecting a Chief Risk Officer, from experience and critical thinking to interpersonal skills and organizational alignment. Essential guidance for boards and management teams.

Apr 1, 2011

Keeping Track of “Near Misses”

Learn how to turn near misses into opportunities to prevent future risks. Explore seven strategies, from root cause analysis to rewarding accountability, for effective risk management.

Apr 1, 2011

Why Learning from Success Can be Challenging

Learn why understanding success is as important as learning from failure. Explore five key strategies to overcome biases and generate continued success by examining past achievements with the same scrutiny as failures.