Briefs and Insights

Jul 7, 2020

Getting Your Arms Around Risk Appetite

executives sometimes struggle to find ways to put their risk appetite into words so they can cascade that across the organization to business leaders who need it to make prudent business decisions. 

Jun 17, 2020

ISO’s Risk Management Framework

ISO’s Risk Management-Guidelines is a widely embraced framework for implementing ERM in any type of organization.  Issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 31000:2018 provides guidelines on managing risks to help business leaders create and protect entity value through the management of risks in the context of decision making. The Framework bases the management of risks on principles, a framework, and process.

Jun 17, 2020

COSO’s ERM Framework

One of the most widely embraced ERM frameworks is COSO’s Enterprise Risk Management – Integrating with Strategy and Performance issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Originally issued by COSO as the Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework in 2004, the framework was revised in 2017 to strengthen the emphasis on the integration of ERM with strategy and performance.

Jun 9, 2020

Capturing Supply Chain Risk Management Lessons Revealed by COVID-19

COVID-19 emphasizes supply chain vulnerabilities. Discover lessons on diversification, balancing cost and risk, and strategies to strengthen resilience against future crises.

Mar 30, 2020

How to Leverage ERM Principles to Better Respond to COVID-19-related Risks

Learn how ERM principles help manage interconnected risks triggered by COVID-19. This guide offers insights for addressing immediate challenges and rebuilding with a strategic, enterprise-wide approach.

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.

Jan 24, 2020

Preventing Metrics from Replacing Your Strategy

Explore how linking metrics to strategy can lead to surrogation risks, exemplified by Wells Fargo. Learn best practices to align metrics with strategic goals and maintain ethical practices.

Jan 24, 2020

Embracing the Future Workforce

Technological advances like AI and automation will reshape the workforce. PwC’s thought paper explores four potential worlds of work and the critical skills employees will need to thrive.

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.

Jan 24, 2020

How Corporate Responsibility Creates Value

Discover why Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) matters for organizations. Learn how aligning CSR with strategy improves financial performance, boosts investor confidence, and creates a competitive advantage.