Best Enterprise Risk Management Framework Podcasts (2025)

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Uncertainty and Enterprise: A conversation with Amar Bhidé 1:20:54

2M ago1:20:54

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What happens when a thoughtful investor sits down with a contrarian academic for a free-flowing, two-hour conversation? In this wide-ranging episode, Guy Spier reconnects with his former professor, Amar Bhidé, who’s the Professor of Health Policy at Columbia University Medical Center, for a dialogue that blurs the lines between economics, storytell…

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Asset Liability Management & Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book - Part 4 of 4 1:16:18

3M ago1:16:18

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In this conversation between Guy Spier and Eric Schaanning, the discussion revolves around the intricacies of asset-liability management (ALM) and interest rate risk, particularly in the banking sector. Eric shares insights from his experience, explaining key concepts like the economic value of equity (EVE), DV01 (the sensitivity of a bank's net pr…

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Think smarter, not harder with Howard Marks 53:11

4M ago53:11

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In this engaging podcast, Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital, and Guy Spier, founder of Aquamarine Capital, share invaluable investment wisdom with Roi Lipovetzky, a former MBA student and current investment professional at Oakmount Capital. The conversation explores key principles of successful investing, such as mastering market cycles, …

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Asset Liability Management & Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book - Part 3 of 4 56:40

6M ago56:40

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In this gripping segment, Eric Schaanning and Guy Spier delve into the complex world of interest rate risk, revealing how seemingly straightforward banking practices can quickly turn into high-stakes dilemmas. Schaanning breaks down how banks forecast deposit behaviours, merging historical trends with expert judgment. He explains that as interest r…

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Asset Liability Management & Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book - Part 2 of 4 1:41:45

6M ago1:41:45

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In this episode, we continue our exploration of financial risk management with Eric Schaanning, a thought leader in the field. Following his dynamic insights from the previous discussion, Eric delves into the intricacies of treasury functions within major banks and their critical role in risk management. Together with Guy Spier, they unravel how a …

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Asset Liability Management & Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book - Part 1 of 4 1:27:41

7M ago1:27:41

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Eric Schaanning is a dynamic figure in financial risk management, known for his innovative approach to navigating the complexities of market and valuation risk. Leading these critical functions for Nordea Group, Eric blends a wealth of experience with a forward-thinking mindset. His career spans impressive roles, including overseeing risk managemen…

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Building a Framework for Business Quality with Simon Kold 1:56:31

7M ago1:56:31

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Simon Kold is a Danish entrepreneur and investor who’s making waves in the financial world with his firm, Kold Investments. Before founding Kold Investments, Simon spent over a decadeatNovo Holdings, a powerhouse investment firm managing around €150billionin assets. His approach to investing is anything but ordinary. Simon runs a single-strategy, c…

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Building a Robust Investment Strategy: Insights from Tobias Carlisle 1:05:26

8M ago1:05:26

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Tobias Carlisle, an Australian investor and founder of Acquirers Funds, LLC, also shares his personal journey—from his beginnings as a corporate advisory lawyer in Australia to his transition into investing inspired by Warren Buffett. His career spans roles as an activist hedge fund analyst and general counsel, leading up to his authorship of Deep …

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Jo Boaler on a visual approach to math, the illusion of knowledge, and differences between UK and US 51:50

9M ago51:50

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Jo Boaler is a British author and Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University. Jo is involved in promoting reform mathematics and equitable mathematics classrooms, and thereby fulfils a role of communicating to broader society outside of academics. Beside her new book Math-ish, she is also the author of the books Limitless Mind, The E…

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Morgan Housel – Selfish Writing, Fiction vs. Nonfiction, Methods for Connecting Ideas 1:15:22

1y ago1:15:22

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Morgan Housel is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever and a popular finance blogger. His books have sold over 4.5 million copies and have been translated into more than 50 languages. He is also a partner at The Collaborative Fund and serves on the board of directors at Markel. He talks to Guy Spier about…

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Luca Dellanna on his book Ergodicity, autism, and decision making in our brains. 1:17:20

1+ y ago1:17:20

1:17:20

Luca Dellanna is a management advisor and an author from Turin, Italy. His books cover topics ranging across management, human behavior, and economics. He talks to Guy Spier about his early career, his research on ergodicity and some topics from his other books, including autism and the difference of decision making and action taking in our brains.…

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Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris on their book, social pressure, manifesting, and chess 1:32:19

1+ y ago1:32:19

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Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris are professors of psychology, both experts in the fields of cognitive science and experimental psychology. They are also known as the co-authors of the famous book The Invisible Gorilla, and the inventors of the homonymous psychological experiment. 12 years from the release of their first book they have partner…

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Ben Feder on Video Games, Artificial Intelligence and his VC Firm TIRTA 1:11:11

2y ago1:11:11

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Ben Feder is an investor and games executive, currently managing partner at TIRTA Ventures. He is also the author of the book Take Off Your Shoes: One Man's Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back. Ben formerly served as the CEO of Take-Two Interactive and was President of International Partnerships for North America at Tencent Games. Ben talks…

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Christina Patterson on Facing Adversity and Finding Strength 1:33:34

2y ago1:33:34

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Christina Patterson is a journalist, writer, broadcaster, and coach. A former columnist at The Independent, today Christina writes for the Daily Mail, Observer Magazine and The Telegraph, and reviews for The Sunday Times. She is also a regular guest on the Sky News press preview. Christina talks to Guy Spier about her books and the journey of her a…

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Lauren Templeton on her Path in Investing, on Becoming Director of Fairfax India and on Working with her Husband 21:24

2y ago21:24

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Lauren Templeton is the founder and CEO of Templeton & Phillips Capital Management. Investing runs in Lauren's blood, as she is the great niece of Sir John Templeton. She reflects on their work together, as well as on the impact of her father on Lauren's journey in investing. Lauren also gives some insight into the perks of working with her husband…

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William Green with Guy Spier: Investing Prudently in Perilous Times. 2:11:19

2y ago2:11:19

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This is a repost of episode RWH023 of The Investor’s Podcast Network. Please check out the original episode here: https://youtu.be/G1yQcykKYJg If you’d like to hear more of William Green’s interviews on the “Richer, Wiser, Happier” podcast, then please check them out here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/richer-wiser-happier/ We discussed many …

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Jeff Henriksen: Learning by Teaching. Gaining the Behavioral Edge in Investing 23:46

2y ago23:46

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Jeff Henriksen is the co-founder and CEO of Thorpe Abbotts Capital, a value oriented hedge fund based in Charlottesville, Virginia. In this short interview, Jeff talks about his experience of attending the executive MBA programme in Oxford, leading to him staying to teach a valuation course to graduates. Other topics include gaining a behavioral ed…

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Sachin Khajuria on His Book, Private Equity, Distressed Investing and Multicultural Backgrounds 1:06:54

2+ y ago1:06:54

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Sachin Khajuria is an investor and the author of the book “Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win”. He holds two degrees in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Sachin talks to Guy Spier about his education, career, and the characteristics and future of the private equity world. He also touches on topics such as distres…

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Michael McCloskey - His journey to become a value investor, Visa and the whole credit cards industry 2:04:10

2+ y ago2:04:10

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Michael McCloskey is the founder and president of GreensKeeper Asset Management. He is one of those rare-to-find people who has a flair for both numbers and writing. In fact, he has a BSc in mathematics, as well as both a JD and an MBA degree. Michael has worked as an investment banker and has a lot of experience in the securities industry. Today, …

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Milo Jones - Intelligence Failures, OODA-Loops, the Influence of Digital Tech on Society and the War 1:41:48

2+ y ago1:41:48

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Milo Jones is political scientist, a business school professor focusing on intelligence analysis and geopolitics, and has served as an officer in the US Marine Corps. He is currently based in Warsaw, Poland, but he spends plenty of time travelling around the world. Milo is also the author of the book Constructing Cassandra: Reframing Intelligence F…

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John Zolidis - About what made him found his company, the retail sector and physical stores vs Amazon 1:24:21

2+ y ago1:24:21

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John Zolidis is an equity analyst and a registered investment advisor, President, and Founder of Quo Vadis Capital Inc. He talks to Guy Spier about what made him found his own company, about the retail sector, and the battle between physical stores and Amazon. John also shares why he is fascinated with the Chinese market, as well as gives some insi…

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Günther Dobrauz – Regulatory law in Switzerland, Blockchain technology and circular economy 47:04

3y ago47:04

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Guenther Dobrauz is a half-Swiss, half-Austrian lawyer, Leader of PwC Legal Switzerland, and a member of PwC’s Global Legal Leadership Team. In the past he has co-run one of the first Swiss venture funds. He is also the author of 10 books. He talks to Guy Spier about regulatory law in Switzerland, his work at PwC, and his Austrian origins. Blockcha…

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Francisco Negrin – His early life, career in opera, and business leadership behind the scenes 1:17:24

3y ago1:17:24

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By Guy Spier

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Mark Bitz - Winning Practices, Cultural Council, International Affairs and an honest rule of law 1:22:44

3y ago1:22:44

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Mark Bitz is an entrepreneur, author and community leader. In his latest book, Winning Practices of a Free, Fit, and Prosperous People, and in his course, his aim is to make people aware of the essential practices that should flow through populations, be mastered and subsequently transmitted in order to evolve a superior set of software that enable…

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Ninad Shinde on lab-on-a-chip devices, evolution of private equity space and the cloud business 1:39:31

3y ago1:39:31

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Ninad Shinde grew up in India, studied and worked in the United States, before moving to London, where he still lives and works as a consultant to private equity firms. He talks to Guy Spier about his education, his work on lab-on-a-chip devices, about the evolution of the private equity space and about one of his big interests, the cloud / softwar…

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Olaf Hein - His early life and education and the evolution of his career in the financial industry 30:43

3y ago30:43

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Olaf Hein is the CEO of Elbstein AG, a publicly traded German holding company. He talks to Georgina Godwin about his early life and education and the evolution of his career in the financial industry. Mr. Hein also shares some advice based on his decades-long stock market experience. Here's an interview by Smart Investor who interviewed Olaf Hein a…

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David Sumpter: Applications of mathematics in practical areas of our day-to-day life 53:26

3y ago53:26

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David Sumpter is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Uppsala, in Sweden, and the author of a wonderful book called The 10 equations that Rule the World. He talks to Guy Spier about the various applications of mathematics in practical areas of our day-to-day life, such as social media algorithms, graph theory, Bayes’ theorem, and…

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Ricardo Fernandez: Investing in Private Equity in Brazil 1:17:21

3y ago1:17:21

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Ricardo Fernandez is the Founder and Managing Partner of Signal Capital, an alternative asset management company. He grew up in Brazil, studied in Spain and in the United States, and holds an MBA from IESE and an AMP from Harvard Business School. Mr. Fernandez talks to Guy Spier about his education, career, and gives an inside look at the opportuni…

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Arthur Fine and Georgina Godwin: Aloha Medical Mission and the Power of Volunteers 35:45

3+ y ago35:45

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Arthur Fine is a lawyer and one of the directors of Aloha Medical Mission (“AMM”), a non-profit volunteer organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii, which provides free health care to underserved people in the Pacific, Asia and Hawaii and does surgical missions in the developing world (alohamedicalmission.org). His wife, Marjorie Fine, is a general su…

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Lory Spier on how to raise great children, the Dragon School and Growing up in Mexico 31:40

3+ y ago31:40

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A few months ago, Lory Spier was invited to give the prize-giving-day speech to graduating students at the Dragon School in Oxford. In this interview, she talks to Georgina Godwin about growing up in Mexico, her working experiences and life in her twenties, as well as meeting Guy and eventually settling down in New York. At the end of the episode, …

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The C-Suite Considers ERM 13:03

3+ y ago13:03

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca What are the key questions of senior executive in considering the adoption or remediation of enterprise risk management? Answers to these questions form an overview to guide the successful roll-out of ERM. Key questions entertained by the C-suite with regard to ERM likely include these three: a. What exactly is ERM? …

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Opportunity and Innovation 14:52

3+ y ago14:52

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca What is the “upside” of risk? Does ERM manage opportunity meaningfully? It leads to a structured innovation program that risk managers can lead with confidence. 1. Opportunity - origin of the idea in ERM 2. Opportunity - how can we make sense of the idea? 3. Opportunity - as innovation 4. Innovation a. an established…

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Due Diligence, Risk ID for Major Projects 14:58

3+ y ago14:58

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New website = riskcommentary.ca [Re-edited for clarity.] Due diligence is not the same as risk assessment; they are complementary. Due Diligence and High Quality Risk Assessment: how could they be used? 1. Quote: the hope for a less quantified, more qualified and thoughtful approach. 2. Due diligence definition vs risk assessment. 3. Order of opera…

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Is Financial Risk Management Equivalent to ERM? 15:58

3+ y ago15:58

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New website = riskcommentary.ca ERM, for some, consists solely of Financial Risk Management. Is this sound? We offer commentary on quantitative modelling and its place in Enterprise Risk Management. Quantitative methods examples Chief limitations of quantitative models Proprietary internal risk rating systems Forecasts and probability estimates 200…

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Fixing Common ERM Challenges 15:27

3+ y ago15:27

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca ERM mid-life crisis: how to rejuvenate and validate the program. The curious juxtaposition of need vs poor take-up. Steps in analyzing and fixing poor take-up in ERM programs. Several specific fixes for improving the compelling nature of risk information. What about “opportunity”? Ref: Innovation. What about other ri…

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Principles of Successful ERM Implementation 13:43

3+ y ago13:43

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New website = riskcommentary.ca How to implement an Enterprise Risk Management regime that is readily accepted and endures? Answer: by mastering the principles of program success, which will set you apart as an administrator. Edited for length. Employ proven success factors for program implementation shown in studies. 1. clear goals and objectives …

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Gautam Baid: Important Lessons on Compounding and on Pursuing Your Passion 1:06:22

3+ y ago1:06:22

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Gautam Baid, CFA, is the author of the international best-seller The Joys of Compounding. He is also the Founding Creator at Chapter, a revolutionary learning platform. Previously, Gautam served as a portfolio manager at an SEC-registered investment advisor based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Baid talks to me about growing up in India, moving to the…

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ERM Implementation: Minimal Footprint 13:18

3+ y ago13:18

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New website = riskcommentary.ca How can we roll out Enterprise Risk Management with a minimal footprint? Edited for length What is ERM in relation to your entire management practise? Principles-based approach value proposition and cost-benefit analysis - principle: self-proven execution - principle: organic growth working methods - principle: rigou…

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Who is the Risk Champion? 15:36

3+ y ago15:36

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New website = riskcommentary.ca Enterprise risk management implementation: Who is the champion? Edited for length. Significance of the Enterprise Risk Management champion Who actually is leading this work? What are the requisite qualifications and background? Is any special training needed? Background and qualities Functions Principles of program s…

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Risk Register and Breakthrough Mitigation 16:13

4y ago16:13

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New website = riskcommentary.ca High Quality Risk Assessment: What is the true significance of the risk register you’ve built so carefully? How does it lead to dramatic, breakthrough risk mitigation? Facilitating risk assessment Risk register - the full significance What have we accomplished so far? Quality infused at each step Result: revelations …

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How to Facilitate High Quality Risk Assessment 19:11

4y ago19:11

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca High Quality Risk Assessment implies comprehensive risk identification and a sensible assessment using four key criteria. I share a generic methodology developed and refined over years with clients. Review of the advantages of round table method Risk identification - finer points of risk formulation Facilitation - fi…

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Manos Papatheofanous on the Canadian Pension Plan, Inflation and Cryptocurrencies 1:10:09

4y ago1:10:09

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Manos Papatheofanous was born and raised in Greece, before moving to London to study computer science 31 years ago. Throughout his career he has worked various jobs in banks and proprietary trading desks, in asset management firms and in hedge funds, and has also completed a degree from London Business School of Master’s in Finance. Two years ago, …

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How to do Risk Identification 17:27

4y ago17:27

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca The process of risk identification itself. We can do so with confidence, because all of the procedural and conceptual elements we need are finally in place. Recap High Quality Risk Assessment: Preferred method: round-table of experts Prepared session: agenda, context paper and facilitation aids Risk formulation rules…

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Why is Risk ID All Over the Map? 18:45

4y ago18:45

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New website = riskcommentary.ca Looking carefully at conventional advice, we discover why risk ID can be ineffectual. Confusion entrained by the supposed risk ID methods set out in conventional literature. · interviews and surveys, questionnaires · audits, physical inspection · brainstorming · networking with peers, industry groups · judgemental - …

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Margaret Van and Georgina Godwin: The Practice of Mindfulness 36:11

4y ago36:11

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Margaret Van was born in a Shanghainese family in Hong Kong. From early on, she has had a deep interest in other cultures, which has also led her to learn various languages with the main goal of being able to communicate with people from all over the world. Since 2005, Ms. Van has embarked on a new chapter as she discovered the practice of mindfuln…

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How to Establish Context 16:19

4y ago16:19

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca Context for risk assessment could mean projects, contracts, administrative workflows, technical processes, etc. Summary of the series to date. High Quality Risk Assessment. Establish the Context. Context Paper - The purpose is twofold: - to create a highly useful aid to facilitation; and - to create a testament to du…

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Establish Context - Underrated, Misunderstood 17:54

4y ago17:54

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca “Establish the Context” - the most misunderstood and underrated step in the whole risk management process. Recap of topics so far Establish the Context What do the standards mean by “Establish the Context”? What are the elements and true significance of “Establish the Context”? The headings in what I call the Context…

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Vanessa Stelling and Georgina Godwin: The Journey of Raising an Autistic Son 30:28

4y ago30:28

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Vanessa Stelling is the author of the book Julian and I: A Mother’s Journey Through Regressive Autism, a deeply personal narration of the fears, the struggles and the evolution that she went through by raising her autistic son. She talks to Georgina Godwin about the book, about her journey with Julian and about where they are in their lives today. …

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Strategic Planning - Best Practices 12:24

4y ago12:24

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca Foundation for ERM: you must have the best organizational planning practice you can muster. Recap: 3 basic steps in strategic planning process internal environmental scan goal formulation Three types of planning internal organization strategic operational Broader schema to try to relate planning and management practi…

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Is Your Strategic Planning Really Any Good? 17:17

4y ago17:17

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New website = RiskCommentary.ca The all-important risk identification process: High Quality Risk Assessment. The first step is actually to fix the organization’s planning practise! Six steps in High Quality Risk Assessment Investigate and fix the planning practice. The intuitive, informal approach -- does it work? The importance of the planning lan…

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