What We Learn From History ………
When George Bernard Shaw stated: “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history” he was pretty accurate. What I had hoped, however, is that the lessons of the…
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13
FEB
2014
05
FEB
2014
The Risk Transfer Myth
Over the last few years I have worked with many organisations with varying degrees of outsourced/contracted services. I support this approach – if it isn’t core to the achievement of…
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04
FEB
2014
The long term risks of short term fixes
Welcome. Today I’m going to talk about the long-term risks of short-term fixes. And this is really quite an issue for a number of organisations both in the public and…
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29
JAN
2014
Is Risk Based Internal Auditing (RBIA) the “Right” Term or should it be Consequence Based Internal Auditing (CBIA)?
Okay – maybe I am about to open a can of worms here – but I think that RBIA may be a misnomer. Don’t get me wrong, I am a…
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21
JAN
2014
The Inherent Risk Fallacy
“The concept of “inherent risk” is impossible to measure or even define. The idea of looking at risk absent of all hard controls, soft controls or mitigations provides little or…
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10
JAN
2014
The Uncertainty Created by the Risk Management Definition
Okay –this might be controversial – but as a risk management professional – I truly dislike the risk management definition. There I said it!!!!!!! I believe the effect of uncertainty…
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