Risk management consultancy and training services
Lack of qualified staff would have to be one of the risks that I see most often in risk registers. You may even have it in yours. Other risks that I see on a regular basis in risk registers include: lack of funding; failure to meet the Government’s reform agenda; project does not meet its objectives; lack of staff morale;
Read MoreIn my previous newsletter I mentioned that NZ Police, under the stewardship of Janine Foster had received the: Excellence in developing capability in Risk Management award at the New Zealand Risk Management Awards. Janine joins Emma Johnston (2015) and Emilio Van Doorn (2016) as winners of the award who have attended a course through Paladin Risk Management Services. Well the
Read MoreWhat a year! Paladin Risk Management Services has trained 691 students trained in accreditation courses – that’s a record. This included 420 personnel from the Department of Social Services. And, close to 100 people have been trained in non-accredited courses through the RMIA. After five years of offering these course they’re still in demand and I couldn’t be more proud
Read MoreIf you are like most organisations that I have engaged with, you will most likely have multiple risk registers. Separate risk registers will likely be maintained for two or more of the following categories of risks: Operational risks Financial risks Security risks Safety risks Compliance risks Reputational risks Environmental risks IT risks Whole industries have been built around the management
Read MoreFor too long, risk ownership has been pushed down to the lower levels of organisations in the belief that ownership of the risks should reside with managers that own the specific functions. On the surface, that may seem reasonable and appropriate, however, over the last few months I have taken a different view that may just turn risk ownership within
Read MoreReports continue to emerge on a regular basis of cyber-attacks that have impacted Government and private sector organisations alike. Insurance firms now offer policies to protect against cyber-attack and, at one point, the Australian Government even appointed a special advisor to the Prime Minister on cyber security. Not to mention that consulting companies with a specialty in all things cyber
Read MoreRecently, Paladin Risk Management Services provided a course to the 50th participant to come through the program with Soldier On. Set up in 2016, the program provides free courses to any member of Soldier On who has been affected by their service, whether physically, mentally or both. I am extremely proud of this association. As someone who was affected significantly
Read MoreI am celebrating 10 years of Paladin Risk Management Services. In this podcast I reflect on how risk management has developed over those 10 years and some of the challenges still facing organisations. I’m looking forward to the next ten.
Read MoreIn 2009, the ISO 31000 Risk Management Principles and Guidelines was released with much fanfare. It was hoped that the introduction of an international standard would provide legitimacy to risk management and standardise approaches across the world. There was an opportunity for those conducting the review of ISO 31000 (draft released in March 2017) to provide more substance to the
Read MoreI have often been asked to provide insight into the management of shared risks, particularly by those working in Commonwealth Government Departments. Element 7 of the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy states that: each entity must implement arrangements to understand and contribute to the management of shared risks. It goes onto to define shared risks as: those risks extending beyond a
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