The current pandemic has raised the question about existential risk and our response to it. What exactly is an existential threat anyway? The literal answer is anything that impacts our…
Tag: risk management
Do we really understand risk?
A recent report from the National Audit Office revealed the government failed to understand the risk to the Treasury for the HS2 rail project from the outset in 2010. Shortly…
Activism Is A Wake-Up Call for Your Board
Shareholder activism is on the rise and according to Lazards more investors are using activism as a tactic putting increasing pressure on boards to defend their strategy in the face of calls…
Should You Fear An Activist Shareholder?
How should you respond when an overseas hedge fund takes an active interest in your business? Many CEOs treat this as impertinence: an outsider questioning strategy and competence of the executive…
Megatrends and how to survive them – conclusions
Megatrends and How to Survive Them is the title of our book published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing and available on Amazon. This is the last of a series of blogs based on the work we…
Risk management and the impact of culture
With so many examples of poor corporate behaviour and poor governance, it seemed a good time to address why getting the culture of an organisation right was so important. The CRSA (Control…