Risk management as a studied and documented practice is believed to have started evolving in the 1950’s, largely resulting from the reality that insurance, the risk management option of choice […]
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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: King IV – An Update on the Progress So Far with Gert Cruywagen, Liesl Brown & Gillian le Cordeur
The BarnOwl info sharing breakfast held on the 27th August 2015 was very well attended and focused on two topics, namely ‘King IV – an update on the progress so far’ […]
Managing and Auditing Ethics – Starting Point or End Goal?
Ethical business practice is an ideal many corporations strive for, but often fall short of due to an overwhelming focus on the bottom line and risk processes in tough global […]
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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: Practical Insights into Conflict of Interest with André Stürmer & Mbulelo Gingcana
The BarnOwl info sharing breakfast on ‘Practical insights into conflict of interest’ with a focus on supply chain was very well attended on the 25th June. We would like to thank […]
GM Failure: Lessons to Learn
How does a corporation with an ERM program, which is recognized as one of the most effective worldwide, get caught in the grip of a strategic failure that is as […]
Risky Business – Making the Big Decisions
Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Warren Buffet, Sheryl Sandberg, Elon Musk. Recognized and acknowledged as some of the most successful businesspeople of our time, all […]
Still Using Excel for Risk Management and / or Audit?
Most of us and especially the younger generation understand the power and benefits of technology and yet we often choose to ignore better ways of doing things and stick to […]
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Risk Appetite and Tolerance Explained
Having a defined Risk Appetite Statement is a crucial starting point to the Risk Management process. Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance are terms that are often incorrectly interchanged without a […]
Demystifying Risk Management
There is a lot of debate (and often emotional debate) within the risk management fraternity surrounding various topics – from COSO framework versus the ISO31000 standard, to risk appetite versus […]
Why All Risk Management Companies Need to Understand Human Nature
Risk management consulting and the companies involved in my opinion relates greatly to the article below. Fear of Flying 1 – Commercial Airlines A friend of mine, let’s call him […]
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