Being inquisitive and open, reflecting on ideas and exploring hinterlands to challenge our own present understanding.

Apr 17, 20201 min read

WHAT IS THE WIDTH AHEAD?

Sometimes the warning signs are not so obviously clear. It's important to have good sight and monitoring of your business risks. The...

Apr 17, 20201 min read

CLEARING UP OTHERS' MESS, IT'S NOT WORKING

Having worked in governance, risk and compliance for almost 2 decades, it's time to rethink how we manage regulatory compliance failure....

Apr 17, 20201 min read

BE CAREFUL, RULES ARE THERE TO BE BROKEN

Designing and implementing rules, policies, procedures and controls has become one of the mainstays of governance, risk and compliance...

Apr 17, 20201 min read

BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE INTEGRITY

Integrity is an often mooted corporate value. It adorns the walls and websites of many organisations. The trouble is, businesses can't...

Apr 14, 20201 min read

IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT RULES, YOU KNOW

Shifting the culture and creating new ‘norms’ around organisational and individual behaviour is hampered by our obsession with making...

Apr 11, 20201 min read

COMPLIANCE WILL NEED TO JUSTIFY ITS EXISTENCE

Modern approaches to compliance requires that these functions pay much more attention to their contribution to the business. They are...

Apr 10, 20201 min read

IMPROVING OUR DEFENCES

As businesses, especially those that are regulated, we work hard to carry out risk assessments, but where are we with that and are these...

Apr 10, 20201 min read

GOVERNANCE, PRINCIPLES OR NORMS?

Human behaviour is not so clearly influenced by rules, as it is by norms. Perhaps our governance needs to refocus on norms? Governance,...

Apr 10, 20201 min read

LEADERSHIP REQUIRES YOU TO EMPOWER

As a leader, you need to accept the responsibilities that come with this. Some of those require you to empower others, so they can also...

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