Shifting Sands: Leaders Are Feeling the Pressure of an Uncertain, Dynamic Risk Landscape
The global risk landscape has rarely been more unsettled over the past half-century than it is right now, and a ...
Tag: Board Risk Oversight
Directors: Don’t Approve a Tech Purchase Without Asking These Questions
Board directors don’t need to be able to fix a broken server, but they do need basic technology competence, which ...
New Year, Same ESG Challenges: Overstretched Boards Face Barrage of Global Regulation
Global economic uncertainty notwithstanding, 2023 is certain to bring a host of emerging risks for board directors to navigate. One ...
Not Your Grandpa’s C-Suite: Improving Tech Fluency at the Top of the Organization
In our hyper-connected world, just about every company is a tech company. As commerce and technology become increasingly intertwined, it’s ...
Ransomware Threats Are Growing. How Can Boards Protect Mission-Critical Assets?
As the sophistication level of cyber attackers continues to rise, there’s probably not a business on Earth that isn’t at ...
The Hottest Compliance Takes of 2022
Nobody was canceled for anything they wrote for our pages in 2022 — at least that we know of. But ...
Fostering Risk Transparency in the Organization
Serious risks to your company’s financial and reputational health probably aren’t going to walk up and introduce themselves. Protiviti’s Jim ...
Reputation Is Your Company’s Most Precious Asset. How Can You Nurture and Preserve It?
Reputation is like a ticket to the big game. Show it at the door, or you won’t get in. It ...
The 1-Day CFO: A Lesson in the Danger of Shoddy Due Diligence at the Executive Level
As Moderna’s CFO-for-a-day gaffe illustrates, effective due diligence is equivalent to regular preventive care, something you’d think a pharma giant ...
Beware of Danger: In the Zoo of Risk, Organizations Must Prepare for Anything — Especially Disruptors
In the zoo of risk, there are many kinds of animals to see in the normal course of managing a ...
More Focus on ESG Means More Scrutiny, Litigation and Enforcement, Too
A focus on ESG can seem tempting and, increasingly, mandatory for boards of directors. Those companies that make statements and ...
Resiliency Will Be a Key Differentiator Over the Next Decade
According to a recent global survey, company leaders and directors predict a disruptive decade lies ahead. That is why organizational ...
