Anyone that knows me knows that I love science fiction and fantasy books and movies. In the 70’s I remember being in 2nd grade and watching the cartoon of J.R.R.… Continue reading Is Your Organization Lawful Good or Chaotic Evil?

ESG – Environmental, Social & Governance – is all the rage and buzzword with investors, regulators, lawmakers, and citizen activists. Pressure is mounting from multiple fronts for organizations to implement… Continue reading Delivering ESG in GRC

Agility is a thing of beauty. I love watching acts of agility. Take parkour for example, how these athletes can leverage and use their surroundings to navigate and seem to… Continue reading The Agile (Not Just Resilient) Organization

We are at the final stage in working through a CECO SWOT Analysis to help CECOs develop their strategy in 2021 and into the future. Over the past few weeks,… Continue reading A CECO SWOT Analysis for 2021: Understanding Your Threats

Last week we looked at Why Policies Matter from the newly published Policy Management Capability Model that I developed with OCEG for PolicyManagementPro.com. This week we turn our attention to… Continue reading The Principles of Effective Policy Management

From time to time, people ask why policies matter. After all, they argue, are not the laws and regulations we have to follow enough guidance? Beyond those requirements, can’t we… Continue reading Why Policies Matter

After years of discussion and more than 18 months in development, I am pleased to announce the launch of my latest collaboration with OCEG: Policy Management Pro and the publication of… Continue reading The Policy Management Capability Model

We are in the midst of working through a CECO SWOT Analysis to help CECO’s develop their strategy in 2021 and into the future. Over the past few weeks, we looked at… Continue reading A CECO SWOT Analysis for 2021: Finding Your Opportunities

Firms globally and across industries are focusing on resiliency. The organization has to maintain operations in the midst of uncertainty and change, and this is becoming a key regulatory requirement… Continue reading What is Business and Operational Resiliency?

Last week we looked at the overall three strategic trends in governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) in 2021. These were integrity, resiliency, and integration. This week we turn our… Continue reading GRC 2021: ESG, Risk Management, Compliance . . . Driving GRC Maturity

We are in the midst of working through a CECO SWOT Analysis to help CECO’s develop their strategy in 2021 and into the future. Last week we looked at the STRENGTHS… Continue reading A CECO SWOT Analysis for 2021: Identifying Your Weaknesses

Gone are the years of simplicity in business operations. Exponential growth and change in risks, regulations, globalization, distributed operations, competitive velocity, technology, and business data encumbers organizations of all sizes.… Continue reading 2021: An Integrated Focus on Business Integrity & Resiliency