In 1980, I fell in love with feudal Japan. Why? I was 10 years old and watched the NBC miniseries Shogun with Richard Chamberlain . . . samurais, ninja, everything… Continue reading Who Will Be the GRC Platform Shogun?

As I engage with risk professionals around the world, I can’t help but notice a distinctive shift in risk management thinking and approach that is evolving. I have increased mature… Continue reading From Risk Management to Risk Leadership

Embracing the Uncertain: Enterprise Risk Management Through the Lens of Star Trek In the vast expanse of space, the Starship Enterprise embarks on its mission to explore strange new worlds,… Continue reading Risk! Risk is Our Business!!!

In the dynamic world of business, the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) is not merely a guardian against threats but a conductor orchestrating the organization’s movements in harmony with strategy, goals,… Continue reading Integrating Risk Management into Strategic Decision Making: A Symphony of Success

Embracing Risk Agility and Resilience in Modern BusinessRisk The landscape of business operations has undergone a seismic shift. The days of simplicity are behind us, replaced by a complex web… Continue reading Risk & Resilience Management by Design

The structure and reality of business today have changed. Traditional brick-and-mortar business is a thing of the past: physical buildings and conventional employees no longer define the organization. The modern… Continue reading Federated Governance of the Extended Enterprise

Navigating the Complexities of Modern Governance, Risk, and Compliance Embracing Agile and Cognitive GRC in a Dynamic Business World In an era marked by rapid regulatory changes and an ever-evolving… Continue reading Agile & Cognitive GRC to the Future of Business Integrated GRC

In 2024, the Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) landscape is evolving rapidly. Organizations are increasingly facing complexity and chaos driven by several factors, such as changing regulations, external risks… Continue reading 2024 Trends in Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (GRC)

In the ever-evolving governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) landscape, organizations that have already embraced a GRC program including strategy, process, and technology, know its significance in navigating complexities and… Continue reading 7 Strategies to Mature Your GRC Program

Note the following analogy is focused on lack of design for a broad enterprise GRC perspective. Note that this same analogy can be applied to aspects of GRC that have… Continue reading The GRC Winchester Mystery House

Greetings!  I trust 2024 is off to a great start. It is for me. 2023 was my busiest year in my career with extensive GRC travels around the world. 2024… Continue reading 2023 GRC Research Year in Review

In an era marked by the exponential growth of data, evolving business landscapes, and increased regulatory scrutiny, effective data governance has emerged as a critical imperative for organizations of all… Continue reading Building Your Data Governance Strategy: A Call to Action for Data GRC