Preface The Risk Management Guru (RMG) blog was founded in October 2015 with a very clear sense of purpose: to become the go-to blog for the best articles about Risk Management. Almost 5 years on and we are proud of the footprint we have created so far, with a special emphasis on our most read […]
Risk Management
5 Quotes All Risk Leaders Should Live By
Quotes are collections of words that can transcend time creating literary legends in as few as one breath. Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Gandhi, Bukowski, Emerson, Hemingway, and even Gordon Gecko have given us quotes that make us think, motivate us to act, and even question the world around us. I have always been a sucker for […]
3 Analysis Models All Risk Leaders Should Know
Risk management is an integral part of any business however most of the time it is simply seen as an add-on process that is often shoved into a silo to be kept away from core business functions. Now, this is no fault of business leadership as risk management has a historical reputation of being a […]
Risk Management Tools to Monitor your Business
With digital technology becoming a permanent part of organizations, businesses are now more likely to run into technical errors and hence becoming more unpredictable. According to a report by McKinsey in December 2017, 70% of senior managers had started to implement risk management tools in their businesses. Even the best organizations have also faced unanticipated […]
The Risk Librarian: 5 Free Online Sources for Risk Professionals
Knowledge is power in the risk management industry, an industry that must constantly keep up with a rapidly changing global environment encircling it. In business as in risk management the saying ‘innovate or die’ holds truth. Risk practitioners must always be ahead of the risks that impact their organizations daily, risks which can adversely impact […]
5 Soft Skills All Risk Managers Need
Being a risk manager is a truly unique position within any organization. This specialized role requires specific technical and soft skills to be successful and to create a risk-aware culture that permeates at all levels of the business. A few of the most common skills related to risk management professionals include financial acumen, effective communication, […]
6 Must Read Risk Management Books for 2020
Risk management has evolved quite a bit in the last century, from a simple way of managing business risks to becoming a tool assisting business leaders with making smarter decisions involving uncertainty and its subsequent limitations. I have found through my studies and academic work that some of the best risk management books out there […]
Risk Identification Framework: A Guide to Taking an Important Step in Your Risk Management Journey
When Mr. Olufemi became an Interswitch Financial Inclusion Agent, he may not have foreseen that a few months later, he would be crying out about serious bodily injury from assault and threats to his life by angry customers whom he owed about N2 million. Mr. Olufemi operated a Quickteller Paypoint shop, and his business plan […]
