Short Guides to Business Risk
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Risk is a far more complex and demanding issue than it was ten
years ago. Risk managers may have expertise in the general aspects
of risk management and in the specifics that relate directly to
their business, but they are much less likely to understand other
more specialist risks. Equally, Company Directors may find
themselves falling down in their duty to manage risk because they
don't have enough knowledge to be able to talk to their risk team,
in a sensible way.
The short guides to risk are not going to make either of these
groups experts in the subject but will give them plenty to get
started and in a format and an extent (circa 100 pages) that is
readily digested.
Is
the risk function in today's global corporation really fit for
purpose? Garry Honey, author of A Short Guide
to Reputation Risk discusses the two key flaws with our risk
culture.