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Finally some good advice on risk for boards

While I still disagree in some areas, I applaud Jim DeLoach for his latest piece for the (US) National Association of Corporate Directors, Revamping Risk in the Digital Age. Please read the entire piece, but here are points I especially like, with my highlights:

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Uniting risk management with strategic planning

Who can argue that the consideration of what might happen (what some refer to as risk) should be part of the strategic planning process? Objectives and strategies should be set only after thinking carefully about where you are, what is happening around you, and what may happen in the future.

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The current state of risk oversight: Useful or useless?

All the surveys, including this one, report that executives do not believe risk management practices at their organization are making a significant contribution to the development and execution of their strategies.

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