In this November 2009 post on the IIA website, Norman Marks promotes the idea of making risk management a way of life instead of a quarterly exercise. If it doesn’t add value, then it is merely “decoration”, he writes.
I quite enjoyed this example about managing the risks of his daily commute to work – something we call all relate too – and recommend that you have a read. It is an excellent illustration of how one makes risk management a way of life rather than an ad hoc activity.