Lord Voldermort would make an excellent risk manager because when he identifies a risk, he assesses it and treats it immediately. Here are a few of my reasons but I welcome additional examples of his risk management in the comment field below. 1. When the young Voldemort (a.k.a Tom Riddle) learns that he was born [...]
Posts Tagged ‘reputation risk’
Lord Voldemort: Risk Manager of the Year
Posted in Books, ERM Basics, Humour, tagged death, ERM, Harry Potter, Horcrux, mitigate, Neville Longbottom, reputation risk, risk, risk management, risk treatment, Voldermort on July 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Reputation risk: Is Delta Airlines the Mel Gibson of aviation?
Posted in My Opinions, Politics, Risk management, tagged airlines, delta, Israel, Jewish, Mel Gibson, reputation risk, Saudi on June 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Has Delta Airlines become the Mel Gibson of air travel? As Riskczar.com reported recently, Delta Airlines took a reputation hit because it was charging US soldiers $200 for shelping their four piece of luggage when returning from the War on Terror. Now, they are coming off like anti-Semites. When Delta Airlines took over Northwest Airlines and their [...]
Reputation risk at Delta Airlines
Posted in My Opinions, Risk management, tagged airline, delta, reputation risk on June 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Delta. What were you thinking? When a soldier is coming back from war, nothing says thank you and God Bless America like charging him an extra $200 for a fourth bag (containing his weapon no less). Thanks to the often thankless work that the men and women of the military are doing in Afghanistan and [...]
Ottawa, an earthquake and reputation risk
Posted in Humour, Risk management, tagged 680news, earthquake, Ottawa, reputation risk on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During a break today, I was taking a look at the headlines at 680news.com. I most enjoyed the irony in the timing of MoneySense magazine’s announcement that Ottawa-Gatineau was ranked as the best place to live in Canada. Because at the same time, a 3.5-magnitute earthquake stuck the Ottawa Valley area. #FAIL
Repuation risk: Losing radioactive material
Posted in Humour, My Opinions, Risk management, tagged 24, Deon Binneman, Fedex, Jack Bauer, radioactive, reputation risk, UPS on November 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I like when others try to tell me that reputation risk should be managed. My standard response is good luck: repuation risk is a second-order risk; if you manage your (primary) risks properly then you won’t generate repuation risk. Simple. Hot off the presses is this gem. I mean, if you are going to lose [...]
Facebook unfriend risk management
Posted in Humour, Risk management, tagged ERM, etiquette, Facebook, noggin, reputation risk, Terry Levine, Toronto, Twitter on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever wanted to delete a Facebook “friend” but worried about the risk of them finding out? On the heels of last week’s ”Facebook Unfriend Day” – an idea from comedian Jimmy Kimmel – comes a blog post called THE PERILS OF FACEBOOK ETIQUETTE by Terry Levine of Noggin Advertising in Toronto. (Ironically, Terry had [...]
Porn risk management
Posted in My Opinions, Risk management, tagged porn, porn star tests positive hiv, pron, reputation risk, Toronto, Vivid, Wicked on October 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I found it fascinating to read about the shut down at two Hollywood porn studios after it was learned an adult star tested positive for HIV. I know you’re wondering what might this have to do with risk management? Put this event in the context of your business: two of the biggest studios just shut [...]
Bad logo risk
Posted in My Opinions, Risk management, tagged Gap, logo, PwC, reputation risk on October 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Gap got a lot of media (and blog) attention last week for introducing a new Helvetica font logo with a box in the upper right corner which was immediately met with negative public reaction. Some suggested it was designed by a child using PowerPoint. Harsh. While damage was slight, this event will be talked [...]
Risks of Social Media
Posted in Office and culture, Risk management, tagged Chanel, CNET, cocaine, Facebook, Paris Hilton, reputation risk, risk management, Twitter on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last month when Paris Hilton was busted with 0.8 grams of cocaine in her Chanel purse, she defended herself by saying she borrowed the bag from a friend and it wasn’t her coke either. Sadly, the poor little heiress posted a photo on Twitter of a remarkably identical Chanel purse in July with the caption: “”Love [...]
