I would like to thank all the like-minded people around the world who agree “risk management is about people and processes and not about models and technology” …
Risk management lesson washed away
Here’s a story about a watermain break in the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds, Quebec which left about fifty homes without water for a couple of days. The West Island Gazette writes: Pierrefonds residents can expect two four-litre bottles of…
Broken windows
Once upon a time there were three little boys left unsupervised while on a field trip when one of them spotted a large crack in a window pane. So he tapped the glass once and nothing happened. Next, the second…
Don’t make fun of risk management
There’s an intersection in my neighbourhood that makes me nervous to drive through. Imagine a quiet suburban street that goes north-south which intersects the east-west streets that only have stop signs. I’ve observed that frequently cars travelling east-west roll…
Bear risk management
My lovely wife wants to take me camping next weekend. I’ve never been camping but understand camping was a part of her life before we met. I’ve explained that I am not averse to camping despite the dirt, cold, sleeping…
Tips on writing a zombie evacuation memo
One of the biggest risks about evacuating your office in the event of an emergency is getting people to actually evacuate safely. You can send all the emails you want about procedures but like the boy who cried were(wolf)…
Dishwasher risk management
In the book Freakonomics, the authors present data to support the fact that more children are killed by drowning in backyard pools than by handguns. However, as parents we are more likely to not permit our kids to go to…