Besides managing risk, risk managers must also have a knack for good stakeholder management. In fact, in order to provide effective leadership in today’s corporate world, risk managers and those who have a risk management function, must understand the significance of good stakeholder management. Considering the high employee and investor turnover rates it is no […]
The US-China trade dispute as well as the Japan-Korea dispute have to a certain extent caught many companies as well as investors off guard. Considering these political and economic events, many companies should consider reviewing old risk management policies and procedures, if they haven’t already. Geo-political risks are now front and center, whether companies are […]
One of the main drivers of my success over the years has been the ability to “change”. If you look around you, change is everywhere. In fact, it is the only constant in life. Everything changes whether we like it or not. I’ve been fortunate enough over my 40 year career to change-whether by changing […]
I found myself wandering around Seoul the other day. I stumbled across a backstreet filled with European restaurants, new coffee shops, boutique clothing stores with coffee shops, boutiques with restaurants and even a boutique that would take care of your dog while you shopped. One coffee shop had a French bakery inside and another coffee […]
If a company is involved with litigation in the United States, it has a duty to locate all relevant information, data, and documents—including ESI that are relevant to the case. This can be quite onerous, as it requires: • Familiarity with document retention policies • Involvement with IT personnel • Communication to “key players” of […]
Of all the risks facing companies in today’s business world, reputational risk is one of the most serious. Reputational risk can not only damage a company’s brand, but can even lead to the demise of the company. It is of primary importance to executives, in-house counsel and risk managers in many multinational companies and is […]
