A former ACC Chair once defined a successful conference as one that provided a good idea that you could take home and use immediately to improve your department, business or yourself. The recent ACC Annual Meeting in Denver clearly met and far-surpassed that standard. Below, you will find some ideas and observations that I gleaned… Continue Reading
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Risk Management II: Duped by Success?
Posted in In-House Practice“Past performance does not guarantee future results.” I thought about this warning commonly seen on mutual fund prospectuses when reading an excellent column by Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post on the dangers of success, “Oil Spill Reveals the Dangers of Success.” Samuelson’s piece provides an excellent corollary to a David Brooks column and risk management… Continue Reading
Strategic Risk Management: Art or Science?
Posted in In-House PracticeI just returned from Vienna and the annual conference of our European chapter–ACC Europe. Strategic Risk Management: Art or Science? engaged our more than 250 participants with outstanding speakers from across Europe. The discussions in the sessions and during the breaks were lively and informative. The topics were especially relevant given the recent international financial meltdown… Continue Reading