Agility is a thing of beauty. I love watching acts of agility. Take parkour for example, how these athletes can leverage and use their surroundings to navigate and seem to do the impossible . . . simply amazing. A few years back I was doing a lot of Spartan races. Myself, that was not agility……

We are at the final stage in working through a CECO SWOT Analysis to help CECOs develop their strategy in 2021 and into the future. Over the past few weeks, we looked at the STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, and OPPORTUNITIES of the typical CECO; this week we turn to the THREATS. As you look to build your strategic compliance and ethics……

Last week we looked at Why Policies Matter from the newly published Policy Management Capability Model that I developed with OCEG for PolicyManagementPro.com. This week we turn our attention to the principles of policy management for those seeking training and certification as a Certified Policy Management Professional (CPMP) . . . Policy Management is a……

From time to time, people ask why policies matter. After all, they argue, are not the laws and regulations we have to follow enough guidance? Beyond those requirements, can’t we let managers decide how to run their operations and have case-by-case flexibility? Don’t policies create liability when they are not followed? Isn’t it just more……

After years of discussion and more than 18 months in development, I am pleased to announce the launch of my latest collaboration with OCEG: Policy Management Pro and the publication of the Policy Management Capability Model.  You should already be familiar with the GRC Capability Model, which is in use by organizations of all sizes and types……

We are in the midst of working through a CECO SWOT Analysis to help CECO’s develop their strategy in 2021 and into the future. Over the past few weeks, we looked at the STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES of the typical CECO, this week we turn to the OPPORTUNITIES. As you look to build your strategic compliance and ethics plan in 2021, it……

Firms globally and across industries are focusing on resiliency. The organization has to maintain operations in the midst of uncertainty and change, and this is becoming a key regulatory requirement in some industries (e.g., financial services). This requires a holistic view into the objectives and performance of the organization in the context of uncertainty and……

Last week we looked at the overall three strategic trends in governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) in 2021. These were integrity, resiliency, and integration. This week we turn our attention to the tactical, but very critical, trends that are driving these three strategic trends . . . The primary directive of a GRC management……

We are in the midst of working through a CECO SWOT Analysis to help CECO’s develop their strategy in 2021 and into the future. Last week we looked at the STRENGTHS of the typical CECO; this week we turn to WEAKNESSES. As you look to build your strategic compliance and ethics plan in 2021, it is……

Gone are the years of simplicity in business operations. Exponential growth and change in risks, regulations, globalization, distributed operations, competitive velocity, technology, and business data encumbers organizations of all sizes. Keeping business strategy, performance, uncertainty, complexity, and change in sync is a significant challenge for boards and executives, as well as management professionals throughout all……

Distributed, dynamic, and disrupted business are driving significant changes to compliance strategies in 2021. In addressing compliance, GRC 20/20 observes that organizations are re-evaluating their internal core values, ethics, and standards of conduct in 2021, and how they extend and are enforced across the organization. The integrity of the organization is a front-and-center concern. Organizations……

Gone are the years of simplicity in business operations. Exponential growth and change in risks, regulations, globalization, processes, employees, distributed operations, competitive velocity, technology, third parties, and business data make continuity a challenge. The interconnectedness of risks requires 360° contextual awareness of the organization: from the very top-level strategy down into the bowels of processes……