Rules exist in the name of our own protection, but has anyone ever stopped to consider exactly how and why? In Playing by the Rules, authors Tracey Brown and Michael Hanlon dig deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the global safety rules and security regulations we obey without question, and their conclusions range from the surprisingly pointless to shockingly dangerous. Does it make sense to surrender your nail clippers to board a plane...

Transform your approach to oprisk modelling with a proven, non-statistical methodology Operational Risk Modeling in Financial Services provides risk professionals with a forward-looking approach to risk modelling, based on structured management judgement over obsolete statistical methods. Proven over a decade's use in significant banks and financial services firms in Europe and the US, the Exposure, Occurrence, Impact (XOI) method of operational risk...

"This book discusses risk management as it applies to the problem-solving process for simple, complex, and wicked problems. The book does this in the context of policies. When applying systems thinking to risk management, it can be seen that risk management applies to everything in daily life, from crossing the road, to preventing problems from arising in project management, as well as in major systems development and social systems. The book will...

"Today, chief risk officers are finding themselves facing the daunting task of providing assurances to senior management and to board members that operational risks are being effectively managed and mitigated. Traditional market and credit risk approaches offer only partial effectiveness in the operational risk field, and this book explores the unique qualitative aspects of operational risk manage-ment. This book also provides insight into some of...

"A practical guide, from the basic techniques, through to advanced applications, showing you what risk management is, and how you can develop a successful strategy for your company."--

To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line, disrupting the status quo, and surfacing hidden conflict. And when people resist and push back, there's a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead plunge in, take...

Offering valuable insights on solving real-world business problems using enterprise risk management (ERM), this practical guide gives risk professionals a clear understanding of how to implement an enterprise risk management program for every business. --

"Central to the issue of improving project performance is the application of deterministic, probabilistic processes and techniques to reduce human error. To that end, we as project managers often endeavour to implement and follow a project management methodology in the belief that we can reduce the scope for emerging ambiguous requirements, ill-matched resource needs and availability, contractual and funding constraints and other unwanted uncertainties....