One of our business analysts recently came to me with a particularly troubling conversation he had with a prospective client. The client reported to him that while 6 months ago the appetite for ERM had been strong, the enthusiasm and excitement for the program had since waned and the risk manager was now preparing to take “micro” steps forward over the next several years.
This account is far too common for enterprise risk managers in today's environment. Hired into an energetic and new function,