I have been working with an organisation recently helping them to build a tribe amongst a tribe. It has been a joy watching staff self-organise to fulfil a common goal whilst having some fun along the way.

What they are doing, however, isn’t easy. They are trying to influence a much larger tribe as a very small tribe of supporters for the risk function. Despite their relative seniority, their sphere of influence is significantly limited.

One part of the answer is for the team to shape their sphere

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Preet is one the best in the legal profession who successfully took on the "Too Big To Fail", "Too Big to Jail" corporate powerhouses. He has the competence and guts to prosecute those violating the law. He is admired globally. His cases were followed closely by those who underst

“Peeping Pigs” and Propaganda by Omission

By Edward Curtin

Global Research, March 05, 2017

Theme: Media Disinformation, Science and Medicine

The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. - George Orwell   Animal Farm

While there is much talk these days about “fake news,” omitting important news is perhaps as widespread and egregiously harmful to an informed public.  The following report tries to reme

Osho: No Society Wants you to Become Wise

Source: Under the Blue Door

“No society wants you to become wise: it is against the investment of all societies. If people are wise they cannot be exploited. If they are intelligent they cannot be subjugated, they cannot be forced in a mechanical life, to live like robots. They will assert their individuality. They will have the fragrance of rebellion around them. They will like to live in freedom. Freedom comes with wisdom, intrinsically. They are insepar

The Digital Storm: Blowing Away the Human Mind

By John Stanton

Global Research, March 01, 2017

Technology is Like a Hammer: You Can Use it to Build a House or to Break Somebody's Head

(Enrique R. Suarez)

“Temporal compression, as it is technically called, is an event that concretely modifies everyone’s daily life at the same time. In the face of this acceleration of daily life, fear has become an environment even in a time of peace.

We are living in the accident of the globe, the accident of instantan

2016: The year in crisis provides The Economist Intelligence Unit’s assessment of sources of corporate risk in the year 2016, its evolution over the next three years, and a perspective on the role of the board of directors in managing crises.

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2016: The Year in Crisis - Rising Risks and More to Come

NEW YORK – February 27, 2017 – Today, InvestOps and SimCorp released their findings from the 2017 benchmarking report, titled – “Optimizing Front to Back Office Investment Operations.” The report explores the compression of the front, middle, and back office and how this is redefining data and investment management systems.

This new report is based on a survey of 100 Heads of Investment Operations based in North America. The research prioritized buy side firms, including asset management firms,

I was listening to a couple of people on the radio this week in the US talking about their support for the Red or the Blue side of politics. It is a concern how some people want their side to win so badly, they simply don’t care what the other side says and will excuse their side for many misgivings. That reminded me of the power of our motivation to create positive and negative blockers to sound decision making.

A positive blocker is something that creates resilience to your decision making whil

Artificial Intelligence: ‘Frankenstein’ or Capitalist Money Machine

By Professor James Petras

Global Research, February 24, 2017

The Financial Times’ Special Report (2/16/2017) published a four-page spread on the ‘use and possible dangers of artificial intelligence (AI)’. Unlike the usual trash journalists who serve as Washington ’s megaphones on the editorial pages and political columns, the Special Report is a thoughtful essay that raises many important issues, even as it is fundamentally flawed.

Whether an organisation realizes it or not, it is competing for a place in the future. It can sit back and let itself be overrun by events, act in a crisis manner to deal with rapid or unexpected changes or it can prepare itself. Create a state of readiness because as Arnold Glasow has said, ’The only problem with the future is that it is usually here before we are ready for it!’ How do you get ready?

How do you create an enduring organisation that stands the test of time, rapid change, unexpecte

Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns

By Felix Richter

Data Journalist, The Statistics Portal

The dreams of many young entrepreneurs in the making used to end inside a bank, when they were denied the funds needed to start their venture. Luckily, these days, a loan not given doesn’t have to be the end of a potentially great idea. Platforms such as Kickstarter enable creative minds to pitch their idea to thousands or millions of people in the hope of raising the funds needed to realize their vision.

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In late 2016, a huge data breach occurred. More than 412 million accounts were affected when hackers got into FriendFinder Networks.

According to sources, approximately a million of those accounts had the password ‘123456,’ and approximately 100,000 has the password that was simply, ‘password.’ This, of course, is despite the efforts from pros about password management and the importance of a strong password.

Complex Passwords are Inconvenient

This data breach is just one of many, and it shows that

We have provided this simple self-assessment and score card free of charge in hopes that it will cause you to consider the impact that your organizations corporate cyber security culture has on your efforts to address your cyber threats and exposures.

Today the pace of change in malicious cyber events is accelerating. In the past the risks were mainly in someone gaining access to valuable information such as proprietary company information, financial records, customer credit card data, and simila

The World's Most Boring Jobs

By Niall McCarthy

Source: The Statistics Portal

Feb 21, 2017

Legal jobs might be well paid but according to new research, they are the most boring jobs on the planet. According to Emolument, 81 percent of people employed in legal jobs find their work boring. That's pretty different from the rosy picture painted by Ally McBeal, Law & Order and countless other TV shows dealing with courtroom drama. Interestingly, project management is ranked the second most boring job (78

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Many a blog or article piece on banking risk and regulation have started with the words ‘since the 2007/2008 financial crisis…’. This is as a result of the fundamental regulatory changes that have occurred since. The industry has seen a tsunami of regulations that have swept through the industry and stretched banks resources, increased their overall capital requirements and profoundly effected how banks operate. Add on top of this the UK’s decision on 23 June, 2016 to vote to leave the EU and th

7 Uses of Exponential Technology We’re Excited to Watch in 2017

Source: Singularity University

This post was originally published on Singularity Hub. These excerpts that follow were written by Singularity Hub team members.

By:

Alison E. Berman

Covering technology is exhilarating.

Each year is filled with unforeseen surprises — advances we thought were years away, unexpected technology applications (like AI used for mental healthcare), and unlikely startups reimagining entire markets.

These breakthrough

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities are a concern for every company in every industry. In 2016, 4.2 billion records were stolen during 4,149 reported data breaches. This doesn’t take into account breaches not noted in the public record.

According to a Ponemon Institute survey, while security incidents have expensive consequences, costs associated with reputational damage are even greater. That explains why more than 60% of executives are primarily concerned with negative brand impact, according to the

6 Tools Entrepreneurs Must Master

Many a blog or article piece on banking risk and regulation have started with the words ‘since the 2007/2008 financial crisis…’. This is as a result of the fundamental regulatory changes that have occurred since. The industry has seen a tsunami of regulations that have swept through the industry and stretched banks resources, increased their overall capital requirements and profoundly effected how banks operate. Add on top of this the UK’s decision on 23 June, 2016 to vote to leave the EU and th