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When it comes to compliance there is a boundary that exists between what is inside an organization and what is outside. This compliance...

Compliance resiliency is important to maintain compliance in response to changes to business or business climate. For organizations to...

Assessments are the fuel that power both step-wise and continuous improvement engines and this is no different when it comes to risk &...

After years under the tutelage of prescriptive rules and audits it is no wonder that the question of what and how to improve compliance...

When it comes to management-based standards and regulations they almost all include a requirement for Management Review. The purpose of a...

The focus on value-based outcomes has become a dominant approach in the health care sector over the last few decades. It has also made...

Organizations of all shapes and sizes utilize systems to ensure that the right work gets done at the right time in the right way. In fact...

According to Albert Einstein: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And yet, that is...

Audits have been used for many years to confirm the integrity of financial statements and that proper accounting procedures have been...

The practice of continuous improvement is gaining traction within an across all industries. It goes by different names such as:...

To meet all your obligations at the speed of risk you must be proactive which is characterized by focusing more on: Forward Planning over...

Erik Hollnagel writes in the book Resilience Engineering (2009) that companies are resilient if they are: able to adjust their...

I was thinking this morning about all the ways that life is able to go on even in the midst and you might say in spite of the corona...

One of the ways we contend with uncertainty is by having reserves. These are additional resources that can be made available to address a...

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the world so do the impacts on personnel as well as operational safety. There are a number of...

In a previous webinar I was asked this question with respect to compliance: Question: What would be the one area of an organization to...

Everything happens in the presence of uncertainty so make sure your process plan is a risk-adjusted plan. #riskmanagement

When it comes to systems the goals we choose greatly affect the outcomes that are obtained. This is particularly true when it comes to...

The risk and compliance problem: Companies are too reactive. Prescriptive policies, standards and regulations do not adequately protect...

Dilution can be defined as "the process or action of making something less strong or valuable." Over the years I have experienced this...

Organizations and individuals make promises to meet obligations of all kinds. These might be in the form of duties, commitments,...

Many companies apply linear thinking and steps when attempting to improve their risk and compliance systems. As a result they never reach...

LEAN uses the Japanese word KAIZEN (change for the better) to communicate its intent with respect to continuous improvement. KAIZEN is a...

For those who have been to Toronto, Canada you will know that one of the places you are likely to visit is the CN Tower. It remains as...