Proactive vs. Predictive vs. Reactive
Predictive analytics is a topic of much discussion these days and is considered by some to be a proactive measure against safety,...
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A Burning Platform of Reactive Compliance
Do we now have a burning platform with respect to reactive compliance? On May 16 2018, a report was published following a review led by...
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The Two Towers of Safety: Be Safe, Act Safe
When it comes to safety there are two schools of thought. The oldest one is focused on behavior and its by-line is, "Act Safe." This is...
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Problems Are Our Friends
Back when I was in high school I had a teacher that would always say, "problems are our friend." At the time I didn't get it, probably...
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Integrated Risk Assessment
In response to increasing and often overlapping requirements from standards and regulatory bodies, many companies are looking to...
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Where to add Proactive Processes
"Proactivity is a process that can be applied to any set of actions through anticipating, planning, and striving to have an impact." ​...
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Lord of the Risks – The Two Towers: Productivity and Compliance
Those who have been following me might be aware of my presentations on demystifying risk entitled, Lord of The Risks – Defeating the...
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Where you aim determines what you achieve
Rule # 2 - Take Ownership of All Your Obligations Being proactive with your compliance begins with taking ownership of all your...
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Minimal Viable Performance (MVP)
Outcomes are the effects of capabilities which means that you if you want to advance your outcomes you need to advance your capabilities....
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Capabilities Maturity Model for Compliance
Increasingly, we have observed that regulatory and standards bodies are expecting companies to use capability maturity models to improve...
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Operating in the Presence of Uncertainty
Every business operates in the presence of uncertainty. This uncertainty creates the opportunity for risk. Compliance programs buy down...
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Managing Compliance Obligations
Obligations come from many sources that include: regulations, standards, policies, mission and value statements, programs, processes, and...
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Improving Management Systems
Almost all compliance initiatives depend on management systems to ensure obligations are met. This applies to safety, quality,...
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Compliance Beetle Template
Turtle diagrams are often used to document processes in support of ISO standards and guidelines. However, they tend not to include...
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Bow Tie Template
To help you achieve your outcomes we are offering a free copy of our Bow-Tie Analysis PowerPoint template. Our template incorporates...
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Compliance Performance
Ethical and proactive organizations are those that invest in improving their compliance performance and see it as an advantage in...
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Not All Risks Matter
There is never enough time, knowledge, or resources to contend with all the risks that a company faces. Therefore, they must choose which...
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Is your Scorecard Balanced?
Every plan, business, or endeavour happens in the presence of uncertainty. That is why your value chain needs to operate between the...
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If Opportunity Doesn't Knock, Build a Door
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door – Milton Berle There is ample evidence that employees do not just wait for life to happen to...
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Balanced Scorecard for Growth
Balanced scorecards help companies track performance. In today's marketplace characterized by digital disruption you need to make sure...
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5 Questions You Must Answer to Improve Your Compliance
The goal of a compliance program is to improve the level of compliance of an organization. This differs from the goal of a compliance...
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Are you Safe?
It is often when new recruits are hired that although they are trained on the new processes and procedures (which takes time) they will...
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Compliance Management Office (CMO) - The office of YES not NO
The role of compliance should be to help organizations ensure that outcomes are achieved through proper governance and the management of...
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Why is focusing on non-conformance missing the point?
Focusing on non-conformance is the first level of compliance. This involves meeting the prescriptive part of a regulation or industry...
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