Better Futures

Tools for dealing with uncertainty

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Insurance, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, Management & Leadership, Management
Cover of the book Better Futures by Andy Garlick, Risk Agenda Limited
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Andy Garlick ISBN: 9781999664510
Publisher: Risk Agenda Limited Publication: April 30, 2018
Imprint: RA Titles Language: English
Author: Andy Garlick
ISBN: 9781999664510
Publisher: Risk Agenda Limited
Publication: April 30, 2018
Imprint: RA Titles
Language: English

Better Futures is not just a textbook on risk management.  It provides new perspectives to help you embed risk management into your organisation in a more natural way; the aim is to ensure you maximise your opportunity to enjoy ‘better futures’ rather than worse ones, taking account of the many aspects of uncertainty you and your organisation face.

The book is based on the author’s experience of working in risk over 35 years where he saw many examples of dysfunctional ‘common practice’ risk management.  He deconstructs every aspect of this practice and rebuilds it into a structure which is more logical and better adapted to embedding in organisations.  The work is based on a number of simple principles.  For example, there are no risk management processes, just processes which recognise the inevitable risk and uncertainty.

The proposed model has three layers.

  • The natural risk management layer builds on what managers have been doing naturally for millennia, augmented by modern and customised approaches to risk analysis.
  • The management layer contains the additional activities which are necessary to make this work within the modern organisation, alongside budgeting and other control activities, and providing stakeholders with information.
  • The governance layer provides the organisation with the means to manage risk consistently and visibly across many spans of control, including external stakeholders, clients, suppliers and contractors.

Because there are no dedicated risk processes, the material is presented as a number of tools which the risk manager can adopt in a way which best fits their organisation and its environment.

An important aspect of natural risk management is building the appropriate risk culture.  This is a subject which has been recognised only relatively recently and a major chapter is devoted to explaining what is known about this topic: how it can be measured and how it can be improved both to match the culture of the organisation and to deal more effectively with risk.

Risk management is most of all about making decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty.  This is a neglected topic in most risk management thinking which leads to some very inappropriate recipes.  Because of this, Better Futures also contains a detailed chapter on the theory of decision making which covers the spectrum from classical economics thinking through the psychological research and work on the nature of rationality.  This is essential material for all risk managers.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Better Futures is not just a textbook on risk management.  It provides new perspectives to help you embed risk management into your organisation in a more natural way; the aim is to ensure you maximise your opportunity to enjoy ‘better futures’ rather than worse ones, taking account of the many aspects of uncertainty you and your organisation face.

The book is based on the author’s experience of working in risk over 35 years where he saw many examples of dysfunctional ‘common practice’ risk management.  He deconstructs every aspect of this practice and rebuilds it into a structure which is more logical and better adapted to embedding in organisations.  The work is based on a number of simple principles.  For example, there are no risk management processes, just processes which recognise the inevitable risk and uncertainty.

The proposed model has three layers.

Because there are no dedicated risk processes, the material is presented as a number of tools which the risk manager can adopt in a way which best fits their organisation and its environment.

An important aspect of natural risk management is building the appropriate risk culture.  This is a subject which has been recognised only relatively recently and a major chapter is devoted to explaining what is known about this topic: how it can be measured and how it can be improved both to match the culture of the organisation and to deal more effectively with risk.

Risk management is most of all about making decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty.  This is a neglected topic in most risk management thinking which leads to some very inappropriate recipes.  Because of this, Better Futures also contains a detailed chapter on the theory of decision making which covers the spectrum from classical economics thinking through the psychological research and work on the nature of rationality.  This is essential material for all risk managers.

More books from Management

Cover of the book Cost Reduction Analysis by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Modeling Techniques in Predictive Analytics with Python and R by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Small Business Taxes Made Easy, Third Edition by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Introduction to Process Control by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Participative Budgeting and its Effects on Employee Motivation by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Joy at Work by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Data Analytics with Spark Using Python by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Selbstsicher Auftreten für Anfänger - Lampenfieber vertreiben by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Integral Logistics Management by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Data-Driven Prediction for Industrial Processes and Their Applications by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book The Resilient Professional by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Techniques de planification de projets - 4ème édition by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Adjusted Present Value vs. WACC by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Practical Assertiveness for Professionals in Health Care: Skills Key to Personal Effectiveness with Patients, Families, and Coworkers by Andy Garlick
Cover of the book Transforming Leadership, Second Edition by Andy Garlick
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy