What is Governance Where Do Internal Controls and J-SOX Fit Within Governance?
Assumed Reader State (Before)Many executives and managers equate governance with "internal controls" or "J-SOX complianc...
What is Governance 
Risk Design “Because It’s Gray, We Shouldn’t Do It” Is a Failure to Think
Assumed Reader State (Before)In decision-making situations, the phrase "It's a gray area, so let's not proceed" is accep...
Risk Design The Other Risk Taken by Risk-Averse Leaders
Assumed Reader State (Before)You consider yourself a relatively cautious, risk-averse leader and view this prudence as a...
Working with Experts Why Experts Tend to Lean Towards the “100” Side
Assumed Reader State (Before)Do you feel that the opinions of experts in legal, accounting, and tax matters are always o...
Risk Design The Inevitable Decline of Organizations That Cannot Quantify Risk
Target Reader's State (Before)Discussions about risk are dominated by subjective impressions, with words like "big," "hi...
Risk Design Designing Without an Exit Strategy is Gambling
Target Reader's State (Before)You tend to make business decisions based solely on whether they will succeed. You are rel...
What is Governance Governance is the Act of Continuously Determining Acceptable Risk
Assumed Reader State (Before)Many readers likely understand governance as a "mechanism for enforcing rules" and believe ...
Decision Making The Rule: Always Present Options A, B, and C
IntroductionIn growing companies, it's common for SaaS (cloud-based software) tools to keep increasing, leading to a sit...
Decision Making Prioritize Options with High Reversibility
Target Reader's State (Before)When comparing multiple options, you are not explicitly evaluating their reversibilityβwhe...
Decision Making The Point of Disconnect Between Operational IT and Executive IT
IntroductionA common frustration voiced in many companies is that while frontline operations generate vast amounts of da...