1. Edition - April 2010
34.90 Euro
2010. 368 Pages, Hardcover
- Professional Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-24788-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-24788-4 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
The Risk Intelligent Enterprise: Value Creation and Protection, shows how to effectively and efficiently manage risks for future growth and existing assets. The book covers calculated risk-taking for reward, how to calculate the risk taken, and whether enough risk is being taken.

From the contents
Acknowledgments.

Foreword.

Preface.

Introduction.

Conventional Risk Management.

A Risk Intelligent Approach.

The Approach of This Book.

The Structure of This Book.

PART I WHEN RISKS BECOME BRUTAL REALITIES.

CHAPTER 1 To Survive and Thrive: A Matter of Judgment.

The Revolving Door to the Corner Office.

Barriers to Board Effectiveness.

The Imperatives of the Enterprise.

CHAPTER 2 Conventional Risk Management Has Failed.

What Goes Up Must Come Down.

The Evolution of Finance, Market, and Risk Management Theory.

Taking a (Random) Walk.

CHAPTER 3 An Unconventional Approach to Risk Management.

Calculated Risk Taking Creates Value.

Calculated Risk Taking and Risk Aversion.

Risk Intelligence: An Unconventional Approach.

PART II TEN ESSENTIAL RISK INTELLIGENCE SKILLS.

CHAPTER 4 Check Your Assumptions at the Door.

Fatal Flaw #1: Failing to Challenge Your Assumptions.

Risk Intelligence Skill #1: Check Your Assumptions at the Door.

CHAPTER 5 Maintain Constant Vigilance.

Fatal Flaw #2: Lack of Vigilance.

Risk Intelligence Skill #2: Maintain Constant Vigilance.

CHAPTER 6 Factor in Velocity and Momentum.

Fatal Flaw # 3: Failure to Consider Velocity and Momentum.

Risk Intelligence Skill #3: Factor in Velocity and Momentum.

CHAPTER 7 Manage the Key Connections.

Fatal Flaw #4: Failure to Make Key Connections and Manage Complexity.

Risk Intelligence Skill #4: Manage Your Key Connections.

CHAPTER 8 Anticipate Causes of Failure.

Fatal Flaw #5: Failure to Anticipate Failure.

Risk Intelligence Skill #5: Anticipate Causes of Failure.

CHAPTER 9 Verify Sources and Corroborate Information.

Fatal Flaw #6: Failure to Verify Sources and Corroborate Information.

Risk Intelligence Skill # 6: Verify Sources and Corroborate Information.

CHAPTER 10 Maintain a Margin of Safety.

Fatal Flaw #7: Failing to Maintain a Margin of Safety.

Risk Intelligence Skill #7: Maintain a Margin of Safety.

CHAPTER 11 Set Your Enterprise Time Horizons.

Fatal Flaw #8: Short-Termism.

Risk Intelligence Skill #8: Set Your Enterprise Time Horizons.

CHAPTER 12 Take Enough of the Right Risks.

Fatal Flaw #9: Failure to Take Enough of the Right Risks.

Risk Intelligence Skill #9: Taking Enough of the Right Risks.

CHAPTER 13 Sustain Operational Discipline.

Case Example: The U.S. Submarine Force.

Fatal Flaw #10: Lack of Operational Discipline.

Risk Intelligence Skill #10: Develop and Sustain Operational Discipline.

PART III CREATING THE RISK INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE.

CHAPTER 14 Risk Intelligence Is Free.

A Closer Look at Costs.

The Rewards of Risk Intelligence.

CHAPTER 15 Risk Intelligent Governance.

The Risk Intelligent Board.

Committees of the Board and Risk Intelligence.

Where Does Risk Oversight End and Risk Management Begin?.

CHAPTER 16 Risk Intelligent Enterprise Management.

ERM and Risk Intelligence.

Developing Risk Intelligent Enterprise Management.

Act as One.

A New Way of Doing Business.

CHAPTER 17 The Way Forward: Creating the Risk Intelligent Enterprise.

The Benefits of Improved Risk Intelligence.

What's Your Enterprise Risk IQ?

Making the Transformation.

Conclusion.

Notes.

About the Authors.

Index.