Bryan’s Blog

Risk Leadership: We might be hindering something great

I was reading a great post by Paul Broadfoot about early warning systems in large organisations. At first it got me thinking about what great people we are in the risk profession as we help design early warning systems which many of us call Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) while others might simply refer to them

Bryan’s Blog: Press down on the accelerator, don’t design a new car

This year has started similarly to last with plenty on the airwaves about disruption and the need for innovation and THE strategy before someone else creates a category killer. The truth is, for every new strategy success story, there is a mountain of non-success stories. Not failures, just failures to come up with THE killer

Bryan’s Blog: Why do they dislike us so?

Recently I was speaking to someone who works as a back-office advisor in one of the big global banks. We were talking about the challenge the back-office often has in getting their point across to the “producers” in organisations. He said the nickname for his team members is BPOs which is an acronym for Business

Bryan’s Blog: How are your Christmas acts of RECIPROCITY going for you?

A little while back I blogged about using pull strategies over push strategies when looking to influence and ultimately persuade decision makers in your business (Stop Pushing and Start Pulling – It’s more satisfying). The easiest of the three pull strategies (Desirability, Likeability and Reciprocity) is RECIPROCITY. The act of giving a gift which creates