Black Swans, Flooded Basements, and Risk Management

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Black Swans, Flooded Basements, and Risk Management

Posted March 25, 2010 | Leadership | Leadership |

Last year, I wrote about a fascinating article by the New York Times business writer Joe Nocera.¹ In the piece, Nocera interviewed Nassim Nicholas Taleb, distinguished professor of risk engineering at New York University and author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highl

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Robert Charette

Robert N. Charette is a Cutter Fellow and a member of Arthur D. Little’s AMP open consulting network. He is also President of ITABHI Corporation and Managing Director of the Decision Empowerment Institute. With over 40 years’ experience in a wide variety of technology and management positions, Dr. Charette is recognized as an international authority and pioneer regarding IT and systems risk management. Along with being a Contributing Editor to… Read More

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Black Swans, Flooded Basements, and Risk Management

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