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Initiating the Risk Conversation

Posted April 13, 2006 | Leadership |

There are individuals afraid to begin the risk conversation in any organization. Why? I hear it from our client personnel time and again. "We're risk averse around here. Management doesn't want to admit there are risks. They tell me to come with solutions, not problems, and then they tell me that I should have warned them about the risks." These are not uncommon complaints and concerns. What's tragic about them is that they stifle the risk conversation in an organization.

About The Author
Carl Pritchard
Carl Pritchard is a project management thought leader and a lead chapter author for the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 4th edition. Mr. Pritchard is US correspondent for the British project management magazine Project Manager Today and an internationally recognized lecturer and author, with five books to his credit, including Risk Management: Concepts & Guidance. He co-produced The Portable PMP Prep, a 9-CD audio training… Read More
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