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Are You Paying People To Break The Rules? PDF Print E-mail
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Managers often complain about the difficulties of getting employees to actually follow security and safety policies.  Rules are frequently 'more observed in the breach than the observance'. It's almost like most people have no understanding of the risks involved.

However, people's understanding of the normal risks that they regularly encounter is surprisingly good. In fact they may understand the risks better than most managers!

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Risk and Strategy - You can't understand one without appreciating the other PDF Print E-mail
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"A board who does not understand strategy may not appreciate the risks - And if it does not appreciate the risks, it will probably not ask the right questions to ensure that the strategy is properly executed." (Justice Owen, HIH Royal Commission, 2003)

Conversely it could also be said that a board that does not appreciate risk does not properly understand strategy.

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