by Lisa Sisson | Jul 28, 2021 | Podcasts
In Episode 4 of our podcast series we get into the topical area of Organisational Purpose. My guest in this episode is an author, a speaker and “Chief Purpose Activist” at Purpose Consultancy, The Cause Effect. Carolyn Butler-Madden believes in a world where business...
by Lisa Sisson | Jul 11, 2021 | Podcasts
In our third episode I’m really excited to interview Mark Crosweller AFSM, on what is a vital subject for leaders today: How ethical leadership improves our organisations and their capacity to deal with risk, reduce harm and create a better world.Mark has 36 years of...
by Lisa Sisson | Jun 21, 2021 | Podcasts
In our first guest interview, I speak to Bryan Ware, CEO of Next5, a new company that was formed to identify the critical emerging technologies of the next five years; and to ensure that companies and governments are anticipating and planning for risks.Before founding...
by Lisa Sisson | Jun 21, 2021 | Podcasts
This is the pilot episode of the new podcast series, Unearth A New Perspective On Risk, which aims to lift the lid on risk and rip it apart to help give you a new perspective.In this short introduction, your host Lisa Sisson, founder of Risk Consultancy, Unearth,...
by Lisa Sisson | Apr 15, 2021 | Cybersecurity
The Human Factor Have you ever written a blog and put it aside and forgotten about it? I do it quite a bit. I have these moments where I write a blog, often at the early hours of the morning when my brain runs off on a tangent, a thought, concept, or ‘light-bulb’...
by Lisa Sisson | Apr 4, 2021 | Series, Public Safety
Areas Where Older Firefighters Feel the Heat at Work Recent research highlights some of the common challenges experienced by older firefighters that can impact upon their careers. Many of these issues may not be readily apparent but the workplace may be able to better...
by Lisa Sisson | Mar 22, 2021 | Series, Public Safety
Hosing Down the 8 Negative Perceptions of Older Firefighters in the Workplace It has been well documented that we have an ageing population, and this phenomenon is not unique to Australia but many other developed countries. The proportion of the Australian population...
by Lisa Sisson | Mar 15, 2021 | Series, Insider Threat
The Types of Insider Threat Insider Threat can be damaging to an organisation’s operations, profitability, and public image. While it can be a complex subject, there are three common types of insider threat:tion. Negligent Malicious Infiltrator No matter which types...
by Lisa Sisson | Mar 1, 2021 | Series, Insider Threat
Challenges Posed by Insider Threat Insider threat is a serious issue facing many organisations, but there is quite a bit of confusion surrounding the topic. Before properly addressing insider threat, we must first understand the concept and prepare ourselves to face...
by Lisa Sisson | Feb 16, 2021 | Series, Featured, Insider Threat
Why you shouldn’t start with others when it comes to risk Our focus within the Risk Vortex series is with the people at the centre. We have studied the importance of predispositions and environmental impacts. We’ve spent a good amount of time looking at a...
by Lisa Sisson | Feb 9, 2021 | Series, Featured, Insider Threat
Are you Playing Russian Roulette with Your People? Towards the end of our previous post, “Risk Vortex Series – Part 4” we asked, “is your organisation playing Russian Roulette with its people? Has the organisation created an environment that is doing harm to members...
by Lisa Sisson | Feb 2, 2021 | Insider Threat, Series, Featured
Four Principles for Understanding a Person’s ‘Risk Cocktail’ I have touched on work environment several times in my recent blog posts. It is an interesting subject because environments play a great role in shaping us as people in every aspect of our lives. People are...
by Lisa Sisson | Jan 26, 2021 | Insider Threat, Featured, Series
What Does Disengagement Really Mean? If you are an employer, are you concerned about statistics about low employee engagement? After all, statistics don’t always tell the whole story, right? A recent Gallup poll revealed that 85% of employees are not engaged in the...
by Lisa Sisson | Jan 19, 2021 | Insider Threat, Series, Featured
Is Your Advertised Organisational Culture Real? You probably have some concept of an organisational culture that you pitch to both potential and current employees. But does the culture that you pitch actually exist, or is it just a series of well-crafted lines that...
by Lisa Sisson | Jan 12, 2021 | Series, Insider Threat, Featured
Is Your Organisation in a Risk Vortex? In today’s business world, organisational risk seems virtually unavoidable. Have you found that you are properly assessing and managing risk, or is it continually dragging down your productivity levels? Is your organisation...
