Managing the people side of risk

Companies can create a powerful risk culture without turningthe organisation upside down. Most executives take managing risk quite seriously, the better to avoid the kinds of crises that can destroy value, ruin reputations, and even bring a company down. Especially in the wake of the global financial crisis, many have strived to put in place more thorough risk-related processes and oversight structures in order to detect and correct fraud, safety breaches, operational errors, and overleveraging long before they become full-blown disasters.

Yet processes and oversight structures, albeit essential, are only part of the story ... READ MORE

Released by McKinsey Insights and Publications - 14 May 2013