Work From Anywhere (WFA) practices: our thoughts about how to ameliorate the potential impacts From an HR Work From Anywhere (WFA) staffing standpoint new challenges have arisen that go far beyond meeting the typical onboarding controls. Organizations at all...
Corporate Culture
Framing TPRM for the C-Suite
Third Party Risk is increasingly a topic addressed in board rooms. As Rocco Grillo (Managing Director, Global Cyber Risk Services, Alvarez and Marshal) notes “the C-Suite and Board members are critical to the success and effectiveness of any TPRM program. Successful...
Risk Governance: Reshaping the Puzzle of Risk Management from Problem to Opportunity
The architecture of risk governance poses challenges that are daunting for even the most seasoned board risk committees and risk practitioners. “One of the most crucial elements in taking a company from good to great is somewhat paradoxical. You need executives, on...
The Future of Work: Flexibility and Community Remain Key
Over my lunch hour ….such as it is in the work-from-home era…..I attended the Wall Street Journal Live Journalism session on the Future of Work. This blogpost gives a brief summary of the event and considers where The Santa Fe Group/Shared Assessments stands, or...
Best Practices For Board Risk Committees
In partnership with Women Corporate Directors, The Santa Fe Group (managing entity of Shared Assessments) has explored the need for Board Risk Committees through a two-part webinar series. This blogpost describes the case for Board Risk Committees (BRC) and summarizes...
Fiduciary Duty Of Boards: When Bad Things Happen To Good Public Accounting Firms
Recent events point to the need to reexamine the Fiduciary Duty of Boards. Wirecard AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a large, international payments processing fintech company. On June 19th, the Wall Street Journal reported that funds totaling approximately...
TPRM During the Pandemic: Emergent Responses To Emergent Times
Authors: Bob Jones, Tony Manley and John Bree A changed world, a changed industry - this blogpost covers TPRM during the Pandemic. The third party risk management community finds itself swimming in the maelstrom that has resulted from the shock to world...
Remaining Relevant In A Recession
Practical advice and uplifting insights from Catherine Allen (Founder and Chairman of The Santa Fe Group) and Ceree Eberly (Chair, Gartner Global Chief Human Resources Board and former SVP and CHRO, Coca-Cola) on continuing education and job change in the time of...
New CEO Job Spec: Third Party Risk Management
Writers at The Economist don’t suffer fools, or foolish notions about leadership gladly. So, it’s worth noting when their pointed analyses of a business issue -- in this case, significant changes to the CEO’s role -- involves third party risk management. Last...
5 Ways To Strengthen Board’s Relationship With Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity’s emergence as a strategic risk has instilled the relationship between chief information security officers (CISOs) and board members with greater importance -- and higher stakes. Fostering a stronger cybersecurity capability requires directors to take...