When I was in school, one of the biggest topics of conversation around test time was the “Curve”. For some students, it was a blessing raising their probability of passing. For others, the Curve meant that their final grade may or may not be affected...
If we had a cyber war with China or Russia tomorrow, would they only attack our Pentagon information systems? Or would they attack our banks and power companies at the same time? I think the answer is obvious, and that is the point of this blog post....
All great shows must come to an end. The curtain is nearly closed and the last echoes of my final song are waning as I finish up my series on the “Groove Theory of GRC”. I hope you have enjoyed this running analogy and it has given you a few ideas on...
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) represents a business oriented approach to establishing ownership and accountability throughout the organization to improve decision making. Establishing a GRC program within an organization is not a simple task....
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I have spent that last few weeks wandering through my “Groove Theory of GRC” and am reaching my last postulate. GRC is a groove that underpins the business to optimize decisions and provides the “safety” net that allows the business to grow, mature a...
In my last blog post, I talked about the importance of building collaboration across the organization to bring the greatest value to your GRC program. For this blog, I am borrowing a piece of wisdom from an old sage of rock and roll. I heard an inter...
The initial inspiration of my “Groove Theory of GRC” was Rocco Prestia, the bass player for the funk band Tower of Power. His definition, or lack thereof, of the term groove started my thought process on how very important things can exist without ex...
Many moons ago, in a galaxy far far away, a theory emerged that would challenge the very existence of the universe. Okay, I may be a little dramatic here. It was actually in 2009, in Overland Park, KS and involved a two part blog series I wrote for S...
