Thomas M. Bragg on Business Risk Management

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    • Backstory – Guest Post at ClearRisk.com

        3 comments
        3rd Mar 10
        Tom
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      I am honored that Craig and his team at ClearRisk Inc. accepted one of my posts for publication in the ClearRisk blog. The post is titled “10 Steps to a SMB Risk Management Process“.

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      The Post’s Backstory

      Over the last week or so, I’ve been contemplating the information I’ve seen on the web about business risk management. Read the rest of this entry »

        Business Management, How to, Risk Management
        Management, Risk Management, Small Business, Thomas M Bragg
    • Permission to Make Mistakes

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        1st Mar 10
        Tom
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      It was a lightbulb moment. A few weeks back, a friend and I were talking about  the tendency of some companies to analyze and hold meetings, hold meetings and analyze, discuss, research and discuss again without taking any action. We were interested in the root cause of the perpetual analysis (a.k.a. analysis paralysis). Was it an extreme desire for precision and perfection? Or was it a fear of making mistakes? Read the rest of this entry »

        Business Management, Opinion
        Management, Motivation, Risk Management, Risks, Small Business, Thomas M Bragg
    • Is Your Company a Sales Organization?

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        2nd Feb 10
        Tom
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      If you will allow me to indulge, I want to take a step away from the uber-tight focus on risk management for a minute. I was on a tele-conference today. During the conversation I shared that my dream is for my company to evolve into a “sales organization” that does engineering services rather than an “engineering organization” that does sales.

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      On the other end of the call, Paul asked me what I meant. I’ve been thinking about the topic ever since and I’d like to share my thoughts with you. The distinction isn’t limited to only engineering services companies. It applies to every type of business out there. Read the rest of this entry »

        Business Management
        Management, Small Business, Thomas M Bragg
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