The popular saying goes: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” And when it comes to risk, culture doesn’t just eat your strategy; it leaks your passwords, signs off bogus deals, and buries red flags under a carpet of silence. So how do you stop that?   How do you build a culture where every employee thinks like a risk manager? This isn’t a textbook answer. This is war-room advice. Because today, your biggest risk is not knowing what is walking out your door, or into your systems.   Start with this truth: Risk is not the job of Internal Audit or…

I once worked with a financial institution that proudly claimed 92% of its strategic initiatives were “on track.” The CFO & CEO beamed. The board applauded. The dashboard glowed, a sea of green. But on the ground? Staff morale was collapsing. Key investors were quietly withdrawing. The boardroom was fractured, divided along unseen battle lines. So, I asked: “On track… according to whom?” They pointed to the dashboard, bright green, immaculate. A Christmas tree of deception. When I get an opportunity to work with leaders and deep dive into a business, the starting point is by ripping apart the dashboard.…