I asked Leslie White, Croydon Consulting, to share her thoughts on an issue that continues to provide an undercurrent: risk.

Since attending ASAE’s Annual Meeting in Toronto I have been pondering the question of how risk management fits into the newer, quicker world of today. Too often the practice of risk management is viewed as an obstacle to innovation. A risk manager (you know the person who raises the “risk” question) is viewed as the “No” person. “We’ll get sued” is the most common refrain. I am trying to figure out how to change that paradigm so risk management becomes an important change agent.

The debate goes on – on Acronym, in blogs, across phone lines and even across desks. The debate is about strategic planning. I guess we’re largely debating because its more fun that doing a strategic plan.