Take risks with confidence
Annie Searle
Organizations need to develop business strategies that include risk management. Risk taking is essential for corporate innovation, growth and profitability. Yet many institutions critically underestimate their operational risks and compromise shareholder returns.
Even though some of those companies knew what the risks were, they didn't know how to classify them or to manage them to reduce their overall risk exposure. That's where we come in. Annie Searle & Associates (ASA) helps companies build world-class risk programs.
ASA has led international research and created risk roadmaps that link to overall business strategy for a diverse range of companies. Working with your organization, we can:
- Classify the level of exposure around gaps in plans, practices and processes
- Create prioritized high-level roadmaps to close these gaps
- Identify and eliminate redundant compliance procedures
- Streamline complex crisis management plans
- Recommend ways to manage new and emerging threats
- Increase overall resilience, protect your brand, and avoid operational losses
Use ASA consulting services to drive improvements in global response, business practices, information technology, business continuity, corporate and information security programs. Our operational risk toolset includes risk assessments, strategic planning, roadmap design, scenario design, executive briefings and improved plans for crisis and emergency management.
Engage the ASA Institute for Risk and Innovation to tap into ASA research, public speaking, publications, workshops and retreats.
Risk News
5/18/2012'An Extraordinary Thing': OCC's Curry Sees Operational Risk as Top Concern
Annie’s take
ASA News
ASA is pleased to announce a new book, Reflections on Risk, a collection of 22 research notes since 2009, written primarily by the firm's research interns from the University of Washington since we opened our doors. It is available here through its own e-store, as well as from amazon.com.
Annie's own book, Advice From A Risk Detective: At Home, At Work, Online And On The Road, deals with how to think about personal risk and safety. It is available through amazon.com (softcover or kindle version); or directly through the e-store on Annie's new blog.