Overview
Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things – More Peter Drucker wisdom. This session dives into leadership responsibilities in the risk landscape and how effective decision making can shape the maturity of their organization.
Move from understanding risk to leading with it. This advanced session focuses on the leadership dimensions of risk, including decision-making, oversight, risk appetite, and escalation. Integrate risk into strategy, policy and culture.
Course Content
- Objectives to operational risks
- Leader responsibilities: Oversight vs escalation
- A view of ISO31000 with a leadership lens
- How risk is connected to WHS, BC, DR and department delivery
- Risk red flags and how to escalate them
- Risk based decision making
- Risk appetite fundamentals
- What leaders need to know:
- Monitoring and Review requirements
- Recording and Reporting requirements
- What do you need as part of leadership toolkit?
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course attendees should be able to:
- Understanding what risks look like from a leadership perspective
- Improved risk assessment capabilities
- Awareness of risk at a strategic level
- Strategies to implement risk mitigation measures that align with organisational goals
Benefits to your organisation
- This session supports driving a tone at the top – If our leaders have a deep understanding of risk management it enables them to drive their organisation forward efficiently toward strategic objectives.
Benefits to You
- This session will give you the confidence to lead taking a risk-based approach to consider your risk responsibilities, and discharge them as part of your daily work.
This three-part series offers a progressive pathway through the foundations, frameworks, and leadership responsibilities of effective risk management in the public sector. Designed for both apprising and current leaders, the series strengthens your ability to identify, assess and respond to risk while building a culture of resilience, assurance and informed decision-making across your agency. The other courses within this series can be found below.
