About Us
Risk is the central pivot point for good governance or for setting the assurance agenda. Equally managed risk taking underpins performance while risk avoidance protects value. Risk also helps to balance the equation between the organisational performance culture and the organisational ethics and behaviours. We are focussed on balance:
Excessive focus on one area of risk, one process, one department or one type of risk leads to imbalance, the loss of perspective, lost opportunities and increased exposure to unwanted risks. | We: Diagnose obsessions and omissions Get to grips with risk culture as well as processes Focus on what matters, and what can be done Makes sure it is all done in the context of your strategic goals Make sure that it can live and breath after we have left
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We do not: - Obsess solely about risk processes
- Get hung up on worrisome technical detail (that all disappears to the background)
- Aim to sell you IT systems no-one will use
- Try to sell you insurance
- Or get tripped up by conflicts of interest
| Balanced attention to risk, across all domains, in a unified approach minimises misunderstanding, releases management time and effort and allows a better focused approach to achieving goals.
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Our work is based on this balance. Read what some of our clients have said about us...
A sample of feedback...
"What we like is your pragmatic approach... "
Finance Director of Client in Hospitality Industry
“Richard is an expert in his field with an ability to translate business issues into relevant and practical risk management solutions. He is personable and develops lasting relationships built on trust.”
Director of Internal Audit
"Richard helped us to take an academic concept, understand it and apply it to our business in a way that ensured we took our business forward and without distracting us from our plans. His personable approach and ability to draw on previous experience were invaluable in helping us to an efficient resolution.”
Former Head of Internal Audit at Financial Services Client
“We have started to use the Risk Management Maturity Metric to compare the perceptions towards risk management of managers at various levels. It has already been key in helping us to understand how to move risk management from a compliance bore towards a means of empowering our people to make the right decisions, congruent to our business goals.”
Director, major client
“We found the Risk Management Maturity Metric extremely helpful in determining what we needed to do next to develop our risk management programme. We are working with [Richard Anderson] to develop a sector-specific benchmarking exercise within the Higher Education sector based on the maturity metric. We see this as an important tool in promoting better governance and a robust response to the challenge of governance self-assessment.”
Director of Finance, Major University
“I have looked at tools available in the market and have seen nothing that compares to those developed by [Richard Anderson and his colleagues]. The first of those tools, the Risk Management Maturity Metric is invaluable in helping to pull together a group of business units each of which enjoys high levels of autonomy. We aim to build the maturity metric into our on-going risk programme so that we can assess progress in our operating businesses.”
Director of Risk Management, Large listed company
“Hugely enthusiastic and positive approach in the face of numerous challenges to success. Takes time to communicate his vision and how we get there.”
Anonymous 360o staff feedback
“Clearly does not agree with sitting quietly if he does not agree with something. What he is saying seems to make sense. Has done really well raising the profile of Risk Management around the Firm.”
Anonymous 360o staff feedback
“Richard is very much a ‘who dares wins’ kind of guy!! Fun to work with and that is half the battle in taking the troops with you as a leader.”
Anonymous 360o staff feedback
“Excellent communication skills and very excitable on his subject. His experience of using other people from across the firm to help develop the team is obvious.”
Anonymous 360o staff feedback