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RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership

Julien Haye | Strategic Risk Leadership Expert | Author of The Risk Within

Join Julien Haye, Chief Risk Officer and author of The Risk Within, a groundbreaking book on psychological safety and decision-making in risk management, for insights on risk management from leaders and board directors. RiskMasters is the CPD-accredited podcast for risk managers and business leaders navigating strategic risk, enterprise risk and leadership challenges. The show explores how senior executives build strong business foresight and lead with purpose. In collaboration with Risk.net, each

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00:06:22

Resolving Uncertainty in Decision Making

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/10/03

What happens when the assumptions behind an important decision change?In this RiskMasters — The Download, Grant Purdy explores why decision-making is fundamentally about resolving uncertainty and why organisations need to understand the assumptions on which their decisions depend.Drawing on the work he developed with the late Roger Estall, Grant explains how good decisions begin with clarity about organisational purpose, the opportunity being considered and the outcomes being sought.But a

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00:05:17

ISO 31000 - The Lost Way of Risk Management

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/09/26

Has risk management lost sight of what it was originally supposed to achieve?In this RiskMasters — The Download extract, Grant Purdy offers a provocative perspective on how the risk management profession has evolved and why he believes it needs to reconnect with decision-making.Grant reflects on the different philosophies that developed around ISO 31000 and COSO ERM. He argues that while ISO 31000 had the potential to move risk management towards decision support, tensions remained between

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00:05:21

ISO 31000: The Evolution of Risk Management

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/09/19

What was ISO 31000 originally designed to achieve, and how did the international risk management standard develop?In this RiskMasters — The Download extract, Grant Purdy, who was directly involved in the development of ISO 31000, explains the origins of the standard and its relationship with organisational decision-making.Grant traces ISO 31000 back to the Australian and New Zealand standard AS/NZS 4360, first published in 1995 and subsequently updated in 1999 and 2004. The objective was to bring

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00:45:32

ISO 31000, Risk Management & Better Decision-Making...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/09/12

In this episode of RiskMasters, I speak with Grant Purdy about risk management, uncertainty and the relationship between risk and better decision-making.Grant has spent almost five decades working in risk and decision-making. He was a nominated expert involved in the development of ISO 31000, contributed to ISO Guide 73 and helped shape ISO/IEC 31010.He is also co-author, with the late Roger Estall, of Deciding, a practical guide designed to help people make better decisions.Our conversation

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00:03:32

Navigating the Gray Rhino: 5 Stages of Risk

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/09/05

How do leaders move from recognising a Gray Rhino to actually doing something about it?In this RiskMasters — The Download, Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino and You Are What You Risk, explains the five stages of the Gray Rhino framework and how they can help leaders assess where they are in responding to visible, high-impact risks.The five stages are denial, muddling, diagnosing, panic and action.Michele explains why diagnosing represents an important shift. Rather than simply acknowledging

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00:05:18

Cultural Differences in Risk Management

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/08/15

Risk culture, cultural differences, leadership, and risk management are closely connected to how people perceive and respond to risk.In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Horst Simon draws on his international experience to explore how cultural worldviews influence risk behaviour inside organisations. He discusses three broad perspectives, guilt versus innocence, honour versus shame, and power versus fear, and explains why organisations operating across cultures need to consider these

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00:05:09

Applying the Gray Rhino: From Recognition to Action

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/08/08

How can risk leaders apply the Gray Rhino framework to risks their organisations already recognise?In this RiskMasters — The Download, Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino and You Are What You Risk, explains how she applies the Gray Rhino concept to risk management, risk identification and decision-making.Her starting point is straightforward: organisations usually already know what their Gray Rhinos are.They may involve succession, organisational culture, competitive pressures, finance and

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00:49:29

Risk Management, Leadership & Organisational...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/08/03

What determines whether an organisation remains resilient when it comes under real pressure?In this episode of RiskMasters, Julien Haye is joined by Frédéric Gielen, Executive Partner at Reply, to explore why organisational resilience is fundamentally a leadership and organisational design challenge rather than simply a matter of governance frameworks or regulatory compliance.Drawing on more than three decades advising financial institutions, regulators and boards across Europe, Frédéric shares the

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00:05:09

The Hidden Risk of Ambiguity: Why Small Gaps Become...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/07/25

Most organisations look for major risks.Frédéric Gielen argues that the biggest threats often begin with something much smaller.Ambiguity.In this RiskMasters: The Download, Frédéric explains why unclear ownership, fragmented data, and poorly defined responsibilities rarely create immediate problems but become systemic vulnerabilities when organisations come under stress.He also explores another overlooked challenge. During periods of regulatory change, organisations often focus on budgets and

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00:04:43

When Mature Governance Fails Under Stress

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/07/18

Strong governance frameworks are essential.Clear responsibilities, documented escalation processes, and defined governance structures help organisations operate consistently.Yet these same structures can become obstacles during disruption.In this RiskMasters: The Download, Frédéric Gielen explores why governance frameworks that appear mature on paper may struggle when organisations come under stress.Drawing on decades advising financial institutions, regulators, and boards, he explains how

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00:06:16

Organisational Resilience Beyond Frameworks: Why...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/07/11

Organisational resilience is often associated with governance frameworks, policies, and documented controls.These remain essential.However, resilience is rarely determined by documentation alone.In this RiskMasters: The Download, Frédéric Gielen explains why organisational resilience depends on organisational design, decision-making, and behaviours that continue to operate effectively under pressure.Drawing on decades of experience advising regulators and financial institutions across Europe, he

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00:05:08

Compliance Beyond Rules: Why Principles and Harm...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/07/04

Compliance is often defined through rules, regulation, and control frameworks.The challenge is not the absence of rules. It is how those rules are interpreted and applied in practice.In this RiskMasters bonus episode, Jennifer Geary and Natalie McManus explore the difference between rules-based compliance and principles-based compliance, and why starting with harm leads to better decisions.The discussion focuses on a shift in sequence.Compliance processes typically begin with the question: what does

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00:06:31

Integrating Compliance into the Risk Management...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/06/27

Compliance frameworks typically include risk assessment, monitoring, reporting, governance, and policy.The challenge is not the absence of these components. It is how they connect in practice.In this RiskMasters bonus episode, Natalie McManus explains the IMPACT Wheel and how it reframes compliance as a continuous system aligned to the risk management lifecycle.The discussion focuses on how compliance moves from periodic activity to real-time decision support.Risk assessment is often treated as an

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00:05:03

Chief Compliance Officer Skills: Data, AI, and...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/06/20

The role of the Chief Compliance Officer is often defined through technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and control frameworks.In practice, the effectiveness of compliance leadership depends on something broader.In this segment, Jennifer Geary and Natalie McManus explore how the capabilities required for high-performing Chief Compliance Officers are evolving in response to increasing complexity, data availability, and organisational pressure.The discussion highlights how compliance is no longer

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00:57:10

Chief Compliance Officer role explained. Jennifer...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/06/16

In this RiskMasters episode, Julien Haye speaks with Jennifer Geary and Natalie McManus, co-authors of How to Be a ChiefCompliance Officer.The conversation explains the Chief Compliance Officerrole as a leadership discipline rather than a control function.It explores how compliance leadership shapesdecision-making, supports strategy, and embeds culture across the organisation.Drawing on practical experience, the discussion reframescompliance as a capability that enables sustainable performance,

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00:06:50

Risk Culture, Governance and Operational Resilience...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/06/08

Risk culture plays a central role in operational resilience, particularly in environments shaped by uncertainty and rapid change.In this segment, Bruce McIndoe explains why governance structures in risk management and crisis management often appear robust but struggle under real conditions.He highlights how organisations rely on defined roles, escalation paths, and reporting structures, yet face challenges in speed, integration, and decision-making when ambiguity increases.The discussion explores

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00:07:13

Operational Resilience, Enterprise Risk Management &...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/05/30

Early warning signals in operational risk, enterprise risk management (ERM), and crisis management environments are often present before disruption becomes visible.In this segment, Bruce McIndoe explains why these signals frequently fail to trigger action. He highlights how ambiguity, fragmentation, and competing interpretations prevent organisations from recognising signals as decision-relevant.The discussion provides a practical lens on how risk monitoring and business continuity planning (BCP)

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00:07:14

Operational Resilience vs Risk Reporting: What...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/05/23

Most organisations believe strong risk reporting indicates strong operational resilience.In this segment, Bruce McIndoe challenges that assumption. Drawing on his experience in enterprise risk management (ERM), crisis management, and business continuity planning (BCP), he explains why reporting and monitoring provide visibility but do not determine whether an organisation can continue to operate under disruption.The discussion explores how operational resilience depends on the ability to interpret

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00:53:13

Operational Resilience, Risk Management and Crisis...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/05/16

In this episode of RiskMasters, I speak with Bruce McIndoe, founder of iJET and WorldAware, and a global expert in operational resilience, crisis management, and risk management in complex environments.With decades of experience across intelligence systems, NASA programmes, and Global 2000 advisory, Bruce brings a practical perspective on how operational risk, organisational fragmentation, and leadership decision-making interact under pressure.This conversation focuses on a critical but often

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00:07:40

Risk Culture, Risk Ownership and Decision-Making...

RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership ·

2026/05/09

Risk culture, risk ownership, leadership, and risk management become visible through how organisations make decisions under pressure.In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores how unclear ownership, weak support structures, and slowing decisions create decision drag and increase organisational risk exposure. The discussion focuses on how chief risk officers, boards, and leadership teams can strengthen risk management by improving risk ownership, operational clarity, and

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