Personal Development
Issue: June / July 2025

Building Your Risk Tolerance

By - May 25, 2025

Joan Burge explains how to build your risk tolerance to boost your growth and leadership potential
Cover Story Leadership
Issue: May / June 2017

Awakening the Leader Within

By - May 25, 2017

To be seen as a true leader you need to find your authentic voice, have the courage to face your fears and show your vulnerability explains Melanie Richardson
Events Excellence
Issue: September / October 2016

Running an Event When the Earth Keeps Shaking

By - September 26, 2016

Forward-thinking and having robust plans in place will help you to manage those ‘Acts of God’ that may happen in an event says Robyn Bennett
Personal Development
Issue: November / December 2014

The Psychology of Risk Management in Business

By - November 24, 2014

Women and men are taking more calculated risks following the battering the UK took in the last recession, according to Dr Lynda Shaw
Project Management
Issue: July / August 2013

Risk Management for Events

By - July 23, 2013

Risk management may not sound the sexiest of topics, but with duty of care so high on the corporate agenda and the increasing budgetary scrutiny of events, it is vital to take steps to try to ensure that nothing goes wrong on the big day. “There are four commonly used strategies for managing risk at... Read more »
Business Strategy & Acumen
Issue: July / August 2012

Business as Usual When Business is Unusual

By - July 4, 2012

Being proactive is an Executive Assistant’s characteristic by default, but more is required for successful risk management While participating in the International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) back in May 2010, in Davos, Switzerland, despite being of a discipline not obviously linking back to my profession, I came to my moment of truth. I realised... Read more »
Project Management
Issue: January / February 2012

Health and safety

By - January 25, 2012

Balancing health and safety with putting on a ‘Wow’ event As an event organiser, it is probably one of the most stressful parts of your role and certainly raises the biggest dilemma – how do you balance putting on a firecracker of an event, that contains a real ‘Wow Factor’, with meeting Health and Safety... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: July / August 2011

So How Do You Compare to Others?

By - July 25, 2011

So far in this column we have talked about the necessity of taking risks to function in the modern world, the fact that we are socialised to see risk negatively and what we can do to move past that bias. Now you are going to have an opportunity to determine your personal risk profile. If... Read more »
Cover Story Leadership
Issue: May / June 2011

Earthquake in Japan – A Personal Account

By - May 26, 2011

On 11 March 2011, Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began struck its north-east coast. Kazuko Maruyama, shares her personal experience
Leadership
Issue: May / June 2011

Risk Is Like Fire – You’ll Be Safe But Cold Without It (Part II)

By - May 25, 2011

Are risks threats or opportunities?   There is a simple but profound question I would like you to ask yourself: do you see risks as threats to be minimised or openings to be explored? Minimise or explore? How you answer this question is vital to your entire approach to your career and your life. We... Read more »
Leadership
Issue: March / April 2011

Risk Is Like Fire – You’ll Be Safe But Cold Without It

By - March 25, 2011

Are risks threats or opportunities?   There is a simple but profound question I would like you to ask yourself: do you see risks as threats to be minimised or openings to be explored? Minimise or explore? How you answer this question is vital to your entire approach to your career and your life. We... Read more »