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Girvin on Risk

The Leap, the Jump to Risk

There is a path of the straight and narrow. 

And there is a path of an unexpected roadway. You can take either, depending on your expectation of outcome. 

There is an easy way, and there is another, that breaks the normal causeway to something more adventuresome. And while one path — the easier route — might be more...


Can You Spell Kakistocracy?

The morning after national elections I received an email from my editor at The Risk Universe magazine, in which she asked if I would write a reflection on risks connected with the election results. I said yes because I thought that with a month’s passing I would have a better sense of where the president-elect would be taking us. After all, by then he would have made his cabinet appointments, which would tell us a great deal. I...


What’s Next for Annie Searle | Risk in Color

 

In 2013 Annie Searle took up watercolor as her preferred medium to create art. Seeking ways to balance work and life, she immersed herself in this amazing art form.  She began her new endeavor by committing herself to spending two to two and a half hours each week in class.  There are also many hours of time spent practicing outside of class.  She found that the tools needed to create watercolor painting are extremely portable...


Interview with Annie Searle

Recently, we interviewed Annie Searle, exclusively for The Connector.

 

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YONKERS Yonkers!

YONKERS Yonkers! is a new novel by Patricia Vaccarino. A young Italian girl Cookie Colangelo and a shy black boy Herman Lynch explore the heart of racial prejudice in working-class Yonkers circa 1969-71.


Annie Searle | The Risk Detective

Annie Searle is a full time faculty lecturer at the University of Washington’s School of Information, where she teaches graduate courses on risk management, on the foundations of information management, as well as a course on ethics, policy and law with respect to information management. She is a lifetime member of The Institute of American Entrepreneurs, and a 2011 inductee into The Hall of Fame for Women in Homeland Security and Emergency...


BOOKS: The Big Thing – Phyllis Korkki

BOOKS: Book review by Barbara Lloyd McMichael How to stick your neck out and accomplish your Big Thing in 2017

The Big Thing – Phyllis Korkki HarperCollins – 256 pp - $26.99

Those of us who make the same New Year’s resolutions every January 1 without ever reaching our goal will find a kindred spirit in Phyllis Korkki – and rekindled hope. 

A business journalist for the New...


Assessing Startup Risk

In their excitement to launch their new ventures, many entrepreneurs tend to minimize the level of risk involved with their startup. But for funders and investors, new-venture risk assessment is a critical part of the evaluation and decision-making processes. In my work with entrepreneurs seeking funding for their startups or early-stage ventures, I generally find that most have not adequately factored risk into their plans. However, from...


Developing a Strong Environment for Entrepreneurial Risk

I’ve worked closely with many startup companies for over 25 years and have observed what factors create a successful climate for startups to succeed.  The creation of a strong environment for startups requires four major components: infrastructure, outstanding educational...


Solo Travel: Wanderlust for One

Imagine: you step off a train in a small French town. The station doesn’t have internet access and you don’t have a place to stay. As the sun begins to set, you’re forced to walk down the cobbled streets, hoping a tattered-looking hotel spotted in the distance will have a bed for you.

For globetrotters like Catherine Sypal, this type of open-ended adventure with no guarantees is the appeal of traveling alone.

Sypal...