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Prologue: This article was conceived in the first months of 2023 when large stock price declines in well-known corporations began to occur. These declines signaled something possibly amiss with decisions concerning corporate strategy, reputation, financial...

Did the Fourth Turning book, published in 1997 cataloging historical events, offer insight into what might happen in the next few years? (1) Can we learn from it to become aware of risks and opportunities, to be prepared for what may be coming?  “The best...

Will the earth’s modern food production techniques continue to provide enough food for 8 billion people? (1)  Or, are emerging conditions for famine in play where a large percentage of people may face the risk of inadequate food supplies? Food shortages often lead...

Prologue:  The prospect of famine affecting the United States, potentially of biblical scale, is one of those unthinkable topics.  It is so far out of mainstream consciousness that many if not most people lack awareness of or even consider the possibility.  That is...

Isn’t it about time you became your own risk manager?  Whether we are aware or not, all risk affects us personally.  We need to know both what tasks to perform, and then how to perform those tasks to control risk. How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at...

Is there a tectonic collision in the making as employers require employees to return to the office, if not full time, then several days a week?  There just might be.  Being able to use technology to work just about anywhere through an internet connection provided a...

Was the COVID-19 pandemic a harbinger of an increase in scope and seriousness of perceived and real threats to individuals and businesses?(1) What should one consider about threats to assess their likelihood of occurring and consequences to gauge the level of risk...

Fight or flight?  Surely, we have all heard this at some time in our lives.  Psychological reactions to stress, hazards, threats, danger, and the ever-present crises broadcast and amplified through various media channels, induce fear, often followed by panic.  Make...

What if the data and information used to make important decisions are incomplete, inaccurate, misunderstood or just plain wrong?  Not identifying all relevant data and information attributes could affect not only individuals dealing with personal risk, but also...

Are Millennials over reacting to the COVID-19 crisis?  Why are people in the 25-40 age group disproportionately affected by fear and anxiety from COVID-19?[i] Healthcare Hotline telephone evidence suggests that the level of COVID-19 associated anxiety and fear...

We moved from the early uncertainties associated with COIV-19 to more knowledge about it, but is fear the new pandemic?[i] “Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it’s contagious.”[ii]― Jimmy Stewart In...

The assumptions by which you live your life, that underpin your expectations, that serve as unwritten security, and guide your personal life and career have been torn asunder by COVID-19 and societal upheaval. Assumptions:  something accepted as true -...

People are challenged to take action while immersed in an environment of fear brought on by a contagious and deadly virus that enveloped the globe in just two months and compounded by economic and social upheaval, turning the world upside down. What is fear and why...