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rbarber82

Jan 9
1 min

Self assessment - are we really leading in complexity?

We strongly recommend the short paper by Sonja Blignaut - see (https://medium.com/@sonjablignaut/navigate-complexity-three-habits-of-mind-86c07803078a) descr...

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Dr Richard Barber

Dec 2, 2019
1 min

Our risk management practices are failing us

The Australian Risk Policy Institute (ARPI) recently issued a stern warning that risk management practices are not effective. Across Government, organisation...

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Dr Richard Barber

Feb 26, 2019
1 min

Breaking Through with NZ Defence-Industry

On 20th Feb, Richard Barber spoke at the NZDIA members' meeting in Wellington about the challenge of breakthrough performance in multi-party programs and pro...

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Feb 19, 2019
2 min

Royal Commission, what's next?

Much has been written about the report by Kenneth Hayne on the findings of the Royal Commission into “Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial...

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Dr Richard Barber

Nov 5, 2018
2 min

Stakeholder engagement is essential - but we need to do more

Faced with a complex challenge for which there are no obvious or simple answers, effective decision makers “dive deep” into that complexity through engagemen...

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Dr Richard Barber

Sep 18, 2018
2 min

We learn the wrong lessons

Following on from the excellent Qld Health System Performance and Review (SPR) Conference in August, we reflected on the Wigan (UK) case study described by S...

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Dr Richard Barber

Aug 12, 2018
2 min

Systemic lead indicators of future performance an emerging opportunity for health system improvement

Richard Barber presented on systemic lead indicators at the Qld Health System Performance Reporting (SPR) Conference (8th-10th Aug 18). The conference was ...

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Dr Richard Barber

Apr 28, 2018
2 min

Update to ISO 31000 (2018) observations # 3 – what is a risk?

The recent update to ISO 31000 has retained the existing definition of risk. This is disappointing. That definition fails the tests of common sense and of c...

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Dr Richard Barber

Mar 17, 2018
2 min

Update to ISO 31000 (2018) observations # 2 – principles or Risk Management

Like ISO 31000 (2009), this new version has a list of risk management principles. They have been updated and although somewhat improved, they remain disappo...

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Dr Richard Barber

Feb 26, 2018
1 min

Update to ISO 31000 (2018) observations # 1 – a major opportunity to truly lift risk management

The new ISO31000 is now available. Changes from the previous version are in some ways subtle, but there are also significant differences that leaders and or...

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Dr Richard Barber

Feb 11, 2018
1 min

Measuring the right things is not easy or obvious

It’s clear that we should monitor, measure and report key outcomes and outputs that reflect our purpose, our strategy, what we are determined to achieve. Th...

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Dr Richard Barber

Feb 4, 2018
1 min

We are none of us Islands

Written by Neil Allan & Gareth Byatt In this interconnected and increasingly digitised world, many (indeed, perhaps most) risks and uncertainties that we con...

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Dr Richard Barber

Dec 4, 2017
1 min

Good governance inherently requires the capability to work in complexity – yes or no?

It was good to be part of the GIA National Conference with a theme of “governance in a world of disruption”. There were many speakers and varied topics. It c...

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