Risk management; managing risk(s); risky business...don't say I didn't warn you.

RM: "...the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks...followed by coordination of resources to minimize, mitigate, and/or control the impact of unfortunate events...OR, on the other hand, to maximize the realization of opportunities ("one person's misfortunes is another's...", at least in the world of finances)...the ability to communicate risk so as to..."

July 15, 2021: ("The Hill") "The Crisis at Our Southern Border is Real and Could Get Worse"

August 9, 2021: "A strong leader identifies risk and effectively communicates this risk"                                                        -Interview with expert in "Infectious Diseases" on BBC

August 18, 2021: (ABC News) Interviewer: " You said...it's highly unlikely that the-------would take over..."                                                                                                                                                                                                               Respondent: "Yeah, well, I don't think anybody anticipated that..."                                    

August 9, 2021: (BBC) "We need to have a discussion with those reluctant to get vaccinated, to better..."                                                And so it goes...

August 18, 2021: (ABC) Int: "So, you don't think this could've been handled better...?                                                                         Resp: "No, I don't think...in hindsight....I don't know how that happened..."                                                       And so it went...

August 21, 2021: (AP) "In Kabul, a fearful wait for U.S. to deliver an evacuation now as thousands of people in Afghanistan wait nervously..."                                                                                                                                                   And so it is...                                                                                                   

August 21, 2021: (AP) "Germany sees steady rise in virus infection rate...highest in three months...powered by delta variant...as summer vacations end and children have returned to school in some areas...German authorities trying to reinvigorate the country's vaccination rate, which has slowed..."                         And so it is going...

August 21, 2021: (letter from Thomas Cotton, Senator from Arkansas, to President Joseph Biden, dated June 15, 2021): "...Unlike Olympics held in friendly, free nations, the 2022 Beijing Games will pose unique challenges for the safety, security, and privacy of Americans who attend..."                                                                               As it could very well be...

Need I say more, to get your attention regarding this risky, critical business of "Risk Management"? A topic of HUGE proportions I've written about several times here, but usually indirectly or subsumed under the topic of "Anxiety", etc. I know I included references to the critically important, highly interesting fields of Risk Management and Safety Management which, based on recent events, not only seem to offer job security but once again those that help to ensure OUR future. The foregoing are a deliberate attempt to weave this process into recent, ongoing events of both a national and international importance, those that we can all relate to on a personal level in one instance or another mentioned, as well as some events pending (2022 Beijing Olympics, among others), that we can and should be preparing for, to manage our individual and collective risks. After all, as history and this blog has hopefully illustrated, whether we are acutely aware or not, this is a process we all go through, each and every day, whether we welcome it or not. We may as well get better at it. More to come...as in:

Risk Averse, Diverse, in Reverse (?) 

                                           

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