| Only a few years ago my approach to
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| | globalised. We'll work with people we
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| business was very much along the lines of
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| | haven't met before, in countries we've
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| risk avoidance. I didn't want to take
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| | not been to. What I like immensely about
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| risk, not at all.In the last few years I
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| | this forthcoming change is how
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| have spent more time than ever with risk
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| | traditional project management and
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| takers. Talking and meeting with these
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| | programme management - which I have been
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| people has been, and continues to be,
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| | involved in for years - is going to
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| extremely stimulating. Through
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| | change dramatically. Management style
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| conversations I realised that, despite my
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| | will need to be far more innovative and
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| previous perceptions, there was an ounce
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| | creative as a direct result of your
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| of entrepreneurship within me. In fact,
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| | options for resourcing a project and
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| not an ounce but a seed and like all
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| | delivering it become limitless. True
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| seeds it needed nurturing to grow. I have
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| | project managers will need to have the
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| been focussing on this ever since and
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| | fundamental skill of team building
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| channelling my energy and time toward
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| | (search and selection if you prefer) and
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| this. One key skill that I realised I
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| | collaboration. Online communities will
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| have is that of risk management. Through
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| | prevail, communities of practice, project
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| avoiding risk for so long I have a great
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| | level communities, client level
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| eye for identifying risks in the first
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| | communities etc etc. I'm looking forward
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| place. What is different now is that I
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| | to working with Entrepreneurs and
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| want to take risks. Risk is stimulating
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| | managing teams in this new environment
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| and challenging. It breeds uncertainty
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| | greatly, not all will feel the same
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| which takes us back to challenges again.
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| | way.Who am I? Why choose to work with
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| I see more and more that;[a] taking risk
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| | me?My background and experience is mainly
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| is an absolute necessity in today's
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| | project management within diverse
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| world. There are far too many people out
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| | environments such as large corporate
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| there competing with you. They are not
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| | financial institutions, medium-sized
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| just in your geographic location, they
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| | technology consultancies and smaller
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| are global.[b] taking risk can certainly
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| | start-ups. Having held positions
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| reap rewards in much the same way that
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| | including Operations Director (COO) and
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| gambling can. Few people though want to
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| | Head of Process Management, I recently
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| gamble.[c] the role of the Risk Manager
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| | decided that the time is right to take a
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| will be key to all organisations from
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| | calculated risk and leave corporate life
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| start-up to global. It's not the
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| | for good...the entrepreneurial side of my
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| traditional risk manager role though.
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| | character is prevailing.My focus is on
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| This is about the literal translation -
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| | becoming an "Un-natural Entrepreneur". I
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| managing risk. To be explicit, it means
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| | want to work with people and companies
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| that you need to take risks and mitigate
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| | that have vision. I can offer key values
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| them where possible and monitor them
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| | and skills to help bring your ideas to
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| closely where not.For me there are few
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| | fruition. If you are a "starter", then I
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| better environments to work in other than
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| | am your "finisher". My approach to a
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| this. Let's take risks, let's move fast,
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| | challenge is to clarify, understand,
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| let's get up quickly when we fall and not
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| | problem-solve, develop and deliver.To
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| slip on the same banana skin for a second
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| | take an idea or concept through from its
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| time.We will all need to take risks in
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| | inception to its execution requires a
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| the future as we become more and more
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| | consultative approach - a partnership.
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