Talking Risk

Chapter 3

Yo pardner, before we go on, I need a favor. It’s all part of the plan to finish the assignment – so work with me. By the way, you know that Machel coming for White Sands??!!!!!

So, you finish assessing all your many risks and ready to manage them?

You would think he would use the weekend to reflect and come to his senses, but he gone from bad to worse. Maybe he think when they looking staff for the risk office, is the person with the most risk going get the post.

What Machel and White Sands have to do with you? Buju and music fest ain’t enough risks to manage?

Anyway, what is the favor?

So what you think I was trying to do by asking you to help me? But obviously, you want to pick and choose what risk to manage.

I have to get back to you on that. Let’s continue …. We need to come up with an action plan to manage the risks we have identified and assessed.

You said we can take action to reduce the likelihood, right? So … since you don’t really have a social life … you think you could review the paper for me while I go music fest and white sands?

Boy, you ain’t easy! That’s you big ‘plan’? Begging with attitude … “since you don’t really have a social life…”??? Well sah, some people bold!

Simmer down… we will get to that. Managing risks is not about “mine first”; it’s about prioritizing and addressing the higher risks first.

And you don’t think the risk of me getting in trouble with the boss is higher???

Higher than what exactly??? If you ask me, I think that if you get your priorities in order, then your likelihood would be so low, you won’t even have a risk.

Oh dear … it looks like we have some new risks being created here … let me hurry on.

And do realize, I did not ask you. you