Don’t miss this excellent piece, by Starling advisors John Seely Brown, with regular collaborator Ann M. Pendleton-Jullian. Appearing in this year’s Compendium, ‘Wicked Problems’ and ‘Infinite Games’ defines a wicked problem as one for which each attempt to create a solution changes the nature and understanding of the problem itself…
In a recent piece, Starling advisor Amy Edmondson and Starling CEO Stephen Scott discussed how physiological safety, trust and inclusion impact diversity efforts.
They say, in part:
Diversity is valuable — but it is inclusion that really drives performance. Psychologically safe workplaces enable and harness the benefits of mutual trust…
It is increasingly acknowledged that employee behavior is often a root cause of operational risk in the financial industry. But such behavioral risk is less tangible than other types of risk, stemming from an organization’s working habits and the invisible factors — such as group dynamics or beliefs — that…
Starling Advisor and Yale scholar, Nicholas Christakis, appeared recently on Sam Harris’ Making Sense podcast. Christakis discussed the Covid-19 pandemic and covered numerous related topics, including:
The breakdown of trust in institutions and experts
The corruption of science by politics
Preparing for future pandemics
Whether Covid deaths are being over-reported
Bad incentives in…
Former Trump administration economic adviser Gary Cohn anticipates more banking industry consolidation as smaller institutions struggle to keep up with technological innovations that are altering the financial services landscape.
Cohn, the former President and COO of Goldman Sachs, currently heads Starling’s Risk & Governance Advisory Board.
“You’re now starting to…
According to a recent Wall Street Journal survey of compliance professionals, organizations are facing new and amplified compliance risks, while the coronavirus pandemic has made many compliance programs far less effective.
Survey data shows that 90% of companies have experienced new risks or that existing risks have been exacerbated by…
A recent Forbes article took a closer look at the challenges and risks organizations are currently facing. Maintaining business operations in an increasingly volatile and complex business environment is difficult. Doing this successfully requires proactive solutions encompassing people, data and infrastructure. Organizations need to move quickly to deal with risks…
A recent Forbes article took a closer look at the challenges and risks organizations are currently facing. Maintaining business operations in an increasingly volatile and complex business environment is difficult. Doing this successfully requires proactive solutions encompassing people, data and infrastructure. Organizations need to move quickly to deal with risks…
The shift toward data-driven corporate compliance programs has a new accelerant: the U.S. government. Companies are scrambling to figure out how to meet the latest expectations. In June, the U.S. Justice Department instructed its prosecutors to ask companies that come under investigation whether their compliance teams (1) have adequate access…
The shift toward data-driven corporate compliance programs has a new accelerant: the U.S. government. Companies are scrambling to figure out how to meet the latest expectations. In June, the U.S. Justice Department instructed its prosecutors to ask companies that come under investigation whether their compliance teams (1) have adequate access…
