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{{a|risk|{{image|Shit fan|jpg|A [[risk controller]] asleep at the switch yesterday}}}}One of those fabulous men and women whose job is to make sure the institution they represent doesn’t unwittingly poke itself in the eye.
One of those fabulous men and women whose job is to make sure the institution they represent doesn’t unwittingly poke itself in the eye.


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These poor people are the wrong side of an asymmetric option: no [[risk controller]] ever got credit for approving a deal that was colossally profitable, but plenty were eviscerated and left to dangle outside the city walls for neglecting to stop one that wasn’t<ref>This is, of course, outrageous hyperbole. No risk officer was so much as gruffly reprimanded for not anticipating the forthcoming [[global financial crisis]]: the [[circle of escalation]] saw to that.</ref> so you shouldn’t begrudge them the outlandishly risk-averse behavior in which they will inevitably indulge.
These poor people are the wrong side of an asymmetric option: no [[risk controller]] ever got credit for approving a deal that was colossally profitable, but plenty were eviscerated and left to dangle outside the city walls for neglecting to stop one that wasn’t<ref>This is, of course, outrageous hyperbole. No risk officer was so much as gruffly reprimanded for not anticipating the forthcoming [[global financial crisis]]: the [[circle of escalation]] saw to that.</ref> so you shouldn’t begrudge them the outlandishly risk-averse behavior in which they will inevitably indulge.
 
After all, we spend large parts of our daily life catering for contingencies that will never happen. Look upon a [[control function]] as a sort of [[insurance]] against {{risk|risk}}. You pay a cost/premium upfront (in time and organisational resources) to have someone manage the {{risk|risk}}. But are these meaningful contingencies or just comfort blankets – paper tigers and imaginary monsters that, as {{risk|individual}}s we are professionally incentivised to treat as real?
 
The [[collective noun]] for a group of [[risk controller]]s is a [[palaver]].


After all, we spend large parts of our daily life catering for contingencies that will never happen. Look upon a [[control function]] as a sort of [[insurance]] against {{risk|risk}}. You pay a cost/premium up front (in time and organisational resources) to have someone manage the {{risk|risk}}. But are these meaningful contingencies or just comfort blankets – paper tigers and imaginary monsters that, as {{risk|individual}}s we are professionally incentivised to treat as real?
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*{{wasteprov|Over-processing}} - how risk controllers are incentivised to create {{wasteprov|waste}} in the negotiation process.
*{{wasteprov|Over-processing}} - how risk controllers are incentivised to create [[waste]] in the negotiation process.
*[[Chicken licken]]
*[[Chicken licken]]
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One of those fabulous men and women whose job is to make sure the institution they represent doesn’t unwittingly poke itself in the eye.

People in these departments:

These poor people are the wrong side of an asymmetric option: no risk controller ever got credit for approving a deal that was colossally profitable, but plenty were eviscerated and left to dangle outside the city walls for neglecting to stop one that wasn’t[1] so you shouldn’t begrudge them the outlandishly risk-averse behavior in which they will inevitably indulge.

After all, we spend large parts of our daily life catering for contingencies that will never happen. Look upon a control function as a sort of insurance against risk. You pay a cost/premium upfront (in time and organisational resources) to have someone manage the risk. But are these meaningful contingencies or just comfort blankets – paper tigers and imaginary monsters that, as individuals we are professionally incentivised to treat as real?

The collective noun for a group of risk controllers is a palaver.

See also

References

  1. This is, of course, outrageous hyperbole. No risk officer was so much as gruffly reprimanded for not anticipating the forthcoming global financial crisis: the circle of escalation saw to that.