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When Did GRC Get So Complicated?
Most GRC professionals didn’t get into this line of work to chase version histories or debug workflows. But somewhere along the way, GRC turned into a maze. Dozens of forms. Competing frameworks. Tools that require
The Risk Team Isn’t a Fire Department
When’s the last time someone pulled the risk team in at the start of a project? If your answer is rarely or never, you’re not alone. In a lot of organizations, risk management still operates
Don’t Confuse Compliance with Safety
There’s a dangerous assumption that pops up in nearly every industry: “We’re compliant — so we must be fine.” It’s easy to see why. Compliance provides a sense of certainty. You’ve documented your controls. You’ve
The Problem Isn’t Your Framework, It’s the Way You Use It
When things go wrong in GRC, one of the first instincts is to revisit the framework.“Should we shift to NIST?”“Maybe we need to align more closely to ISO.”“Let’s review our COSO mapping.” And while those
You Can’t Automate What You Don’t Understand
Every GRC platform promises automation.Trigger this. Route that. Escalate when something is overdue. It sounds great until you try to put it into practice. Suddenly, you’re sorting through logic flows, exception rules, dependencies, and decision
Most Risk Scoring Models Are Broken, Here’s How to Fix Yours
Just about every risk register in existence uses the same formula:Likelihood × Impact = Risk Score. It feels tidy. Quantitative. Defensible. But in practice it’s often misleading. Because while the math looks clean, the inputs
Audit Is a Process, Not a Spreadsheet Dump
Let’s be real: audit teams aren’t short on effort. They’re short on structure. Too many internal audit programs still operate like it’s 2008 where planning done in Excel, fieldwork tracked in shared drives, and findings
The Risk Register Isn’t a Junk Drawer
Every organization has a risk register.Some have ten. They’re supposed to give leadership a clear view of exposure, the most important risks to the business (ranked, assessed, and regularly reviewed). But too often? They’re just
When Everything Is a Priority, Nothing Gets Done
Most GRC programs don’t suffer from a lack of effort. They suffer from a lack of focus. You’ve got 127 risks on the register.Three audits behind schedule.Every control tagged as “critical.”And every business unit insists
Who Owns This? The Importance of Accountability in GRC
It’s the question that derails more risk and compliance programs than we like to admit:“Who owns this?” It comes up in meetings when a finding goes unresolved for months. It surfaces in audit prep when
