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The Risk Opportunity

From the desk of Francois Barrault, CEO BT Global Services

Most conversations about risk begin with fear. But I'd like us to focus on the business opportunities that come from being risk resilient. At BT we believe that risk resilience means responding positively to change - being able to operate at the top of your game no matter what the world throws at you. The fact is that enterprises should not be building a resilient infrastructure simply to manage risk. They should build one to innovate.
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Global risk: Developing the attitude of innovators
'Risk' is a subject that has never been higher up the boardroom agenda. The fragile world economy apart, words and phrases like 'global terrorism', 'pandemics' and 'energy security' have become almost common parlance.
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Why global firms must trust to innovate
The near-collapses of high profile banks on both sides of the Atlantic have once again raised the profile of risk. The crisis once more emphasises the global nature of today's business models and firms are once more asking how they can safeguard the whole globalisation process?
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Tackling global infrastructure risks
Most organisations look at globalisation as an opportunity to innovate, reduce cost and access new markets. It's easy, however, to overlook the fact that new areas of operation bring with them often uncharted risks. How can firms ensure that expansion does not open the back door to unforeseen risks?
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