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Julien Haye | Strategic Risk Leadership Expert | Author of The Risk Within
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Join Julien Haye, Chief Risk Officer and author of The Risk Within, a groundbreaking book on psychological safety and decision-making in risk management, for insights on risk management from leaders and board directors. RiskMasters is the CPD-accredited podcast for risk managers and business leaders navigating strategic risk, enterprise risk and leadership challenges. The show explores how senior executives build strong business foresight and lead with purpose. In collaboration with Risk.net, each episode delivers thought-provoking conversations on leadership, resilience, and governance.

  1. Operational Resilience vs Risk Reporting: What Leaders Get Wrong

    13 HR AGO ·  BONUS

    Operational Resilience vs Risk Reporting: What Leaders Get Wrong

    Most organisations believe strong risk reporting indicates strong operational resilience. In this segment, Bruce McIndoe challenges that assumption. Drawing on his experience in enterprise risk management (ERM), crisis management, and business continuity planning (BCP), he explains why reporting and monitoring provide visibility but do not determine whether an organisation can continue to operate under disruption. The discussion explores how operational resilience depends on the ability to interpret emerging signals, connect information across functions, and act before conditions escalate. What You Will Learn Listeners will gain insight into: • Why risk reporting and risk monitoring do not reflect operational resilience• How enterprise risk management frameworks can create visibility without readiness• Why early signals in crisis management and BCP environments are often not acted upon• How fragmentation across functions limits business resilience• What this means for chief risk officers and senior leaders Why This Matters Many organisations continue to strengthen risk management frameworks, monitoring processes, and reporting structures. These improve oversight and support governance. Operational resilience depends on a different capability: the ability to recognise emerging disruption, make decisions under uncertainty, and maintain continuity when conditions change. This distinction is critical for leaders responsible for enterprise risk management, crisis management, and business continuity. Full Episode This extract is taken from the full RiskMasters interview with Bruce McIndoe on operational resilience, enterprise risk management, and crisis decision-making.

    7 min
  2. Operational Resilience, Risk Management and Crisis Decision-Making with Bruce McIndoe

    16 MAY

    Operational Resilience, Risk Management and Crisis Decision-Making with Bruce McIndoe

    In this episode of RiskMasters, I speak with Bruce McIndoe, founder of iJET and WorldAware, and a global expert in operational resilience, crisis management, and risk management in complex environments. With decades of experience across intelligence systems, NASA programmes, and Global 2000 advisory, Bruce brings a practical perspective on how operational risk, organisational fragmentation, and leadership decision-making interact under pressure. This conversation focuses on a critical but often misunderstood reality: operational resilience is not a reporting outcome. It is a capability that determines whether organisations can detect early signals, coordinate effectively, and act before disruption escalates into crisis. 🎯 What You Will Learn How operational resilience differs from traditional risk management frameworksWhy operational risk builds through fragmentation, not isolated failures How crisis management fails when coordination breaks down under pressure Why early warning signals are often visible but not acted upon How human judgement remains critical in interpreting ambiguous risk signals Practical ways to strengthen coordination across functions and improve resilience 🕒 Episode Highlights 02:30 — Risk reporting vs operational resilienceWhy risk registers and heat maps create governance clarity but fail to indicate whether the organisation can continue to operate under disruption. 07:15 — How disruption actually emerges in operational risk environmentsWhy crises do not appear as clear, linear events, but develop through fragmented and ambiguous signals across functions. 10:55 — Intelligence fusion and missed early warning signalsHow operational risk signals exist across silos, but are rarely connected early enough to inform decision-making. 14:40 — Crisis management and behavioural breakdownsWhy organisations do not follow plans under pressure and instead fall back on coordination, relationships, and decision habits. 25:15 — Governance structures and operational resilience limitsHow governance frameworks provide oversight but struggle to operate effectively in fast-moving, uncertain conditions. 47:20 — The hardest truth about resilience and risk managementWhy resilience cannot be delegated and depends on real organisational capability, not documentation. 💡 Key Insight “Resilience cannot be delegated, and it cannot be faked. It shows up in how organisations coordinate and make decisions when conditions change.” 👤 About Bruce McIndoe Bruce McIndoe is the founder of iJET, later WorldAware, and a recognised expert in operational resilience, crisis management, and global risk intelligence. He has spent decades helping organisations strengthen their approach to operational risk and crisis management by improving early warning capabilities, cross-functional coordination, and decision-making under pressure. Find Bruce on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcindoe/ 📚 Related Resources Psychological Safety in Risk Leadership From Approval to Impact: Repositioning Risk Appetite Strategic Risk Identification as a Capability Strategic Uncertainty Governance Risk Capacity and Operational Decision-Making 🎓 Download your CPD certificate: The CPD Group – Accreditation #501195

    53 min
  3. Risk Culture, Risk Ownership and Decision-Making Under Pressure

    9 MAY ·  BONUS

    Risk Culture, Risk Ownership and Decision-Making Under Pressure

    Risk culture, risk ownership, leadership, and risk management become visible through how organisations make decisions under pressure. In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores how unclear ownership, weak support structures, and slowing decisions create decision drag and increase organisational risk exposure. The discussion focuses on how chief risk officers, boards, and leadership teams can strengthen risk management by improving risk ownership, operational clarity, and leadership support. The conversation also explores why organisations often believe existing governance and escalation processes are sufficient, while underlying control gaps continue to create operational and strategic risk. Listeners will gain insight into: • How risk ownership influences decision-making and control effectiveness • Why decision drag signals weakening risk culture • How leadership support strengthens risk management outcomes • Why delegation without support increases operational and strategic risk • How organisations can strengthen control through clearer accountability and decision cadence This extract is taken from the full RiskMasters interview with Leroy Roberts on risk culture, leadership, risk management, operational risk, and governance, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and at aevitium.com.

    8 min
  4. Decision Drag: Risk Culture, Risk Ownership and Decision-Making Signals

    2 MAY ·  BONUS

    Decision Drag: Risk Culture, Risk Ownership and Decision-Making Signals

    Risk culture, risk management, and risk ownership become visible through how decisions are taken in practice. In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores decision drag as an early signal of weakening control, showing how slowing decisions and unclear risk ownership affect risk management outcomes and leadership effectiveness. For chief risk officers, board directors, and risk leaders, this provides a practical way to observe risk culture and control in real time. The discussion focuses on how decision-making behaviour reflects the strength of governance and highlights why delays, escalation patterns, and ownership clarity are critical indicators of operational risk. Listeners will gain insight into: • How risk culture shapes risk decision-making and control• Why decision drag signals changes in risk ownership and accountability• How leadership behaviour influences escalation and decision clarity• How chief risk officers and boards can observe risk management effectiveness through decision patterns This segment is extracted from the full RiskMasters interview with Leroy Roberts on risk culture, leadership, risk management, and operational risk, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and at aevitium.com.

    5 min
  5. What Boards and Chief Risk Officers Often Miss About Risk Culture

    25 APR ·  BONUS

    What Boards and Chief Risk Officers Often Miss About Risk Culture

    Risk culture, risk decision-making, and operational risk are deeply connected, yet often managed separately. In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores how risk culture operates as a control mechanism shaping risk management, leadership decisions, and governance outcomes. For chief risk officers, board directors, and operational risk leaders, the discussion offers a practical lens on how culture influences control effectiveness long before formal incidents emerge. Listeners will gain insight into: How risk culture strengthens risk management and decision-makingWhy behavioural signals can act as early indicators in operational riskHow chief risk officers and board directors can view culture through a control lensWhy governance effectiveness depends on how decisions and escalation work in practice This extract is taken from the full RiskMasters interview with Leroy Roberts on risk culture, leadership, operational risk, and risk decision-making, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and at aevitium.com.

    5 min
  6. Risk Culture and Decision-Making: Leadership Lessons for Chief Risk Officers and Boards with Leroy Roberts

    18 APR

    Risk Culture and Decision-Making: Leadership Lessons for Chief Risk Officers and Boards with Leroy Roberts

    In this episode of RiskMasters, I speak with Leroy Roberts, founder of Team-Worth Solutions and a leadership and risk advisor specialising in risk culture, conduct risk, and decision-making in high-pressure environments. With more than 19 years of frontline leadership experience across the British Army, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, and board-level advisory roles, Leroy brings a practical perspective on how risk management frameworks, leadership behaviour, and culture interact to shape outcomes. This conversation focuses on a critical but often overlooked reality: risk culture is not a values exercise. It is a control mechanism that directly influences risk decision-making and operational risk outcomes. 🎯 What You Will Learn How risk culture influences decision-making at every level of the organisationWhy operational risk often builds through behavioural drift, not isolated eventsHow chief risk officers and board directors can identify early warning signalsWhy silence and hesitation are indicators of weakening risk controlHow “decision drag” impacts risk management effectiveness and executionPractical ways to strengthen leadership accountability and governance discipline ⏱️ Episode Highlights 02:30 – Risk decision-making under pressure and leadership accountabilityHow leaders behave when decisions carry consequence, and why accountability often weakens under stress. 06:45 – The role of risk culture in operational risk outcomesWhy culture acts as a control mechanism shaping how risks are identified, escalated, and managed. 12:10 – Early warning signals in risk management systemsHow behavioural drift, hesitation, and delayed escalation signal weakening control before incidents emerge. 21:30 – How boards can improve oversight of risk culture and conduct riskWhat boards should actually look for, moving from narrative to evidence-based oversight. 30:15 – Strengthening governance through clear ownership and escalation disciplineWhy clarity of ownership and decision rights is the most direct lever to restore control and execution pace. 🧠 Key Insight “Risk culture determines whether issues are surfaced early or allowed to accumulate. It is a control mechanism embedded in how decisions are made.” 👤 About Leroy Roberts Leroy Roberts is the founder of Team-Worth Solutions, specialising in risk culture, leadership, and conduct risk. He advises organisations on strengthening risk management, decision-making, and governance frameworks, helping leaders identify and act on early signals before risks escalate into incidents. Find Leroy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leroy-roberts-leadershipconsultant/Learn more about the Culture and conduct scorecard mentioned during the episode: https://forms.gle/xf2RmgTsYGP57KJf7Learn more about Leroy’s book The Risk Owner’s Reset: A 90-Day Culture & Conduct Operating System for Executive Leaders Under Scrutiny  📝 Related Resources ·  Psychological Safety in Risk Leadership: The silent foundation of trust, culture, and challengeExplores how psychological safety directly impacts risk culture, decision-making, and escalation behaviour. ·  From Approval to Impact: Repositioning Risk Appetite as a Board ToolHow board directors and chief risk officers can align risk appetite with decision-making and governance outcomes. ·  What Would Change if Risk Identification Was Treated as a Strategic Advantage?Reframing risk management as a forward-looking capability that strengthens leadership and strategic execution. ·  Strategic Uncertainty Governance: Who Owns Strategic Uncertainty?Clarifies ownership and accountability in risk decision-making under uncertainty. ·  Risk Capacity: The Hidden Constraint Behind Strategy and GovernanceHow operational risk, capacity, and leadership decisions interact to shape strategic limits.   🎓 Download your CPD certificate: The CPD Group – Accreditation #501145

    45 min
  7. Why Governance Fails Without Culture: The Role of Psychological Safety in Risk Management

    11 APR ·  BONUS

    Why Governance Fails Without Culture: The Role of Psychological Safety in Risk Management

    In this insightful episode of RiskMasters The Download, Julien Haye chats with Jennifer Geary, COO, CRO, and author of The C-Suite Framework, about the critical interplay between governance, culture, and risk management. They explore why organisations with similar governance structures can have vastly different risk outcomes despite having consistent escalation paths, committees, and reporting mechanisms. The conversation highlights the importance of psychological safety as a key enabler for risk escalation and effective decision-making within risk management frameworks. Listeners will learn how behavioural factors shape governance effectiveness, why certain issues remain unraised despite being known, and how risk leadership plays a crucial role in fostering a culture where risks are surfaced early. This episode underscores that successful governance is not just about structure but about creating trust and psychological safety that empowers risk managers and board directors to act in time and with impact. Tune in to understand why organisations that cultivate psychological safety and proactive risk escalation build stronger governance and reduce their exposure to strategic and enterprise risks. This discussion is essential for chief risk officers, risk leaders, and anyone involved in strategic leadership and risk management. What You’ll Hear • Why similar governance structures can produce different outcomes• The role of psychological safety in risk escalation• The moment where issues are not raised despite being known• How behaviour shapes the effectiveness of governance• Why escalation is a critical point of divergence Governance effectiveness is often assessed through structure. In practice, outcomes are determined by whether risk is surfaced at the moment it can still influence a decision. Organisations that consistently raise issues early create the conditions for effective governance. Those that do not can maintain strong structures while carrying increasing exposure. This segment is extracted from the full RiskMasters interview with Jennifer Geary, covering executive leadership, governance, psychological safety, and the future of the C-suite, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and at ⁠⁠aevitium.com.

    3 min
  8. First 90 Days as Chief Risk Officer: Strategic Leadership and Risk Integration

    4 APR ·  BONUS

    First 90 Days as Chief Risk Officer: Strategic Leadership and Risk Integration

    This is The Download, a short extract from my conversation with Jennifer Geary, COO, Chief Risk Officer, and author of The C-Suite Framework. In this segment, we explore the critical role of a Chief Risk Officer and what matters most in the first 90 days. Moving beyond rapid assessment, effective risk leadership depends on implementing a robust risk management framework, understanding organisational context, and building strong relationships to embed enterprise risk into strategic decision-making.  What You’ll Hear • Why acting too quickly can reduce impact at the CRO level • How to approach your first 90 days with strategic leadership • The importance of understanding the organizational context and risk dynamics • Why relationships are crucial to embedding risk management in decisions • How to align expectations across the executive and board directors The effectiveness of a CRO is not defined by early activity. It is defined by how well risk becomes integrated into decision-making over time. Leaders who prioritise understanding, alignment, and relationships in their first 90 days create the conditions for sustained influence. Those who act too quickly often reinforce the perception of risk as a function rather than a strategic capability. This segment is extracted from the full RiskMasters interview with Jennifer Geary, covering executive leadership, governance, psychological safety, and the future of the C-suite, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and at ⁠aevitium.com.

    6 min
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Join Julien Haye, Chief Risk Officer and author of The Risk Within, a groundbreaking book on psychological safety and decision-making in risk management, for insights on risk management from leaders and board directors. RiskMasters is the CPD-accredited podcast for risk managers and business leaders navigating strategic risk, enterprise risk and leadership challenges. The show explores how senior executives build strong business foresight and lead with purpose. In collaboration with Risk.net, each episode delivers thought-provoking conversations on leadership, resilience, and governance.

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    Julien Haye | Strategic Risk Leadership Expert | Author of The Risk Within
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
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    35
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