Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Recent Stories by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Licensed for Conversation: Why Words Matter
Oct 12, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Strings of words, topics or phrases repeated consistently in conversations—even pauses and gestures that punctuate words—help us identify signposts that point us to biases, beliefs, myths and meaning.
Op-Ed: Are We Losing Our Minds? The Case of "Bird-Brain" Teaching
Sep 18, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Our young people are looking for causes to help them connect. They are replicating the "specialness" they experienced in their families by recreating pools of “specially connected” influencers.
Awareness and Self-Management of Evolved Entrepreneurs
Jul 31, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
We need a solid strategy for making decisions in the midst of urgency-based and often panic-oriented times.
Danger or Data? Avoid the Trap Upending Operational Stability
Jul 31, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Urgent, unpredictable events, especially those that involve potential loss of resources or opportunities, can trap us into risky thinking patterns. That can lead to impulsive behavior and put your business at risk.
How Strong is Your Consulting Foundation?
Jul 17, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Integrating consultants into your operation to translate the sea of available information into actionable execution can potentially make the difference between simply performing or exceptionally perfecting.
Perfect the 5 “Hows” of Risk Management
Feb 07, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Risk management isn’t about being “right.” Rather, it’s about learning to perfect your response to unpredictable circumstances.
Kerns: The Science of Risk Aversion
Feb 06, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Human beings are risk adverse for a reason, but an evolutionary response to risk is less relevant when it comes to intellectual or operational risk.
Kerns: Does Your “Risk Nature” Embrace Unpredictability?
Feb 05, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Learn what qualities the best risk managers embody, and how to adopt them yourself. Much of this process revolves around your management of unpredictability.
Kerns: Be Ready to Act
Feb 02, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
As the owner or manager of a pork business, it’s important to address the culture of decision-making that can potentially put your operation at risk.
Kerns: Expose Risk Management Behaviors and Beliefs
Feb 01, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
After you evaluate outcomes (discussed in our last commentary), consider the behaviors and beliefs that can compromise success, and see if you fall into one or more habits.
Step 1 of Risk Management: Evaluate Outcomes
Jan 31, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
If you are engaged in any business that requires hedging production, you have a vested interest in understanding behaviors that magnify risk management advising and execution, says Karen Kerns. Here is the first step.
The Greatest Risk of Risk Management
Jan 30, 2018 by Karen Kerns, Kerns & Associates
Do your operational behaviors, advising relationships, and decision-making practices put you at risk? Learn more about the steps you can take.