From the Back Cover
Mastering risk in today's demanding business environment is a strategic priority, and leaders today face unprecedented challenges. As part of the Wiley Finance Series, Mastering Strategic Risk: A Framework for Leading and Transforming Organizations introduces a new organizational model for companies looking to meet the complexities and demands of the 21st century. Author, attorney, consultant, and Chief Risk Officer Joel E. McPhee introduces three essential elements that he says can be easily applied to organizations. It is possible, he says, to achieve optimum business performance even in the most challenging of circumstances.
Mastering Strategic Risk answers key questions about how to redesign organizations in more modern ways to increase leaders' ability to effectively manage the business and plan for the future. McPhee offers specific tools to help companies identify and mitigate the risks that can undermine their day-to-day operations and overall strategic objectives. He also introduces a revolutionary HR model that empowers employees across the organization, creates a more engaged workforce, and manages risk successfully over time.
McPhee offers a fresh perspective on modern organizational challenges and arms leaders with the knowledge they need to effectively manage the most critical forces that dictate performance. His strategies include how to keep pace with customer behavior and trends, how to build a strong culture of discipline, and how to ensure strong corporate governance processes remain in place. With real world examples that convert ideas into action, plus a companion website that lets readers take their research to the next level, Mastering Strategic Risk is the only book CEOs, senior executives, risk professionals, and managers need to design high-performing organizational systems that move beyond outdated models and into the 21st century.
JOEL E. MCPHEE, JR., is a business strategist, former executive, and a keen student of understanding how organizations as systems work. Through a holistic and integrated approach, he provides consulting services to top Fortune 500 companies. A former Senior Leader at Wells Fargo, Inc., Joel was the Chief Risk Officer for the company's 18,000-member Operations and Technology division, and headed its Global Delivery Center. During his more than 20 years of experience he has held critical roles at other top financial institutions, placing him at the forefront of addressing some of the most formidable challenges facing this industry. He brings his rich background and fresh insights to each client. Joel and his team provide strategic consulting services in the areas of Strategy, Risk, and Change Management.
Joel, who is also an attorney, co-authored the article "Why Government Regulators Need Corporate Boot Camp" for The Washington Post. He is a sought-after industry expert and speaker and is quoted regularly in industry articles. Most recently his thoughts on off-shore banking practices were published in Bank Technology News in the article "A Reversal of Fortune."
Learn more at: www.JoelMcPhee.com
