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Some risks can’t be eliminated,
but prudent controls improve your
chances of success.
Monitor and Adjust
Some of my running logs are more
than 30 years old, and it’s fun to go
back and read what I was doing and
thinking back then. At the time, those
logs helped me track progress, and
they became a reality check – was
I doing the things I needed to do in
order to reach my goals? In business,
controls won’t sustain themselves un-
less you monitor them. Routinely as-
sess the effectiveness of your control
processes and keep your eyes open
for emerging hazards. Risk manage-
ment is a process and you should
adapt over time.
In the last couple miles of that
race, I was running all out. As my
competitor surged near the finish, he
pulled away to win by a few strides,
but I finished just behind him with a
huge personal best.
That race never would have hap-
pened if I hadn’t prepared myself to
take a gamble when the opportunity
presented itself. By creating a solid
risk culture in your organization,
you can be prepared to take advan-
tage of your opportunities.
Once you develop success princi-
ples, create a worthy vision and con-
trol your critical risks, great success
is likely to follow.
Dave Griffin is a risk management
officer who began running in 1976
as a high school freshman and ran
competitively through 1989. After
a 12-year period of casual running
when his children were young, he
returned to competitive running as
a master. Griffin started the Flying
Feet Running Programs in 2004
while his daughter, Katie, was run-
ning in high school. The program has
since grown to provide year-round
coaching and support to runners
of all experience and talent levels
in the Carroll County, Md., area.
In 2010, Griffin published his first
book, “After the Last PR – The Vir-
tues of Living a Runner’s Life.”
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