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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com July 2019 Manage- - Edition 35 Risk ment The first thing to understand about risk management is that it does not mean risk avoid- ance. By responding, “I think I’m protecting everyone and everything”, simply won’t cut it. Some risk is un- avoidable. This can be an extremely delicate Smart and confident organization- balancing act in risk management al leaders understand this princi- for those in leadership positions. ple and accept it. Without a quantitative method You must first accept the fact that for risk assessment and analysis, not all risks can be avoided and this question can- responding, “I think I’m protecting everyone and everything”, simply not be truthfully By won’t cut it. answered. By responding, “I think I’m pro- tecting every- one and every- thing,” simply won’t cut it. 60

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