Every good leader needs to be risk aware. Do you know what risks exist in your business? Who owns each risk?
Leaders need to be aware of the risks that exist within their organisation and they need to understand how the risk process works and have confidence that they will be made aware of the risks whenever it becomes necessary.
Getting to use and understand risk can give an organisation a real advantage over its competitors. Risks include human, operational, reputational, procedural, financial, technical, natural, political and structural.
Following last month’s ‘turf cutting’ work is moving at a pace on the site of the new visitor centre, Seaton Jurassic. The old Tourist Information Centre has been demolished so that construction on the new centre can begin and the new car park entrance, at the Marsh Lane end of The Underfleet, is on schedule for completion by the end of the month. The short stay car park is now restricted to disabled users only and from 24 October will be closed completely with all traffic following the signed roadway to the long stay car park. The existing entrance to the car park is expected to close on...
How often do you look strategically at your business?
Many people don’t look at their business strategically often enough. By becoming too engaged in the detail they use common and normally financial metrics to measure progress and success. The end of the year offers an excellent opportunity to intelligently review how far you have come and what you will need to change to achieve the outcome that you want. This may...
One of the South West’s leading charities has been awarded a top environmental award.
Devon Wildlife Trust, whose main headquarters is in Exeter and bases at Wembury (near Plymouth) and Cookworthy (near Great Torrington), demonstrated its commitment to environmental management recently by becoming the first county wildlife trust to gain the prestigious ISO - international standard accreditation.
Many businesses are committed to reducing their environmental impacts, but few have taken the time and made the investment to gain the coveted ISO14001 award.
I have been receiving lots of complaints from individual constituents, businesses and local estate agents in recent months about the amount of time it’s taking to do land searches in Exeter.
There seems to have been a problem in Exeter City Council’s land search service. Earlier in this summer I was assured this was being addressed, but the latest figures are showing a rise rather than a fall in the back-log. This is very worrying and should be an absolute priority for the council to address.
I completely understand that all local authorities are under serious financial...
People across the South West can have their say on the future of the region’s rail network following the publication by Network Rail of the rail industry’s draft Western route study.
Open for consultation until January, the study looks at the demands that will be placed on this part of the rail network over the next 30 years, including significant increases in passenger numbers and the need to continue to drive and support economic growth in the region. Passenger numbers into Bristol are set to rise by half in less than a decade, while demand for journeys into London from the West...
Work on the £1.4 million scheme to upgrade the access road to Exeter International Airport is progressing well, according to Devon County Council.
Devon County Council Chairman, Councillor George Gribble, was joined by representatives from Exeter Airport, Flybe, Exeter & East Devon Growth Point, and East Devon District Council on a site visit on Tuesday (7 October) where they received an update from contractor South West Highways.
Work on the scheme to increase the width of the B3184 to Exeter Airport, started in August. As well as site clearance, work is on-going on...
Every year since 1973 the Exeter Flotilla has held a Trafalgar Service in Exeter Cathedral to commemorate Lord Nelson's great victory in 1805.
This year, on Sunday 19 October, the White Ensign will once again fly over the cathedral.
The service starts at 11.30am and will be attended by the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, the High Sheriff of Devon, the Lord Mayor of Exeter, and Senior Royal Navy and Royal Marine officers.
The congregation will include contingents from HMS Drake, HMS Raleigh, HMS Vivid, Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and Sea Cadets from Devon...
British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify two men they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a passenger’s property from a train.
Officers believe the men in this photograph will have information which can assist the investigation into the incident which took place on a northbound CrossCountry service on Thursday, 31 July 2014.
PC Dave Eveleigh, investigating officer, said: “The victim boarded a CrossCountry service at Newton Abbot about 2pm to travel north to Sheffield.
Teignbridge District Council is backing the eighth national Get Online Week which takes place this week (13-19 October).
The annual campaign aims to inspire people to get online and see what the internet could do for them.
Teignbridge District Council is promoting the use of its self-help area in its Forde House head offices so people can make their Teignbridge payments online.
Teignbridge has recently launched a mobile-friendly version of its own website which makes it even easier for people to pay, report and apply for things, plus more.
