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Rethinking Our Environmental Narrative

By Charlene NormanNovember 23, 2024Change your thinking, climate action, good stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual

We finish the series about risk management and the crisis climate on a hopeful note.

The People Are Alway Right

By Charlene NormanNovember 17, 2024Better Thinking, Humanity, Leadership, Sustainabilitygood stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual

Last week, the world gasped collectively. The Festering Orange Felon is back for another four years. How the hell did that happen? Sitting as a northern neighbour, watching for themes, not details and having personally voted nearly 600 times (federally, provincially, municipally, and in referendums), I have a theory. This theory has come about because […]

Climate Change: Is Mother Nature About to Hit the Panic Button?

By Charlene NormanNovember 16, 2024Change your thinking, climate action, good stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual, sustainability

Continuing our five part series about risk management, today we get to fourth and definitely most fascinating part. Have we reached the point of no return — from a risk POV?

Imagining Catastrophe: The Key to Unlocking Climate Resilience

By Charlene NormanNovember 9, 2024Change your thinking, climate action, good stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual, sustainability

Episode Three of the five-part series dealing with climate crisis and risk management. Risk management underpins our pensions, insurance and investment industries.

The Most Dangerous Study in Climate Economics: What Are We Missing?

By Charlene NormanNovember 2, 2024Change your thinking, climate action, good stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual, sustainability

Episode Two of the five-part series dealing with climate crisis and risk management. Risk management underpins our pensions, insurance and investment industries.

Numbers, Analysis and Conclusions

By Charlene NormanOctober 28, 2024Better Thinking, Business Success, Climate Change Climate Action, Sustainabilitygood stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual

Great presentation. One comment. We can’t eat percentages! That was the takeaway a brilliant CEO once gave me. I was 27 years old, as green as fresh celery, and had successfully finished my first presentation to the C-suite. It took me a few decades to grasp what he meant. One of the worst subjects I […]

Why Did the Actuary Cross the Road? To Avoid Climate Catastrophes!

By Charlene NormanOctober 26, 2024Change your thinking, climate action, good stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual, sustainability

In the ever-evolving landscape of financial security, risk management plays a pivotal role, especially in the realms of pensions, insurance, and investments. Throw in the effects of the climate crisis and we’ve got a new five part series for the 5Cs podcast.

Ages and Stages

By Charlene NormanOctober 20, 2024Better Thinking, Fear, HumanityChange your thinking, humanity, not business as usual

Let’s do something wildly different and wickedly amusing. Have you noticed all the anti-, pro-, and just-be aging statements we use in our lingo? I sure have. And boy, is it confusing. Mid Life. Halfway from where to where? Middle-aged – sounds like a tire – well worn with some life remaining. Senior. Ready for […]