We have written and curated dozens of articles, white papers and other pieces that highlight how we think about some of the stubborn management challenges facing most large organizations — and how they can be overcome. We invite you to download and share any of these items, to order hard copies, or to get in touch if you’d like to contribute to our resource library, or just to trade ideas.
31st Jan, 2022
In a recent article that ran in Thomson Reuters Risk Intelligence, Starling CEO Stephen Scott observes that the UK arm of audit giant KPMG stands…
15th Nov, 2021
AI is being adopted more and more broadly, triggering much discussion and debate around attendant risks and opportunities. A thoughtful discussion of any transformative technology…
28th Oct, 2021
In an interview that just appeared in The Washington Post, Starling advisor Thomas Malone offered thoughts on the future of work. "We learned over the…
18th Oct, 2021
In a recent piece published by Thomson Reuters Risk Intelligence, Starling Founder and CEO Stephen Scott and Starling advisor Tom Reader, a professor at the…
7th Jul, 2021
Throughout natural and physical systems, researchers have found countless instances of self-organization in groups. Interacting in accordance with a few simple rules, they produce often…
29th Jun, 2021
The social distancing mandated by the coronavirus pandemic, along with its other dislocations, has served to highlight the importance of ‘social capital’ — a term…
25th Jun, 2021
The Operational Risk Exchange (ORX)—an industry association of operational risk leaders at the world’s largest financial institutions—estimates that its member firms experienced operational risk-related losses…
24th Jun, 2021
Financial sector regulators have made the supervision of culture and conduct risk a priority. This dovetails with increased investor focus on environmental, social, and governance…
10th Jun, 2021
According to Starling’s Stephen Scott and Mark Cooke, Singapore is setting the pace for effective governance of culture and conduct related risks in its financial…
1st Jun, 2021
Don’t miss this excellent piece, by Starling advisors John Seely Brown, with regular collaborator Ann M. Pendleton-Jullian. Appearing in this year's Compendium, 'Wicked Problems' and…
26th Apr, 2021
In a piece prepared for our 2018 Compendium, Starling advisor Karen Cook and Starling CEO Stephen Scott discussed why trust matters to the full functioning…
23rd Apr, 2021
Starling advisor and Harvard Business School Professor, Amy Edmondson, recently co-authored an article for Harvard Business Review on psychological safety in a ‘hybrid’ workplace. The…
9th Apr, 2021
In a recent piece, Starling advisor Amy Edmondson and Starling CEO Stephen Scott discussed how physiological safety, trust and inclusion impact diversity efforts. They say…
9th Feb, 2021
Starling Advisor's James Freis was pleased to join Wirecard, where he hoped to help lead the company in promising new directions. Due to join the…
25th Jan, 2021
A failure to manage financial risks among banks triggered the 2008 Financial Crisis, costing Americans more than $10 trillion. The next crisis may well follow…
20th Oct, 2020
Operational risk management failures continue to cost the banking industry billions and risk managers are looking for new tools that help to curb costs and…
18th Sep, 2020
Australians are asking why it should take Royal Commissions, withering media reports, shareholder activism and litigation before boards and senior leaders recognise that issues of…
21st Aug, 2020
The financial industry trade group for operational risk leaders, ORX, recently reported a sharp decline in non-financial risk related loss incidents, based on reporting by…
3rd Aug, 2020
Leaders along all Three Lines of Defence are being held personally accountable for misconduct that takes place on their watch. To avoid individual liability, they…