Monday, June 18, 2012

Theologian, Writer or Administrator

by Rick Nason, PhD, CFA

Partner, RSD Solutions Inc.

www.RSDsolutions.com

info@RSDsolutions.com

 

 

Earlier this afternoon I took a break from work to take a look at the latest issue of the magazine “The Week”.  While perusing through the issue, I came across a summary article about the latest scandals at the Vatican.  The article talked about the well documented infighting, and in part, put the blame in the hands of Pope Benedict.  As one commentator (Marco Politi of Il Fatto Quotidiano) puts it, “the pope is a theologian and a writer, not an administrator”.  This quote highlights the fact that whether you are running the Vatican, or running risk management it is not enough to be smart and a conscientious thinker, you also have to be able to implement and control.

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