By Rick Nason, PhD, CFA
Partner, RSD Solutions Inc.
Partner, RSD Solutions Inc.
"We have lost the balance between short-term safety and
long-term health. In outdoor play, risk
doesn't mean courting danger, but rather giving kids the freedom to assess
their surroundings and make decisions, allowing them to build confidence,
develop skills, solve problems and learn limits," said Dr. Mark Tremblay,
chief scientific officer of the non-profit ParticipAction, which releases the
annual Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.[1]
The report continues to talk about what it calls “the protection
paradox”. Basically by overprotecting
our kids, we are setting them up for greater danger in later life.
I believe there is
a direct comparison in many corporate risk management policies. By not allowing employees to take risks, not
only do corporations stifle the creativity of their employees, they also stunt
their employee’s ability and flexibility to deal with risk. Risks, both good risk, and bad risk are a
part of the corporate world. By having
too strict risk policies, corporates have “lost the balance between short-term
safety and long term health”. Something
to think about.
[1] As reported in the Toronto Sun, http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/09/canadian-kids-get-d-minus-for-physical-activity-report (accessed, June 25, 2015)
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