Published March 2026
When was the last time your board discussed people risk with the same rigour it discusses financial risk?
People risk gets 90 seconds at the end of a packed agenda. None of it is on your risk register. All of it is in your P&L.
Nobody’s Asking This
Six questions your board should be asking about people risk.
Most organisations manage people risk with a shrug and a standing item at the end of a packed agenda. This series names the questions that nobody is asking, explains what they are actually costing you, and makes the case for doing something about it. Written for CEOs, COOs, HRDs and senior leaders. Not HR theory. Straight talk.
Published March 2026
What is your real absence cost? Not the HR report. The actual number.
Your absence rate is not your absence cost. Most mid-market businesses are losing between £400,000 and £800,000 a year and nobody has done the maths.
Published March 2026
How many of your managers have been trained to lead? Not a course. Trained.
Most managers were promoted because they were good at their previous job. Nobody taught them the part that actually matters: leading people.
Published March 2026
What is the gap between your employer brand and the employee experience? Who is measuring it?
Your employer brand is not what you say about yourself. It is what your people say about you when you are not in the room.
Published March 2026
If you acquired a business tomorrow, who would lead the people integration?
Every acquisition has a deal team for finance and legal. The people workstream gets handed to someone who has never done it before.
Published March 2026
Is your HR team actually capable of delivering what your business needs next? Not willing. Capable.
Your HR team are good people. That is not the same as being capable of delivering what the business needs next.
Sound familiar?
Most of these questions came from real situations. If something here sounds familiar, it is worth a conversation.