Welcome

Managed Luck is a growing collection of articles about uncertainty in our lives – at work, at play, at home, anywhere.

It is written for thoughtful people with an interest in management skills, personal effectiveness, or management systems.

The articles range from personal reflections on mental outlook and willpower to explanations of 'risk management' as it is currently being promoted for organizations.

I believe that developing an attitude of open mindedness about the future and developing the skills to deal with it are important.

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A recent addition is an article called "The Lucky Choices Theory of Ability" that looks at how our abilities are affected, not just by our DNA, education, and practice, but also by choices we make before we know how to make those choices well.

Articles on risk/uncertainty management as a personal skill

• Luck and The Apprentice: how can candidates get an edge?

• The basics

• Optimism, pessimism, and open-minded realism

• The Lucky Choices Theory of Ability

• Will-power and uncertainty

• What Jurassic Park tells us about uncertainty suppression

• How to talk openly about uncertainty at work

• How to be convincing when you are uncertain

• Understanding uncertainty in interpersonal encounters

• Straight and crooked thinking about uncertainty

• How to comfort a child in pain

• Why uncertainty causes stress, and how to stop it

• Motivation and uncertainty

Articles on corporate processes and regulations

• A simple introduction to risk management and internal control in organisations

• Designing internal control systems

• How to run a risk management meeting

• How to interview someone about risks and controls

• The easiest and best matrices for documenting internal controls

• Risk management history and regulations (UK)

Why "Managed Luck"?

The author