Jason Mefford

Jason Mefford

Lead Singer, Rock N Roll Risk Management

CA, US
Helping executives and risk managers avoid major scandal and significant risk failures to become Rock Stars for their organizations.

Do you want rock star risk managers? Are you tired of singing the blues as you react to unanticipated risks? Are you sick of listening to boring elevator-music risk management everyone else seems to play, and know there must be a better way?

Then you need Rock N Roll Risk ManagementTM.

Risk management failures have a crushing impact on organizations, society, and the lives of individuals. The US Treasury Department estimates, the financial crisis of 2008 wiped out over $19 trillion of household wealth, and 8.8 million jobs. We are doomed to repeat history unless we change how we manage risk.

Conventional "reaction management" helps minimize loss, but Rock N Roll Risk Management helps you win. The times, they are a changing, and for organizations to win they must be changing with the times.

So what is a rock star risk manager?
- One who thinks different than the old rat pack crooners and understands risk management is ultimately about helping managers make rockin' decisions to achieve objective in an uncertain world.
- One who plays on multiple disciplines and processes to sees the world as it is, proactively anticipating how the forces, and events in the world will impact their organization.
- One who wants to change the world, and knows they can by helping people make more balanced risk decisions thinking about the long-term impact.

WHAT I DO: I deliver programs to develop rock star risk managers through speaking, training, and coaching. I use a multi-disciplinary approach that provides a more holistic, proactive approach than boring reaction management. My goal is to help individuals and organizations make better decisions, avoid catastrophes, reduce duplication, improve culture and focus efforts on the risks that really matter to achieving objectives.

Do you want rock star risk managers? Are you tired of singing the blues as you react to unanticipated risks? Are you sick of listening to boring elevator-music risk management everyone else seems to play, and know there must be a better way?

Then you need Rock N Roll Risk ManagementTM.

Risk management failures have a crushing impact on organizations, society, and the lives of individuals. The US Treasury Department estimates, the financial crisis of 2008 wiped out over $19 trillion of household wealth, and 8.8 million jobs. We are doomed to repeat history unless we change how we manage risk.

Conventional "reaction management" helps minimize loss, but Rock N Roll Risk Management helps you win. The times, they are a changing, and for organizations to win they must be changing with the times.

So what is a rock star risk manager?
- One who thinks different than the old rat pack crooners and understands risk management is ultimately about helping managers make rockin' decisions to achieve objective in an uncertain world.
- One who plays on multiple disciplines and processes to sees the world as it is, proactively anticipating how the forces, and events in the world will impact their organization.
- One who wants to change the world, and knows they can by helping people make more balanced risk decisions thinking about the long-term impact.

WHAT I DO: I deliver programs to develop rock star risk managers through speaking, training, and coaching. I use a multi-disciplinary approach that provides a more holistic, proactive approach than boring reaction management. My goal is to help individuals and organizations make better decisions, avoid catastrophes, reduce duplication, improve culture and focus efforts on the risks that really matter to achieving objectives.

Rock N Roll Risk Management

Do you want rock star risk managers? Are you tired of singing the blues as you react to unanticipated risks? Are you sick of listening to boring elevator-music risk management everyone else seems to play, and know there must be a better way?

Then you need Rock N Roll Risk ManagementTM.

Risk management failures have a crushing impact on organizations, society, and the lives of individuals. The US Treasury Department estimates, the financial crisis of 2008 wiped out over $19 trillion...

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Using Culture to Drive Increased Performance

Culture is a powerful driving force in all organizations, and every organization has their own unique culture. Unfortunately, organizations often do not use their culture actively to increase performance. Instead the culture develops over time, and few leaders take advantage of organizational culture to help drive increased performance.

Culture develops from the values, beliefs and behaviors of those in the organization. It is one of the driving forces in determining whether an...

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Individual Inspiration: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Everything we do, and everything we say inspires others. That inspiration can be for good, for bad, or something ugly.

Inspiring other for good requires us to abide by certain universal human values. When we live those values it inspires others by seeing our good example. When we encourage or pressure others to go against those values, we are inspiring bad behavior. When our words and actions are not consistent with those values, we cause others to view us unethically - usually...

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Understanding Your Organization's Culture

Each organization has a culture, but many people do not understand the true impact culture has on achieving objectives. This program explains how to identify your culture, understand how its developed over time, and learn how to change your culture to help you become more effective at achieving your objectives.

Format: Keynote Speech up to a Full Day Workshop

This program is perfect for:

  • Leaders who want to use culture to inspire others and increase organizational...
Corporate CultureEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny