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Balance, it appears, is the new political incorrectness.

Unsubscribes peaked following last week’s satire that drew parallels between voter outrage and how bad bosses have treated people over the years. It was clear many would have had no problem with the subject matter had I validated their outrage instead.

Now don’t go away … this column is about you as a business leader, not matters of public policy. Honest. Stay with me.

The subject: How business leaders should interpret the news.

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We need to add a response.

The risk management profession lists four ways to deal with risk. There’s:

  • Prevention (which can mean reducing the odds of an occurrence as well as eliminating them) …
  • Mitigation, limiting the damage that occurs should the risk turn into reality …

  • Insurance, spreading the cost of any damage that occurs …
  • … and, depending on your Sarcasm Quotient (SQ), either hope or acceptance. Whichever you prefer, it means you prepare no response to the risk of an asteroid smashing into the earth in case Bruce Willis fails to stop it.

The fifth response … which isn’t new at all … is deny,

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