Risk Culture, Risk Ownership and Decision-Making Under Pressure

Risk culture, risk ownership, leadership, and risk management become visible through how organisations make decisions under pressure.In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores how unclear ownership, weak support structures, and slowing decisions create decision drag and increase organisational risk exposure. The discussion focuses on how chief risk officers, boards, and leadership teams can strengthen risk management by improving risk ownership, operational clarity, and leadership support.The conversation also explores why organisations often believe existing governance and escalation processes are sufficient, while underlying control gaps continue to create operational and strategic risk.Listeners will gain insight into:• How risk ownership influences decision-making and control effectiveness• Why decision drag signals weakening risk culture• How leadership support strengthens risk management outcomes• Why delegation without support increases operational and strategic risk• How organisations can strengthen control through clearer accountability and decision cadenceThis extract is taken from the full RiskMasters interview with Leroy Roberts on risk culture, leadership, risk management, operational risk, and governance, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and at aevitium.com.