Most organizations treat risk as something to react to. But in reality, the strongest leaders know risk is something you can anticipate, shape, and strategically leverage.
That’s where the strategic discipline of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) comes in.
ERM Through a Strategy Lens
So what is ERM, really? It’s the practice of looking across your entire organization - people, technology, market forces, policy shifts - and asking: “What could impact our ability to achieve our strategic goals?”
And more importantly: “Are we waiting to react - or proactively positioning ourselves now?”
That’s where the connection to strategic management, strategic foresight, and strategic planning becomes critical.
How Strategy and Foresight Add Clarity & Control
ERM isn’t just about listing risks - it’s about seeing strategic opportunity as well.
When combined with foresight and strategy disciplines, organizations gain:
- Clarity: A wider view of external forces that could alter your market positioning
- Anticipation: Early detection of weak signals before they become crises
- Confidence: Decisions backed by structured business strategy logic and tools, not instinct
- Control: A roadmap that integrates risk, performance, and investment choices
This is how risk becomes a source of advantage - not guesswork or reactions based on anxiety.
To move from awareness to execution, organizations need teams trained not just in risk - but in strategy management discipline.
That’s where LBL can help by helping you to build long-term capability with our core programs:
- Mastering Strategy: Strategic Management Performance System (SMPS)
A globally recognized system for translating strategy and risk into disciplined execution.
https://www.lblstrategies.com/training-and-certification/strategic-management-performance-system/ - Mastering Foresight: Scenario-Based Planning
Learn how to anticipate disruption before it arrives — and design strategy with confidence.
https://www.lblstrategies.com/scenario-based-planning/ - Strategic Thinking Professional Development
Train leaders at every level to see risk through a strategic lens — not an operational one.
https://www.lblstrategies.com/training-and-certification/strategic-thinking-professional-development/
Ready to turn uncertainty into strategic control? Explore our programs and equip your team with the clarity to move first - not react last.