Managing the Risk of People Making Bad Decisions
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) was headlined “How You Make Decisions Says a Lot about How Happy You Are”. The journalist then asked the question, “Are you a ‘Maximizer’ or a ‘Satisficer’”? She then reported that ‘Satisficers’ are happier.
But what does this mean for business decision-making, if anything?
In July 2104, the recently divorced Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) came together once more to produce a Joint Consultation Paper entitled ‘Strengthening accountability in banking: a new regulatory framework for individuals’ [1]. Following the scandals of the GFC, LIBOR and PPI, the regulators believe that holding “individuals to account is a key component of effective regulation”. The regulators pointed out that their extensive proposals were intended to “create a new framework to encourage individuals to take greater responsibility for their actions, and will make it easier for both firms and regulators to hold individuals to account”.
The key words throughout the consultation paper are ‘individual’, ‘responsibility’ and ‘accountability’.
People Risk Management 