How To Assess Your Organization's Risk Using The 5Cs

Within the first 100 days as a new leader in an organization, you'll want to assess your organization's risk.

Authors George Bradt, Jayme A. Clark and Jorge Pedraza, in their book, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan (third edition due out on October 10), suggest you do your assessment using the 5Cs:

1. Customers: First line, customer chain, end users, influencers
2. Collaborators: Suppliers, allies, government/community leaders
3. Capabilities: Human, operational, financial, technical, key assets
4. Competitors: Direct, indirect, potential
5. Conditions: Social/demographic, political/government/regulatory, economic, market

Use a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) as you examine each category if that helps.