What
You’ll Learn
You’ll Learn
- Understand the concept of human risk in business and its impact on organizational performance
- Identify and analyze key HR risks using models like the Risk Heat Map
- Fraud Triangle
- and ISO 31000
- Explore cognitive biases
- decision-making flaws
- and how they lead to HR risks
- Investigate real-world HR incident case studies and learn from other companies’ mistakes
- Apply global risk mitigation standards such as ISO 31000 in HR contexts
- Assess the role of top management in creating or preventing organizational risk
- Build a culture of risk awareness and understand how values and trust affect employee behavior
- Define clear roles and responsibilities using the “three lines of defense” model
- Improve decision-making processes within HR and leadership teams
- Establish a clear system of personal responsibility through codes of conduct and job descriptions
Requirements
- A basic understanding of HR functions and organizational structure
- Experience working in HR
- management
- or compliance roles (helpful but not required)
- An interest in risk management and improving decision-making processes
Description
Every organization faces risk, but few understand how deeply human behavior drives those risks. In this hands-on course, you will master HR Risk Management — from identifying vulnerabilities in employee behavior and company culture to implementing mitigation strategies aligned with ISO 31000 standards.
You’ll explore how to assess internal and external people risks, build a culture of accountability, prevent fraud, and respond to crisis scenarios effectively. With practical frameworks, real company case studies, and expert-checked homework assignments, you’ll leave with a risk control system ready to deploy.
What you’ll learn in this course:
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Understand human-driven business risks and the HR role in managing them
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Apply global models like the Risk Heat Map, 4I Model, and ISO 31000
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Analyze organizational culture and leadership behaviors that influence risk
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Set up your own HR risk management system and audit plan
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Prevent leadership pitfalls and cultural blind spots before they damage performance
Course Program Includes:
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Introduction to HR Risks
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Human error, decision-making flaws, and risk triggers in business
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Risk Models and Tools
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Risk heat maps, fraud triangles, HR risk thermographics
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Human Factors Behind Risks
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Biases, conflicts of interest, and poor judgment patterns
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Risk Identification and Analysis
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Case studies, incident mapping, company-wide threat detection
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Building a Risk System
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ISO 31000 principles, personnel risk hierarchy, mitigation planning
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Leadership Risk & Dynamics
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How CEOs and leadership teams become risk factors themselves
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Cultural Risk Impact
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Trust erosion, weak values, and cultural red flags
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Accountability and Audit Models
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3 Lines of Defence, HR’s role in risk monitoring
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Improving Decisions
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Checklists, de-biasing tools, decision safeguards
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Ethics and Personal Responsibility
Codes of conduct, personal role in organizational security
By the end, you’ll have a complete roadmap for managing people-related risk in your company — and the skills to become the go-to expert in HR compliance, governance, and cultural integrity.
Ready to safeguard your company’s future? Enroll now and build your HR risk management system step by step.
Who this course is for:
- HR professionals seeking to strengthen their risk management skills and protect their organizations
- HR Directors and People Partners responsible for strategic planning and organizational stability
- Compliance and internal audit team members working closely with HR on risk-related issues
- Business owners and team leads aiming to reduce people-related risks in their teams
- Consultants and corporate trainers who advise companies on HR systems and policies
- Anyone involved in decision-making or talent management who wants to build a secure and ethical work environment
