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𝗜𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀: why being difficult isn't always about ego.
Van Halen demanding bowls of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed. Beyoncé needing her room at exactly 78 degrees. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀!...
Christian Hunt
Oct 6, 20241 min read


The surprising reason you won't see client logos on this website.
I’m sometimes asked, “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦?” It’s not because I...
Christian Hunt
Sep 15, 20242 min read


𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.
A few weeks ago, a client shared a concern with me. The auditors were consistently uncovering issues that, in his view, should have been...
Christian Hunt
Aug 23, 20241 min read


The 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 of 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝗲𝘀 in 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Lessons from my long-distance train commutes.
As regular readers know, I divide my time between 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 and 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵, travelling between the two by train. No matter how...
Christian Hunt
Aug 16, 20241 min read


Why a Humble 𝗤𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 Often Steals the Show in My 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀...
One thing I love doing in my keynotes is leaving the audience with a memorable moment they’ll talk about after the event. Since many of...
Christian Hunt
Aug 5, 20242 min read


‘𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵?’ ‘𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘒 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥.’
Every so often, when I’m hired by clients to give a keynote on a Human Risk-related topic, I end up having a conversation along those...
Christian Hunt
Jun 18, 20241 min read


‘𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥. 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬’. 𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
I was speaking at a conference, and a couple of speakers before me had seriously overrun their slots. So, before going on stage, I asked...
Christian Hunt
May 31, 20242 min read


‘𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯?’
is something I’ve been asked a lot recently. Since the question is as much a ‘𝘸𝘩𝘺’ as a ’𝘩𝘰𝘸’, let me answer both. 𝗧𝗿𝘆...
Christian Hunt
May 11, 20242 min read


Remember *** needs you more than you need ***
Nine words I’ve never forgotten. A former colleague wrote them for me at the end of a course when we were asked to give each other...
Christian Hunt
Apr 23, 20242 min read


If I were still a regulator, here's what I'd ask 𝗟𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗱𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 about their risk function '𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨'.
Earlier this week, the Financial Times reported that: Lloyds Banking Group 𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴...
Christian Hunt
Apr 15, 20242 min read


What's the one thing that makes my presentations or workshops a success?
The single biggest factor that determines the success of my presentations/workshops? 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁. I’m at my best when I’m given the...
Christian Hunt
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Speaking Notes
If you can read my slides & know what I’m going to say, then why am I presenting them? I’m sometimes asked if I can submit my...
Christian Hunt
Mar 3, 20242 min read


When Mr 4% grabbed 100% of my attention
As regular readers will know, I'm always on the lookout for inspirations in unusual places. Often, that's museums. Earlier this week, I...
Christian Hunt
Feb 10, 20242 min read


Lessons from Stollen Experimentation
Lessons from Stollen experimentation: a 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 festive special You're probably familiar with Stollen,...
Christian Hunt
Dec 26, 20232 min read


Compliance In The Wild: Valet Parking Robot Edition
A police robot moving an illegally parked car to a legal spot? It's a 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 case study!👇 In most...
Christian Hunt
Nov 7, 20232 min read


When a 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 inspires a 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲.
[Or how Jessica and Juan made me do something I wasn't going to] Today, I delivered a keynote at the fabulous Four Seasons Hotels and...
Christian Hunt
Nov 2, 20232 min read


Tech will go wrong, and we need to be ready.
Knowing what you'll do 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 things go wrong is a key part of ensuring Operational Resilience. Unless that is, you're the UK's Home...
Christian Hunt
Jun 17, 20232 min read


Stairway to Hell
I love trains, but stations often contain the worst examples of '𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱'. Like this stairway to hell....
Christian Hunt
Apr 24, 20232 min read


Flagging up Risk
I usually get my news digitally. But since discovering I can get great coffee & read physical papers at my local bakery, I've added a...
Christian Hunt
Jan 25, 20232 min read


Don't crash the hotel room
A hotel room sign provides the perfect example of how not to manage Human Risk & some valuable lessons for people working in Compliance &...
Christian Hunt
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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