You Can Do This - Enterprise Risk Management Made Simple - A Practical Guide to Quickly Turn Risk Management Blind Spots into Organizational Opportunity
You Can Do This: ERM Made Simple is a practical, reader-friendly guide designed to help professionals confidently understand and apply enterprise risk management without getting lost in technical jargon or overly complex frameworks.
Written by experienced internal auditor and strategist Elena Yearly, the book demonstrates how ERM can become a powerful tool for improving decision-making, strengthening organizational resilience, and uncovering opportunities for growth. Through relatable examples, actionable insights, and a straightforward approach, readers will learn how to identify risk more effectively, engage leadership in meaningful conversations, and integrate risk awareness into everyday operations.
Ideal for internal auditors, finance leaders, executives, and emerging risk professionals alike, this book makes ERM approachable, actionable, and relevant to organizations of all sizes.
About the Author
Elena Yearly
Institute of Internal Auditors readers and internal audit professionals will find a practical ally in Elena Yearly, MBA, CRMA, CICA, ACC who is a corporate strategist, internal auditor, business coach, and CEO who helps organizations transform risk management from a compliance exercise into a strategic advantage. In You Can Do This: ERM Made Simple, Elena bridges the gap between enterprise risk management theory and day-to-day operational reality, giving internal auditors a clear, approachable framework to better identify emerging risks, strengthen organizational resilience, and elevate their role as trusted advisors. Drawing on extensive leadership and audit experience, she simplifies complex ERM concepts into actionable insights that support stronger governance, more informed decision-making, and meaningful organizational impact.
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