Manage shared risks

This standard is about managing shared risks across organisational boundaries to support safe, effective and coordinated working. Shared risks may arise between teams, departments, professions, partner organisations, sectors or external stakeholders. You determine the information you need, gather and analyse evidence and understand roles, responsibilities and interdependencies. You communicate clearly, promote inclusion and shared understanding and collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to identify, assess and respond to shared risks. You monitor the working environment, escalate concerns when required and adapt your approach when conditions change. You support collective ownership of shared risks and contribute to a positive and proactive risk culture.

This standard applies to managers and leaders at all levels across all sectors.

1. Determine the information you need to manage shared risks across organisational boundaries to support safe and effective working.
2. Gather, review and analyse information from relevant sources to understand roles, responsibilities, interdependencies and potential shared risks.
3. Analyse the factors that contribute to shared risks to identify underlying causes and inform proportionate action.
4. Communicate in ways that support inclusion, dignity and shared understanding of risks, responsibilities and expectations.
5. Listen actively to understand colleagues’ and stakeholders’ concerns, questions and experiences and use this insight to strengthen shared risk management.
6. Evaluate shared risks and emerging impacts to identify actions that limit negative effects and support safe and coordinated working.
7. Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to assess, prioritise and respond to shared risks to strengthen cross‑boundary coordination.
8. Coordinate your work with colleagues and stakeholders across teams, departments, professions, organisations and sectors to support consistent and effective risk management.
9. Adapt your communication and behaviour to reduce barriers and support constructive engagement with shared risk management to maintain progress and engagement.
10. Respond constructively to concerns raised by colleagues or stakeholders in line with organisational procedures to maintain trust and momentum.
11. Monitor behaviours and working relationships to identify factors that may affect shared risk management and respond in line with organisational procedures to maintain a positive working environment.
12. Support colleagues to understand their roles, responsibilities and contributions to managing shared risks to strengthen collective ownership.
13. Identify emerging shared risks, patterns or issues in the working environment to inform timely and proportionate action.
14. Develop actions that support coordinated responses to shared risks and strengthen cross-boundary working to improve safety and delivery.
15. Escalate shared risks that may affect safety, delivery or organisational outcomes in line with organisational procedures to support timely resolution.
16. Maintain accurate records that support transparency, accountability and shared understanding of risk management.
17. Apply relevant leadership, management and risk-management theories and models, and reflect critically on your performance and behaviour to strengthen how you manage shared risks.

1. The meaning and purpose of shared risk management across organisational boundaries.
2. The factors that contribute to shared risks, including roles, responsibilities, interdependencies and working arrangements.
3. How shared risks can affect safety, delivery, trust, accountability and organisational outcomes.
4. How to determine and gather the information needed to identify and assess shared risks.
5. How to analyse information to understand roles, responsibilities, interdependencies and potential shared risks.
6. How to communicate in ways that support inclusion, dignity and shared understanding of shared risks, responsibilities and expectations.
7. How to listen actively to understand colleagues’ and stakeholders’ concerns, questions and experiences.
8. How to evaluate shared risks and emerging impacts to identify proportionate actions.
9. How to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to assess, prioritise and respond to shared risks.
10. How to coordinate work across teams, departments, professions, organisations and sectors to support consistent and effective shared risk management.
11. How to adapt communication and behaviour to reduce barriers and support constructive engagement with shared risk management.
12. How to support colleagues to understand their roles, responsibilities and contributions to managing shared risks.
13. How to monitor behaviours, working relationships and the working environment to identify factors, patterns or emerging shared risks.
14. How to escalate shared risks that may affect safety, delivery or organisational outcomes in line with organisational procedures.
15. How leadership, management and risk-management theories and models can strengthen shared risk management, and how to reflect critically on your performance to identify opportunities for improvement.

The following values underpin this standard. They are integrated throughout the performance criteria and knowledge and understanding requirements and inform how individuals approach their work, make decisions and interact with others.

• Integrity - behaving consistently with organisational values when managing shared responsibilities.
• Openness - sharing information to support transparency and trust.
• Inclusion - valuing diverse perspectives, roles and professional backgrounds.
• Respect - interacting with people in ways that uphold dignity.
• Responsibility - taking ownership of your contribution to shared risks and accountabilities.
• Stewardship - protecting people, resources and organisational outcomes.

The following behaviours underpin this standard. They are integrated throughout the performance criteria and knowledge and understanding requirements and inform how individuals approach their work, make decisions and interact with others.

• Act with integrity, aligning your actions with organisational values.
• Be inclusive, valuing diverse perspectives when assessing shared risks.
• Act with respect, interacting with people in ways that uphold dignity.
• Communicate openly, supporting clarity and shared understanding.
• Be collaborative, supporting colleagues and stakeholders to manage shared risks.
• Take accountability for your contribution to shared risk management.
• Consider wellbeing, recognising how shared risk discussions affect people’s confidence and workload.