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On Aon: How Leaders Stay Ahead: Balancing Risk and Strategic Choices
December 16, 2025

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What’s new: In the latest episode of On Aon,  Aaron Olson, executive vice president for  Aon's Enterprise Client Group and co-author of the book Strategy and Change: Finding Opportunity in Disruption Through Insight, Choice and Risk, is joined by co-authors Richard Waterer, Aon's global risk consulting leader, and Ward Ching, Aon’s managing director of global risk finance. Together, they explore what it takes for leaders to stay ahead in a world of volatility — sharing approaches to balance risk, embrace change and uncover new paths for growth and innovation.                                                                                           

Experts in this episode:

  • Aaron Olson —  Executive Vice President, Enterprise Client Group, Aon
  • Richard Waterer — Global Risk Consulting Leader, Commercial Risk, Aon
  • Ward Ching — Managing Director, Global Risk Finance, Aon

Key Takeaways:

Olson, Waterer and Ching explore three key themes:

  1. Insight – To succeed, organizations must strengthen recognition and systems thinking to surface blind spots and assumptions before they turn into costly errors. 
  2. Choice – Business leaders need to focus on improving strategic choices and understand the impact of each decision to ensure every choice supports their goals. 
  3. Risk – Rather than avoiding risk, organizations can harness it as a catalyst for growth — aligning risk appetite, feedback from incidents and execution so organizations can move boldly and adapt quickly. 

Listen for more: The “On Aon” podcast is available on Spotify, Simplecast and Apple Podcasts (iTunes)

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