Two hands,  two sides of a coin, two heads are better  than one.   Measuring twice and cutting once. Checking a list twice.
 
Risk managers do a lot of reconciliation work that requires appreciating both sides and more than one opinion.  They also balance direct and indirect costs for optimal results.  Dealing with paradox is also part of the job -- when two seemingly contradictory statements are actually both true.  Charles Handy, a professor at the London School of business says "living with paradox is like riding a seesaw."   This is the joy of school risk management.

Two risk managers can usually learn from each other. "Learning by contrast and comparison, says Charles Handy,  concentrates the mind wonderfully and gets the conceptual juices flowing. Our eyes get opened when we see others do it, compare it with the way we do it, and force ourselves to explain the difference."  
An astute risk group executive also noted out, " the second mouse always get the cheese."  

Did you know that there are two distinct school risk groups in Oklahoma with nearly identical names? One has "insurance" in its name, the other has "assurance."  The coverage lines complement each other.    In some states there are two risk groups that work side by side to create a total risk management service.

The effective risk manager may take the road less travelled by. 
We learn from risk managers that it pays to  look  closely at both choices, to check and recheck.   Two roads may look very much the same.  Risk managers help us evaluate strengths and  weaknesses. They consider the odds.   There are even times when they may say it makes sense to go for two.