Risk culture reflects how leadership and staff actually perceive, discuss, and act on risk. CRISC emphasizes tone at the top, decision-making behavior, openness to reporting issues, and integration of risk considerations into strategic choices as key indicators of culture.Senior management interviewsreveal these aspects directly—how leaders prioritize risk, how they respond to bad news, and whether risk considerations are embedded in planning and performance expectations. Training participation rates show awareness activity but not necessarily attitudes or behavior change. Risk assessment results are more about the organization’s risk profile than underlying culture. A documented risk management framework is a formal structure; it may be well designed but not actually lived. Interviews with senior leadership provide qualitative but rich insight into whether the framework and policies are truly influencing behavior.