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#317 – 12 COMPETENCIES FOR FUTURE SUCCESS AND ADVANTAGE – DANIEL BURRUS

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Even as I write this article, jobs in industries ranging from entertainment and media to manufacturing and medicine are being transformed by artificial intelligence (AI) and its many iterations. Many people don’t even know they are already in a competition with AI and that several facets of their job are already being accomplished by a digital application or intelligent machine. Workers will not be able to outpace these machines simply by working longer hours or moving faster on the assembly line. Continue reading →

#317 – SARA I. JAMES – FUTURE OF WORK – INTERNAL AUDIT – INTERVIEWED BY HOWARD WIENER

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What’s your reaction to change and even disruption in Internal Auditing? 

I think it’s comprehensive – and terrifying! However, is there any more change now than at comparable crisis points in human history? We could argue that there isn’t – the major difference is that information is now instant, and often overwhelming. So it’s not surprising if people feel they’re living in unprecedented times. Continue reading →

#316 – INFORMATION UNDERLOAD: DEPRIVATION OR ATTENTION DEFICIENCY – MALCOLM PEART

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We obtain information through learning to become, hopefully, knowledgeable and this is achieved through the communication of data.  This communication is achieved through our five senses despite a belief by some in a mystical third-eye and the gifts of telepathy and ESP.

Mankind’s communication abilities depend on sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.  This basic toolbox of senses has been augmented, or some say ‘lessened’, over millennia through education and the evolution of culture and technology as our civilizations rise, and eventually, fall. Continue reading →

#316 – JEFF BROWN – FUTURE OF WORK – CYBER SEC – INTERVIEWED BY HOWARD WIENER

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Jeffrey W. Brown is a recognized information security and IT risk expert with a strong track record of more than two decades implementing cost-effective controls for global Fortune 500 financial institutions including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, GE Capital, BNY Mellon and AIG.  He currently serves as the first CISO for the State of Connecticut.  His latest publication, The Security Leader’s Communication Playbook, is scheduled to be published in the Fall, 2021 by CRC Press.  Continue reading →

#316 – WHAT IS INFORMATION RISK? – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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One of the fastest growth risks is Information which is the lifeblood of most companies, It can give insight into market trends and lucrative new market opportunities. Information describes performance  differ­ences between business units, teams, and individuals. It can record details on customers, prospects, suppliers, and business partners. It drives decision making, the formulation of stra­tegic goals, and the execution of daily tasks by everyone across the organization Information is valuable and becoming more so. Continue reading →