Why do so many avoid failure? In product development of plant asset management, we are surrounded by people who steadfastly do not want to know about nor talk about failures.
Failure does happen. We cannot ignore this simple fact. Continue reading
A recent report from the cybersecurity firm Barkly, on results from a survey they conducted of IT professionals and IT executives, found that while the IT professionals who have direct responsible for cybersecurity feel their organizations are vulnerable, the executives from those organizations are significantly more confident that things in general are fine. For their Cybersecurity Confidence Report[1], Barkly surveyed of 350 IT professionals and found that 50 percent are not confident in their current security products or solutions. Continue reading
Retention is like life insurance. No one thinks about it until they need it.
With the job market heating up and passive candidates starting to get antsy and look for different jobs, managers need to consider retaining their top talent. The irony is retention costs nothing. Continue reading
Internal control audits are usually conducted as part of an overall risk assessment. First risks are identified and then internal controls are identified to mitigate the risks. Internal control assessments usually evaluate these 5 interrelated elements of effectiveness: Continue reading