Doubling investment in cyber security over next five years underlines the continued need for industry support

Ian Glover·8 November 2016·Cyber Security

...Ian Glover, president of CREST, comments on the latest National Cyber Security Strategy announcements by Philip Hammond. Read More...

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What is ‘organizational development’ really about?

Ted Bauer·8 November 2016·People & Change

...Organizational development suffers from the same core business problem as many things -- it's hard to measure. Here's the basic deal with many jobs: even though senior leaders usually aren't very good at analyzing data in the context of decision-making, they nonetheless still believe that the only things deserving of their attention are measurable things. This comes from an all-consuming focus by many top dogs on financial metrics -- which can be measured and neatly arranged in spreadsheets, yes -- and causes concepts like employee engagement (harder to measure) to fall by the wayside (same with "talent strategy"). Read More...

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Your business is gagging on process

Ted Bauer·8 November 2016·People & Change

...Hmmm... business process. That's a multi-layered topic, no? Let me do my best here. I think the first place you need to begin is with the idea that for most senior executives -- or quote unquote decision-makers -- within an organization, business process is sacrosanct to the point that it's more important than people. That's probably not good: your processes and your products drive revenue, yes, but ... your people are those who interact with customers -- and apparently customer experience is now an important business trend -- and that has a lot of value too. There's long been confusion at organizations around 'how to treat customers' vs. 'how to treat employees,' and this whole thing is coming to a head in terms of business process recently. Read More...

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The hiring process is a massive punchline

Ted Bauer·8 November 2016·People & Change

...My last couple of years have been pretty awkward in terms of hiring process. I worked at PBS from 2011 to 2012, then decided to go to graduate school. That kinda sorta turned out OK, but it took me a long time to get a job once I got my Masters. Then I moved down to Texas for that job, right? And ... 17 months later, I got fired. I don't really look for work right now -- I do a lot of freelance -- and while part of that is because I'm not sure how great I am with hierarchy and office jobs, part of it is because the hiring process is completely broken in America. Read More...

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Actionable feedback lessons from John Wooden

Ted Bauer·8 November 2016·People & Change

...How to give feedback is a pretty big business topic that we don't often seem to discuss. Hell, so is feedback in general. I'm a pretty big fan of the whole idea of 'feedback' and 'giving feedback' and feel like the concept should be a business advantage to most people, but unfortunately it's not -- and here's the visual to help you understand that: Here's the actual problem: a lot of managers don't actually like talking to their employees -- it feels awkward or uncomfortable for them. That makes sense largely because of how we've come to approach management -- namely the whole deal where you absolutely, positively cannot be friends with people who work for you. (That's actually just 1 of about 12 different types of horrible bosses you can have, FYI.) Read More...

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Shouldn’t the antidote to “I’m so busy!” be more business simplicity?

Ted Bauer·8 November 2016·People & Change

...I've been thinking about this idea of simplicity in business for years now. Following this bouncing ball, right? At the same time you've got this clash between simplicity in business and everyone wanting to be busy all the time ( to showcase how relevant they are), you've got this other clash between "logic" (process!) and "emotion" (human beings!). We want to set up workplaces as logical, so we throw heaps of process at almost everything. Business process, though, tends to bury results. Why is that? Humans are emotional creatures, so they respond to emotional triggers -- not always process-driven ones. Read More...

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How to step into a leadership role

Richard Chiumento·8 November 2016·People & Change

...The debate over whether leaders are born or made is a perennial topic in management and leadership circles. While there are undoubtedly individuals who are earmarked as having leadership potential from the outset of their careers, being a leader in today's challenging business environment is about far more than a set of postive personality traits and having the right skillset. Read More...

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The key to setting performance expectations for executives

Richard Chiumento·8 November 2016·People & Change

...Everyone needs goals in both their personal and professional lives to deliver improved performance. And having to act upon key objectives cascaded down from senior and executive management teams is part of everyday life for junior and middle managers. It is how performance is measured through all levels of a business, and central to it delivering on its over-arching mission and strategy. Read More...

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Tips for the CIO: Managing the Budget and Spending

Peter Goral·8 November 2016·People & Change

...Similar to other department heads, the CIO has a budget and needs to closely manage spending. They are responsible for a variety of projects that can impact the entire organization and directly create (or reduce) revenue. Here are some best practices for CIOs that want to manage spending while running an efficient and customer-centric IT department. Read More...

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Transforming Enterprise Performance

Peter Murchland·7 November 2016·Strategy & Innovation

...This is another article in the series about architecting enterprises - digging deeper. Other articles in this series can be found in this index. Read More...

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BYOD: Large Firms need Clarity from the Top, not Ambiguity or Denial

JC GAILLARD·25 October 2016·Cyber Security

...In a previous article, we pointed out how millennials - whose digital-nativeness is often praised by employers - are actually endowed with less cybersecurity-savviness than their more senior co-workers. A key consequence of this is their failure to distinguish personal from professional uses of technology, and the fact that consumer and corporate tech are still two completely different worlds. Read More...

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Fundamental elements

Peter Murchland·24 October 2016·Strategy & Innovation

...Matthew Kern's article on the fundamentals of (enterprise) architecture prompted me to refer back to an earlier phase in my approach to architecture where I provided a general framework for clients and outlined the key elements which would be used within the framework. This extends on my original article about the elements of architecture descriptions. Read More...

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