Protecting sensitive data​ – understanding the NIST 800-171 cybersecurity framework

Cathy C. Smith·7 October 2020·Cyber Security

...Today, cybersecurity threats, incidents, and breaches are prevalent in organizations of all sizes and industries, especially during this COVID-19 era. Frequent public announcements of data breaches are distributed by hospitals, financial institutions, retail stores, and a variety of businesses informing consumers almost daily. In this fast-moving agile environment even, the… Read More...

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Your guide to re-inventing business for the post-Covid digital economy

Phil Darby·6 October 2020·People & Change

...There’s been a lot of talk recently about remote working, whether it will stick once we learn to live with Covid19, or if we’ll all just get back to the office eventually. Are we really in the process of re-inventing business? In the past week or so (and that’s a… Read More...

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The ultimate quest for the Meaning of Work. Introduction

Sergio Caredda·6 October 2020·People & Change

...What is the Meaning of Work? I guess many of us have been raising this question over time. I have just recently celebrated my 20th anniversary of working, yet the true meaning of work can be sometimes difficult to grasp. For sure, Work is a foundational element in the… Read More...

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Why does science get things wrong?

Kevin Gray·27 September 2020·Data & Analytics

...Many widely-held scientific theories were later proven badly wrong, as this brief article shows. How can this happen? The answer is in some ways simple and in other ways not so simple. First, science is still evolving and our understanding of many basic phenomena remains far from complete. Another reason… Read More...

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When everyone leads

Karen Ferris·27 September 2020·People & Change

...You have a choice. You can accept the status quo or you can step up and become the leader you are looking for.  Stop waiting and start leading. Leadership is not bestowed. It is not a title. It is earned through action and example. Magic happens when everyone leads. This… Read More...

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We need to rethink technology for the 21st century

Greg Satell·27 September 2020·Strategy & Innovation

...The industrial revolution of the 18th century was a major turning point. Steam power, along with other advances in areas like machine tools and chemistry transformed industry from the work of craftsmen and physical labor to that of managing machines. For the first time in world history,… Read More...

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Organisation Design is Architecture Design

Sergio Caredda·22 September 2020·People & Change

...Organisation Design is Architecture Design might be a bold title. The sentence is not mine and is a quote by Allan Kelly, a technology consultant expert in Agile. It captures a longtime belief I have consolidated over the past few years, about the innate necessity of collaboration and co-design between… Read More...

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The difference between a mob and a crowd

Rod Collins·21 September 2020·People & Change

...A few years ago, the author Ken Blanchard coined the oft-quoted phrase: “None of us is as smart as all of us.”  In propagating this idea, Blanchard urges us to appreciate that people are most successful when they combine their various talents and their differing perspectives in coming together to accomplish… Read More...

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Nurturing a culture at Barry-Wehmiller where everybody matters

Hilton Barbour·21 September 2020·People & Change

...When I began my personal journey into the arena of organizational culture, I sought out leaders and organizations who were widely respected for their passion and commitment to building better culture driven organizations. Time and again everyone I reached out to in those early days told me to read “Everybody Matters” by… Read More...

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13 Reasons Why – #13 Responsibility

Karen Ferris·21 September 2020·People & Change

...Responsibility. I recently did a series of short videos on LinkedIn entitled 13 Reasons Why exploring why every organisation needs to invest in building and sustaining a workforce that is resilient in the face of constant, uncertain, complex, volatile and ambiguous change. I received positive feedback on the series… Read More...

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How to deliver 10X productivity for knowledge workers? Part 3

Jason Nash·21 September 2020·People & Change

...A well-communicated message can make the difference between inspiring a workforce and making it sigh whenever Monday morning comes around. Take one small example, how do you name a document? Everyone has their own way. Some people use personal conventions, some randomly pick a name, while others might follow a… Read More...

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Some common statistical mistakes

Kevin Gray·14 September 2020·Data & Analytics

...“Everyone has their faults. Even I have one.” is one of my favorite quotes, made (mercifully) in jest by a former colleague. Statistics is hard. No statistician, however esteemed, has never made a mistake. We all make mistakes, though how consequential they were and whether they really were mistakes may… Read More...

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