INSIGHTS
SECURITY, CYBERSECURITY, AND YOUR BUSINESS FUTURE
Cybersecurity threats against small organizations – businesses, governments, non-profits – are an increasing risk. Few such organizations have in-house resources to address these issues. Most do not even focus on the need because they think no ‘bad guy’ would bother to attack them.
Research indicates that small employers are being attacked on a daily basis – and that many small businesses go out of business as a result.
What can you do?
Learn the basics of what is at risk and what your options are.
Develop a plan to minimize risks […]
I Know It When I See It
Supreme Court Justice Potter said ‘I know it when I see it’ about defining hard-core porn during a court case. Many of our performance management practices appear built on this.
Alan Weiss talked recently about feedback in his Monday Morning Memo – and his biggest point was that feedback says far more about the person giving it than about anyone else.
In managing performance effectively, these two areas create issues for most founders and managers.
Feedback
The best feedback is where you ‘catch someone doing something right’ and tell them specifically to do […]
What is the Future of Your Collection
Many entrepreneurs and business owners are collectors. You can see this among your friends, in TV programs about famous collectors, or at estate sales. I know a number of military medal and militaria collectors through a family connection.
Many small business owners neglect to plan for their death or disability’s impact on their company – and many collectors do not think ahead about their collections. If you have been a collector for even a few years, you have heard the sad and bad stories of spouses ripped off by ‘friends’, […]