Had the pandemic struck in 2005, all those white-collar workers who rapidly transitioned in the early spring of 2020 from working in offices to working from home would have been let go, furloughed, or fired.
The COVID-19 crisis wave now is in the U.S. phase 2 of Board of Directors pandemic planning, governance, and management. The CEO’s pandemic planning playbook continues into crisis management action for safer financial positions with the Board. The Board is in the perfect spot to assist in reshaping a pandemic crisis management playbook. Boards must…
Zoom 5.0 video conference service (VS) is not safe for most businesses due to ongoing data security risks! During the COVID-19 tidal wave, many millions in the workforce had to work at home, if possible. Many organizations needed to stand up missing video conferencing services fast. Growing numbers of remote workers adopted Zoom’s no/low cost,…
6 weeks of research on the coronavirus epidemic (COVID0-19) with a strong focus on guidance to readers.
Your business continuity plan did not foresee the true impact on the workforce of a pandemic. Now what? Leaders of businesses and other entities that continue to operate through the pandemic must take charge now with a tactical plan of attack to protect the workforce while also maintaining productivity. To manage Covid-19 workforce risks: Consult…
On Monday 3 February 2020, Iowans caucused at almost 1700 precincts across the state to select their preferences among presidential candidates. Three days after the Iowa caucuses, the final tallies for the Democratic presidential candidates remained incomplete. The popular press blames a technical glitch in the Shadow app, but accountability resides with party leaders and…
An open letter to Wawa, Inc., from French Caldwell with contributions from Richard Stiennon. Dear Wawa, Inc., Other than being a regular customer, I hardly know you. But good job on the crisis response. Thanks. I’m sure you’ll figure out what went wrong that led to the breach of customer credit card data and what…
Cloud Predictions 2020 The concentration risks of public cloud services infrastructure will become a public policy issue, leading to increased regulatory oversight of large cloud services providers.
A Frugalnomics Redux Over the next five years, global economic stagnation will force IT organizations to completely show, communicate, and defend their IT spend. Sixty percent of enterprises will fail to accomplish this, leading to a continuing collapse of centralized IT stewardship.
Do you wonder why websites now give you the option to accept, decline or even read their privacy polices? The answer is the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR.) This Regulation expands the rights of EU citizens regarding their personally identifiable information (PII), forever changing how PII is used and stored by…
