Risk Management https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Remote Work Heightens Privacy and Security Anxiety Among Employees Remote workers have higher anxiety levels about security and privacy than other types of employees, according to an international study released Tuesday by a cybersecurity software maker. In a survey by F-Secure of 7,200 people from nine countries, more than two-thirds (67 percent) of remote workers acknowledged... Remote workers have higher anxiety levels about security and privacy than other types of employees, according to an international study released Tuesday by a cybersecurity software maker. In a survey by F-Secure of 7,200 people from nine countries, more than two-thirds (67 percent) of remote workers acknowledged...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8609 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:27:28 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8609-remote-work-heightens-privacy-and-security-anxiety-among-employees Peloton CEO John Foley’s departure is latest example of founders hitting a wall during crisis Peloton Interactive founder and CEO John Foley will hand over the reins to a more seasoned executive, the company said Tuesday, in a move that thrilled investors tired of the incessant string of crises hammering the once high-flying connected fitness company. Peloton shares rose... Peloton Interactive founder and CEO John Foley will hand over the reins to a more seasoned executive, the company said Tuesday, in a move that thrilled investors tired of the incessant string of crises hammering the once high-flying connected fitness company. Peloton shares rose...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8586 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:04:32 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8586-peloton-ceo-john-foleys-departure-is-latest-example-of-founders-hitting-a-wall-during-crisis How to Choose the Right Forecasting Technique In virtually every decision they make, executives today consider some kind of forecast. Sound predictions of demands and trends are no longer luxury items, but a necessity, if managers are to cope with seasonality, sudden changes in demand levels, price-cutting maneuvers of the competition, strikes, and large swings of the economy. Forecasting can help...
In virtually every decision they make, executives today consider some kind of forecast. Sound predictions of demands and trends are no longer luxury items, but a necessity, if managers are to cope with seasonality, sudden changes in demand levels, price-cutting maneuvers of the competition, strikes, and large swings of the economy. Forecasting can help...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8578 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:34:20 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8578-how-to-choose-the-right-forecasting-technique Elements of a successful bank M&A strategy Banks are merging and acquiring each other at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis began and signs point to that uptick continuing into 2022. What’s driving these deals? For most banks, it’s the purchasing power inherent in rising... Banks are merging and acquiring each other at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis began and signs point to that uptick continuing into 2022. What’s driving these deals? For most banks, it’s the purchasing power inherent in rising...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8572 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:12:39 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8572-elements-of-a-successful-bank-m-and-a-strategy How comfortable is your organization with making decisions in the face of uncertainty? SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 200,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each week in our newsletter. How comfortable is your organization with making decisions in the face of uncertainty?... SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 200,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each week in our newsletter. How comfortable is your organization with making decisions in the face of uncertainty?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8570 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:08:36 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8570-how-comfortable-is-your-organization-with-making-decisions-in-the-face-of-uncertainty Are you ready? Here are the top regulatory concerns facing HR this year Workplace safety ranks number one on a top 10 list of regulatory issues employers face for the balance of 2022 and beyond, a new report finds. According to the report, from Paychex, a provider of... Workplace safety ranks number one on a top 10 list of regulatory issues employers face for the balance of 2022 and beyond, a new report finds. According to the report, from Paychex, a provider of...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8542 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:13:49 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8542-are-you-ready-here-are-the-top-regulatory-concerns-facing-hr-this-year 'Silent' Benefits: Not So Silent Anymore! As a SHRM HR Knowledge Advisor, I’ve received many calls asking about how to find, attract and retain talent during this hot job market. Employers have been very creative in attracting talent—offering sign-on bonuses, remote and hybrid work arrangements, increased paid leave, and education reimbursement, to name just a few benefits. Some have considered... As a SHRM HR Knowledge Advisor, I’ve received many calls asking about how to find, attract and retain talent during this hot job market. Employers have been very creative in attracting talent—offering sign-on bonuses, remote and hybrid work arrangements, increased paid leave, and education reimbursement, to name just a few benefits. Some have considered...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8528 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:26:11 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8528-silent-benefits-not-so-silent-anymore Fight the Great Resignation by changing how you treat the workers who stay Among the many 2021 pandemic-era trends, the Great Resignation received a lot of media attention for good reason. The number of workers quitting hit an all-time high in November 2021, with 4.5 million Americans leaving their jobs... Among the many 2021 pandemic-era trends, the Great Resignation received a lot of media attention for good reason. The number of workers quitting hit an all-time high in November 2021, with 4.5 million Americans leaving their jobs...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8526 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:50 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8526-fight-the-great-resignation-by-changing-how-you-treat-the-workers-who-stay Transparency And Financial Disclosures: What Companies Should—And Shouldn’t—Do In an era of heightened public scrutiny and distrust, it is not surprising that the issue of corporate transparency has catapulted to the forefront. This new environment, fueled by increased media attention on corporate malfeasance, greater regulatory pressure on financial disclosure and accountability, and technologies such as social media, has made it especially easy to... In an era of heightened public scrutiny and distrust, it is not surprising that the issue of corporate transparency has catapulted to the forefront. This new environment, fueled by increased media attention on corporate malfeasance, greater regulatory pressure on financial disclosure and accountability, and technologies such as social media, has made it especially easy to...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8514 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:08:29 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8514-transparency-and-financial-disclosures-what-companies-shouldand-shouldntdo When It Comes To Managing Change, Power Rather Than Push According to Klaus Schwab, economist and author of The Fourth Industrial Revolution, we’ve entered a technological step change. Every moment, work—what we do and how we do it—fundamentally changes due to factors like... According to Klaus Schwab, economist and author of The Fourth Industrial Revolution, we’ve entered a technological step change. Every moment, work—what we do and how we do it—fundamentally changes due to factors like...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6359 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6359-when-it-comes-to-managing-change-power-rather-than-push Managing Change Why U.S.-China Trade War Risks Hurting Firms in Both Countries U.S. businesses are imploring President Donald Trump not to expand his tariffs to $300 billion in goods from China that have so far been... U.S. businesses are imploring President Donald Trump not to expand his tariffs to $300 billion in goods from China that have so far been...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6193 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6193-why-us-china-trade-war-risks-hurting-firms-in-both-countries Shipping Containers Bedbugs are giving Airbnb users headaches… and itchy bites Terri was fast asleep when her phone rang. It was midnight on a Tuesday in early May. Despite the hour, she answered the call because it was from a guest at her Airbnb rental. The news she got was alarming... Terri was fast asleep when her phone rang. It was midnight on a Tuesday in early May. Despite the hour, she answered the call because it was from a guest at her Airbnb rental. The news she got was alarming...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6140 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6140-bedbugs-are-giving-airbnb-users-headaches-and-itchy-bites Bed Bugs Former Cop-Turned-CEO On Improving Workplace Safety It’s 2 a.m. My partner and I, dressed in plain clothes, pull up to our favorite convenience store in need of a cup of hot coffee. We walk in, and... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5969 Thu, 16 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5969-former-cop-turned-ceo-on-improving-workplace-safety Workplace Violence Boeing Didn't Tell Airlines That Safety Alert Wasn't On Boeing said Sunday that it discovered after airlines had been flying its 737 Max plane for several months that a safety alert in the cockpit was not working as intended, yet... Boeing said Sunday that it discovered after airlines had been flying its 737 Max plane for several months that a safety alert in the cockpit was not working as intended, yet...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5941 Wed, 08 May 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5941-boeing-didnt-tell-airlines-that-safety-alert-wasnt-on Boeing Airplane 4 Key Strategies to Create Stronger Sales Projections That'll Minimize Risk In the Long Run The number of variables involved in a product launch makes it incredibly difficult to accurately predict the inventory you'll need. One unexpected twist... The number of variables involved in a product launch makes it incredibly difficult to accurately predict the inventory you'll need.

One unexpected twist...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5900 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5900-key-strategies-to-create-stronger-sales-projections-thatll-minimize-risk-in-the-long-run Marketing Graphs Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg Faces Mounting Pressure From 737 MAX Crashes jbogaisky@forbes.com Dennis Muilenburg has earned a reputation as a high-energy CEO, bicycling 140 miles a week, sometimes taking groups of employees along for high-speed bonding sessions. The 55-year-old may need... Dennis Muilenburg has earned a reputation as a high-energy CEO, bicycling 140 miles a week, sometimes taking groups of employees along for high-speed bonding sessions. The 55-year-old may need...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5894 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5894-boeing-ceo-dennis-muilenburg-faces-mounting-pressure-from-737-max-crashes Dennis Muilenburg Scammers Target ACH Transactions Automated clearinghouse (ACH) transactions are often considered safer and more difficult to compromise than paper checks and wire transfers, but that reputation might not last. In 2018, 33% of organizations were subject to ACH debit fraud and 20% were subject to ACH credit fraud, each up several percentage points from 2017, according to the Association for Financial Professionals’ Payments Fraud and Control Survey, released on Tuesday. What’s more... Automated clearinghouse (ACH) transactions are often considered safer and more difficult to compromise than paper checks and wire transfers, but that reputation might not last.

In 2018, 33% of organizations were subject to ACH debit fraud and 20% were subject to ACH credit fraud, each up several percentage points from 2017, according to the Association for Financial Professionals’ Payments Fraud and Control Survey, released on Tuesday. What’s more...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5883 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5883-scammers-target-ach-transactions Electronic Money Transfer Criminal-Background Checks, Social-Media Screening on the Rise hreletters@lrp.com HR leaders and employers appear to have beefed up their background screening technology strategies in two key areas, focusing more on social media usage and criminal checks, according to a recent report. A survey by First Advantage... HR leaders and employers appear to have beefed up their background screening technology strategies in two key areas, focusing more on social media usage and criminal checks, according to a recent report.

A survey by First Advantage...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5809 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5809-criminal-background-checks-social-media-screening-on-the-rise Background Check The $5.4M cell phone reimbursement mistake this company made Most days you may feel like employees’ cell phones are surgically attached to their hands – at their desks, in meetings, even in the company restroom! But beware: Those little devices can saddle you with a big legal bill. How big? Try $5.4 million... Most days you may feel like employees’ cell phones are surgically attached to their hands – at their desks, in meetings, even in the company restroom! But beware: Those little devices can saddle you with a big legal bill.

How big? Try $5.4 million...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5794 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5794-the-54m-cell-phone-reimbursement-mistake-this-company-made Courthouse Scales All about Boeing's 737 Max, the flight ban and investigations Following two deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia, Boeing is confronting momentous problems with one of its newest and most critical aircraft models, the 737 Max 8. Now... Following two deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia, Boeing is confronting momentous problems with one of its newest and most critical aircraft models, the 737 Max 8.

Now...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5797 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5797-all-about-boeings-737-max-the-flight-ban-and-investigations Boeing 737 Max 8 How To Bring Down A Bully Or Extortionist - Lessons From Jeff Bezos, Nancy Pelosi And More Sometimes it takes the richest man in the world to bring down a bully; sometimes, the Speaker of the House... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5697 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 04:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5697-how-to-bring-down-a-bully-or-extortionist---lessons-from-jeff-bezos-nancy-pelosi-and-more Jeff Bezos When Masters Of The Universe Fall--How Facebook Committed The 7 Deadly Sins Of Crisis Management Wall Street's Investment Bankers used to be called the Masters of the Universe, but that seems so last millennium now. As the mantle of unbridled self-confidence and ego has moved westward, many new "Tech Masters" have surpassed their predecessors in over-confidence, over-estimation of how powerful they are, and in how badly they can get things wrong. Crisis, of course, ensues... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5566 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5566-when-masters-of-the-universe-fall--how-facebook-committed-the-7-deadly-sins-of-crisis-management Mark Zuckerberg at Senate Lessons Learned From The 2008 Financial Crisis The very idea that Lehman Brothers could go under was unthinkable-until it happened. Sheer unpreparedness for Lehman's collapse threw everyone-from C-suite leaders and directors to entry level employees and interns-into survive mode... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5544 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5544-lessons-learned-from-the-2008-financial-crisis The Terrifying Science Behind California’s Massive Camp Fire At 6:30 Thursday morning, a wildfire of astounding proportions and speed broke out in Northern California. Dubbed the Camp Fire, it covered 11 miles in its first 11 hours of life. A mile an hour might not seem fast in human terms, but... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5528 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5528-the-terrifying-science-behind-californias-massive-camp-fire Cybersecurity Risk Management And Reliability In Manufacturing The pace of technological innovation in industrial manufacturing has accelerated drastically in recent years-for better and for worse. The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to take hold across industry, and driving the most value from it requires manufacturers to... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5497 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:40:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5497-cybersecurity-risk-management-and-reliability-in-manufacturing Three Lessons In Crisis Leadership Poor leadership is costliest during a crisis. When two security officers forcibly removed a passenger off an overbooked United Airlines flight last April, viral video footage of the incident led to widespread outrage and prompted customers to call for a boycott. Back then... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5436 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:26:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5436-three-lessons-in-crisis-leadership Disaster Strikes Anytime, Anywhere: Is Your Finance Department Ready? Storms, power outages, natural disasters, IT glitches. They all mean the same thing for Finance: money and time down the drain. Every hour your systems are down equates to another hour of financial and data loss. The antidote to loss: an alert team and a solid plan. You need the fastest way to get systems back and up and running, the best way to... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5425 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:13:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5425-disaster-strikes-anytime-anywhere-is-your-finance-department-ready The 6 Biggest Risks Facing Your Manufacturing Business Industry 4.0 has effectively transformed the manufacturing industry from an analog domain into a high-tech digital world. While this has undeniably opened up many new opportunities, it has also opened up a Pandora's box of new business risks. Our eBook, The Six Biggest Risks facing Your Manufacturing Business Today, explores these risks and provides practical tips you can utilize to steer clear... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5401 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:18:58 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5401-the-6-biggest-risks-facing-your-manufacturing-business 6 Ways Team Communication Apps Help With Safety Compliance In the manufacturing industry, highly-dispersed frontline workforces present countless safety compliance hurdles. This is largely due to working across job sites or manufacturing plants, and without access to company internal communication like email or a centralized office hub. Depending on the size of the job site or plant, ensuring... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5366 Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:12:19 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5366-6-ways-team-communication-apps-help-with-safety-compliance Clean. Safe. Healthy. How Does Your Facility Make It Happen? From staying on budget and managing personnel and keeping a building safe, facility managers do it all. And when armed with tips from industry veterans at Staples Business Advantage®, they can do even more to save time and money. Cut down on labor costs Discover one change that can help you clean 2x more efficiently And more... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5359 Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:29:17 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5359-clean-safe-healthy-how-does-your-facility-make-it-happen