A Member of the ADGA Group
In the pre-COVID-19 recent past (yes – pre-COVID times are still the recent past), my colleague and I were having discussions with a potential future team member during the evening at a pub in downtown Ottawa. Looking around the room I noted a prominent Federal Government Minister at a table nearby. I walked over to …
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The speed at which both Government and large corporations adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and made working from home the new normal is truly impressive. This sort of flexibility was business as usual for many small corporations but was often frowned upon by many traditional C-Suite executives. Now that working from home is the default …
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Imagine this if you will: An employee is teleworking on some critical corporate business and financial information. Some hours later, the employee takes a break to go to the grocery store. The laptop and the files are left on the dining room table. Twenty minutes later, an intruder slides in through the unlocked back door. …
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Policy makers around the world have been seeking the publicly acceptable balance between an individual’s right to personal privacy and society’s need for collective security for many years. States around the world have enacted surveillance and monitoring policies that vary widely depending on local and regional conditions. While many authoritarian states or states engulfed in …
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works co- operatively against common threats.” …
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“Entering into a crisis is not the time to figure out what you want to be. You must already be a well-functioning organization prepared to rapidly mobilize your resources, take your losses, and survive another day for the good of all your stakeholders.” ¹ Presidia has had the pleasure of assisting large and small clients, …
Plans, What Plans? Many organizations, both those in government and private business, have a manual sitting on someone’s bookshelf that is titled “Business Continuity Plan” or “Emergency Response Plan” or “Security Plan” because they are mandated, or expected, to have one. However, in reality these critical documents are rarely, if ever, taken off the shelf …
Global security threats might translate to local security risks for Canadian businesses, each with unique security challenges that require a holistic view of corporate security programs.
For Emergency Preparedness, identify the desired behavior, visualize performing the behavior & examine performance enhancing motivations.
This article will examine a few of the key leadership principles for the security leader and professional, and explain why choosing your security leader wisely is critical to your organization’s success and, quite possibly, its survival.
