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Why Work from Home Won’t Work for Most
You’ve heard the predictions. The COVID-19 shutdown will change things forever, and work-from-home will soon be the new normal. Mother Nature and the government decided we were all going to stay home for a while, and suddenly, we discovered we don’t need offices anymore. Really? Let’s think this through. Productivity Even though I tend to […]
May 28, 2020
Read more »Preparing For the Return to “Normal”
Governments around the world are beginning to lay out guidelines and best practices as they start to announce roll-out plans for re-opening businesses in the near future. By now, you have probably heard of what your local jurisdiction’s plans are for the upcoming weeks, and have started thinking about how your company will respond in […]
May 14, 2020
Read more »Crisis Management: Effective Communications in the IG Industry During COVID-19
No, I’m not being trite, talking about what you can do before a crisis begins when we’re two+ months deep into one! While no one could have planned for the COVID-19 outbreak to disrupt the world as it has, secure data destruction and records and information management firms should have tools in place to face […]
May 13, 2020
Read more »Protection Measures Guidance
As secure data destruction and/or records and information management business, your services truly are essential. While governments release restrictions and economies prepare to re-open, it is important for clients and potential clients to understand the precautions you as a service provider have taken to keep their and your employees safe. Not only posting something of […]
May 13, 2020
Read more »Preparing for What Comes Next
By Bob Johnson, i-SIGMA CEO Last week, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion of four of the smartest people in the secure destruction and RIM services industries about the short- and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 economic shutdown. Below is a summary of the main takeaways. Members can watch the recording of […]
April 28, 2020
Read more »What to Do?
A blog by i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson discusses how i-SIGMA members can constructively use any downtime resulting from the current shutdown. _________ Did you know the saying “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” is attributed to a high school football coach in Corpus Christi Texas in 1953? I didn’t either. I would […]
April 8, 2020
Read more »What to Do?
A blog by i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson discusses how i-SIGMA members can constructively use any downtime resulting from the current shutdown. _________ Did you know the saying “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” is attributed to a high school football coach in Corpus Christi Texas in 1953? I didn’t either. I would […]
April 8, 2020
Read more »NAID & PRISM International 2020 Conference: Saying Good-Bye to Two People Who Made a Big Difference
By Bob Johnson By far the most significant benefit of my nearly 30 years involvement with NAID and now i-SIGMA has been the number of inspiring people I’ve come to know closely. In fact, without a spec of exaggeration, I can honestly say they have profoundly changed my life… and always for the better. I […]
January 21, 2020
Read more »Privacy Commissioner Shares Lessons Learned After One Year of Mandatory Breach Reporting
On November 1 of last year, Canadian businesses became subject to new mandatory breach reporting regulations under Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). After a year in action, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada weighed in on observations he has noticed within the year. The highlights of […]
November 6, 2019
Read more »ITADs and Shredders Note: Conditions Continue to Favor a Data Security Focus
The premise of my last blog was that there is a big benefit to developing your revenue model based on data security services (i.e., consistent revenue). I explained how and why the current downturn in commodity pricing presents a unique opportunity for reposition of your firm as a data-security service, e.g., when commodity prices are […]
October 23, 2019
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