| What is ‘proaction’ as opposed to ‘reaction’ and why is it not more widely accepted? |
 True RCA will seek to understand why the person who made the bad decision felt it was the right decision at the time. This exploration usually uncovers deficient management systems that fed poor information (e.g. – inadequate, insufficient, obsolete or nonexistent) to decision makers. If we seek ‘Reliability’ of our organization, we need to have steady operations which will require consistency in our decision-making capabilities. True Reliability means ‘no surprises’. To have no surprises means you have to be able to control your failure rates by focusing on risk and prevention. Continue Reading» |
| Why job seekers must be careful with how they present themselves on social networking sites |
 Using Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn in your job search can be an easy way to network with your connections and fashion an image online, but job seekers must be careful with how they present themselves on these social networking sites. You must choose your connections wisely. As more companies become social media savvy, using such sites to connect with them can be a valuable asset. It’s an easy way to research the organization and keep track of new positions available. Be wary of over-connecting, however. Connecting with too many irrelevant companies and people can overload your newsfeed and cause you to miss important information. Continue Reading» |
| Recommendations for improving the security posture of your organization |
 Security and compliance are “always on” type of activities. Typically organizations perform a “point in time” check of their security and compliance requirements and then fix whatever problems they find at that time. Innovative IT performs programmatic assessments that look at the processes and governance of your organization to determine if those “point in time” checks are being maintained throughout daily operations. Based on our assessment results, we work with you to create an Action Plan to implement best practices and controls in a prioritized fashion to remediate issues and concerns. Continue Reading» |
| How HR based technologies and solutions can play an important role in federal organizations |
 The most important and central fact that organizations must remember is that Technology can never fix a process problem. The journey always begins with understanding current processes, and also understanding how the introduction of Technology can streamline and improve the efficiency of those processes. And therein lies the most fundamental role that Technology can play. Technology is the enabler for an organization to automate, streamline, increase the efficiency of the hiring process. This fundamental role that technology can play is just that, fundamental, and is the first step in the process of introducing technology into an organization. Continue Reading» |
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| How identity fraud may be impacting your online business |
 s the industry continues to shift to online distribution of regulated products and services, high risk, data-driven background checks are being used to increase acquisition and onboard customers more efficiently. The result is increasing fraud rates caused by identity theft due to personal information being widely available through data bureaus, public records and social networks. With trust online at the heart of business, we need to change the way personal information is used for consumer verification and to enable greater protection and security for our online identities. Continue Reading»
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| How an external agency can really shine and pay exponential dividends for the thriving small to medium entity |
 Most often, small and medium sized companies do not have copious staff resources and wear many hats as a result. Being spread too thin is not conducive to promotion and marketing strategy as it requires daily management and creativity. General marketing staff cannot keep up with all the various mediums, frequent editorial beat changes, short deadlines, and stories that pop up randomly. An external agency provides media relationships, strategic counsel, candid feedback, prior expertise with similar client issues, and most importantly focus to maximize opportunities and garner available exposure. This is where an external agency can really shine and pay exponential dividends for the thriving small to medium entity. Continue Reading»
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| How Eventful is changing the way people discover, share and promote local events and entertainment |
 Demand it!, Eventful’s proprietary social media service gives passionate fans an opportunity to demand live events and entertainment comes to their town. For example, when fans demand favorite music artists, free advance movie screenings or one-of-a-kind experiences comes to their city; they are so passionate they further engage with the event by posting their demand, attendance plans, event reviews and event pictures on traditional social media channels that in turn, escalate the event’s exposure, increase ticket sales and put fans in seats. Continue Reading» |
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