INCREASE CYBER SECURITY EXPERTISE IN YOUR BOARDROOM – BUILD BRIDGES Board members must have access to, and relationships with, cybersecurity experts within the organisation. While inviting CISOs to report to the board helps with identity, it doesn’t build strong connections between board members and security executives. Find ways to facilitate this relationship. Organisations benefit from […]

INCREASE CYBER SECURITY EXPERTISE IN YOUR BOARDROOM – BUILD BRIDGES

Cyber Security & Compliance / Simon Lascelles

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INCREASE CYBER SECURITY EXPERTISE IN YOUR BOARDROOM – BOARD AGENDA ITEM

Cyber Security & Compliance / Simon Lascelles

INCREASE CYBER SECURITY EXPERTISE IN YOUR BOARDROOM – BOARD AGENDA ITEM Keep cyber resiliency on the board’s agenda and in discussions with management. For boards cybersecurity is not a “one and done” type of decision; it’s a continuously changing and moving target. The more often the board is exposed to the cyber-situation of their organisation,

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INCREASE CYBER SECURITY EXPERTISE IN YOUR BOARDROOM – COMMON LANGUAGE

Cyber Security & Compliance / Simon Lascelles

INCREASE CYBER SECURITY EXPERTISE IN YOUR BOARDROOM – COMMON LANGUAGE Develop a common language for discussing the complex issues of cyber risk and resilience. Boards want to simplify confusing, technical discussions loaded with nuanced security terms. It’s not that these are unimportant, it’s just not as effective for the board as an economic analysis that

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BOARD CYBER SECURITY RECOVERY PLANS

Cyber Security & Compliance / Simon Lascelles

BOARD CYBER SECURITY RECOVERY PLANS To provide proper oversight and comply with the regulatory environment, board members are going to have to up their cybersecurity game. It’s no longer adequate to just hear about the protections put in place, or the results of the latest phishing exercise. Board members must take the position that cyber

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IN PERSON BUSINESS EVENTS

Business Leader Group / Simon Lascelles

IN PERSON BUSINESS EVENTS It was an incredibly difficult time for all industries in 2020 with Covid 19. For a while, it was assumed that digital, rather than live in-person events, would become the future. However, the past couple of years have seen a remarkable bounce-back of face-to-face events and meetings. What the pandemic taught

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IMPORTANCE OF CONSULTANTS TO UK COMPANIES

Portfolio Tech Leaders / Simon Lascelles

IMPORTANCE OF CONSULTANTS TO UK COMPANIES UK’s consulting market continues to grow reflecting the perceived importance of consultants to organisations. FT compiled industry intelligence with client and consultant feedback, finding that, multi-faceted firms, such as Business Leaders Group, were those most often recommended by their clients and peers. The FT listing highlighted the important contributions

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WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON ISSUES YOUR BUSINESS FACES?

Systems Procurement & Integration / Simon Lascelles

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON ISSUES YOUR BUSINESS FACES? In the modern business environment, IT is crucial. Medium sized companies, do not have access to the same experts, assets, and resources as large enterprises. This is why outsourcing is commonly used to “fill the gaps” in IT. Outsourcing allows companies to integrate services and experts

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RE ENERGISE YOUR BORING WEEKLY / MONTHLY MEETINGS – APPRECIATIVE

Team Development and Leadership / Simon Lascelles

RE ENERGISE YOUR BORING WEEKLY / MONTHLY MEETINGS – APPRECIATIVE Show recognition and appreciation to individuals for successes big and small by naming them in meetings. Thank all members of the meeting for their unique contributions. Foster a healthy organisational culture by remembering to celebrate both financial and non-financial successes. Emphasise all of the goals

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RE ENERGISE YOUR BORING WEEKLY / MONTHLY MEETINGS – SPACE FOR CONFLICTING IDEAS

Team Development and Leadership / Simon Lascelles

RE ENERGISE YOUR BORING WEEKLY / MONTHLY MEETINGS – SPACE FOR CONFLICTING IDEAS Are meetings dominated by groupthink, or are team members empowered to speak up in disagreement? Often the quietest members in a meeting are the ones who aren’t quite on board, and these are the individuals that may need to be heard from.

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RE ENERGISE YOUR BORING WEEKLY / MONTHLY MEETINGS – INCLUSION AND COLLABORATION

Team Development and Leadership / Simon Lascelles

RE ENERGISE YOUR BORING WEEKLY / MONTHLY MEETINGS – INCLUSION AND COLLABORATION Do your meetings maintain a clear hierarchy or differential in terms of contribution level? Is the meeting conversation dominated by one or two people? Is there enough space for each member to contribute not just status, but ideas as well? Increase inclusion in

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