The Fire Drill No Business Owner Wants to Run
Why fire drills save lives and businesses Fire drills do more than satisfy a policy or check off a requirement. They help people get comfortable with the process before pressure sets ...
The 4 Most Expensive Backup Assumptions Businesses Make
Mike Tyson once said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." In business, that punch usually comes in the form of a disruption you assumed you were ...
When the Emergency Hits, It's Too Late to Plan
When your flight hits turbulence, the last thing you want to hear from the pilot is "Give me a minute. I've never handled this before." Flying feels safe not because problems ...
The AI Mistake Most Businesses Are About to Make
The California Gold Rush of 1848 promised one thing: opportunity. Hundreds of thousands of people headed west, hoping to strike it rich. Some found gold. Most spent months chasing a dream ...
5 Questions Every Business Owner Should Be Able to Answer
You don't need to be an IT expert to run your business, but you must be able to answer a few basic questions about the systems you rely on every single ...
4 Signs Your Access May Be Out of Control
When a business grows, systems access grows with it. You hire new people, bring in contractors or move someone into a different role, and you give them the logins and permissions ...
6 Risks Your Business Probably Didn't Have at the Start of the Year
January feels like a long time ago, back when the “new year, new me” energy was still going strong. Since then, a lot has changed. You’ve hired people, added tools and ...
How to Calculate What an Hour of Downtime Really Costs Your Business
If your systems went down for an hour tomorrow, what would it cost you? When asked this question, most business owners pause and guess a number that is almost always too ...
School’s Out, Cybercriminals Are In
School’s out, which means for many people the workday doesn’t look quite the same as it did a few weeks ago. Maybe you’re starting earlier so you can wrap up sooner. ...
The Longest Day of the Year and You’re Still Out of Time
Every year around late June, we get the longest day of the year—more daylight, more usable hours, and at least in theory, more time to get things done. But most business ...
