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An Answer to Work Life Balance

While today's escalating gasoline prices have caused many organizations to revisit telecomuting as a solution to a major cost pressure for its workers, the reality of the situation may be that telecomuting can solve an even bigger connundrum--that of providing a reasonable work-life balance for American...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 07-27-2008
Can You Survive Losing a Business Laptop?

More than 12,000 laptops are lost each week in US airports, according to a survey by the Ponemon Institute ( Chicago Tribune , July 19, 2008), and only one-third of those lost are ever found. Can your organization afford the security breach that comes with this loss? Do you know how much of your company's...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 07-20-2008
Email Security Key to Organizational Security

Unethical or questionable behavior by employees has become somewhat easier to detect because of today's heavy reliance on internet technology. A survey by Proofpoint Inc. ( Chicago Tribune , June 15, 2008) indicated that 27% of companies have terminated an employee for violating email policies. This...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-15-2008
Commuting Costs May Change Workers Habits

The number of workers currently looking for new jobs closer to home is now the same number as those who have switched to energy efficient cars or are telecomuting, according to a survey by Robert Half International ( Chicago Tribune , June 7, 2008). This potential turnover will be a costly one for business...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-09-2008
Can Your Small Business Run When Disaster Strikes?

I needed to rent a 5-inch belt sander to strip our wood deck before applying a new stain. I almost couldn't get one because the tool rental place had all of its computers crash. The only price list and rental forms were on their computers! Fortunately, they hand wrote my info on a scratch piece of...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-01-2008
How Sure Are You That Your Data is Secure?

An Associated Press article that appeared in several newspapers this past week estimated between 79 and 162 million records were compromised this year because of hacker activity ( Chicago Tribune , Jan 1, 2008). Experts call these numbers unprecedented, and also worry that the trend will not be reversed...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 01-02-2008
A Public Battle Between Customer Service & Profits

Today's Chicago Tribune (and undoubtably other major venues) featured a full page ad from the union that represents the pilots for United Airlines with a letter that apologized to its customers for the terrible service the airline provided its customers over the holiday season. The major reason for...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 12-30-2007
Maybe Business Should be More Like Government

Yesterday's Chicago Tribune shared the thoughts former Baxter CEO Harry Kraemer Jr. had on leadership, and specifically how he thinks government shouldn't necessarily be run like traditional businesses. One of the reasons he points to is that governmental units must consider the many competing...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 12-18-2007

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