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… there is a strong community feeling and the passions of the givers are genuine. “We can achieve more by giving together than we can by giving alone“, is tangible.
Read Tom’s article in The Guardian Professional. Former MP Tom Levitt is author of Gower’s Partners for Good
Matthew Leitch’s lastest survey holds some interesting findings for anyone seeking approval for a new project and program in an area of high uncertainty. Amongst his findings:
- Effect 1: Obvious higher priority activities and uncertainties tend to have been thought about more already, reducing the chance of finding further worthwhile improvements. The focus should be on changes and on activities whose importance has previously been underestimated.
- Effect 2: New ideas are more likely to lead to new improvements than ideas that have already been considered and perhaps are in use already.
Visit his website to read the full findings and the survey results.
Matthew Leitch is author of Gower Publishing’s Intelligent Internal Control and Risk Management.
I am hoping that the 2012 Institute of Counter Fraud Studies Conference in June will provide me with some new insights into tackling fraud. There are some great topics on the agenda, including Fraud and Football Clubs, Fraud and Corruption in the Military, as well as fraud and error in government. Shining a light on these areas is an extraordinarily simple, but effective strategy for discouraging fraudsters; the one thing they don’t seek is the limelight! If you decide to come along to the conference then you’ll have the chance to browse all of our fraud and corruption titles and to win a copy of Alan Doig’s brand new book Fraud: The Counter Fraud Practitioner’s Handbook.
Infosecurity 2012 is taking place at Earl’s Court on 24 – 26 April. Gower author, Ian Mann, will be at the event with his company ECSC Ltd on stand E80.
Ian will be presenting at the event in the Business Strategy Theatre at 12pm on Thursday 26th April with the headline of Social Engineering IX – Hacking the Globe – a snappy little title, that sets the theme for an examination of cultural differences that impact on the task of the social engineer. This is the result of his social engineering work across a number of continents.
Do pop in and see Ian on the ECSC stand at any time during the three days - he will be doing regular short presentations each day. ECSC are vendor independent information security specialists offering expert guidance, support and management services.
Ian’s book, Hacking the Human is available from Gower Publishing.
Christine Jorm’s piece in MJA Insight: Solving GP Education Dilemmas, addresses an issue that has an impact on us all; whether as managers of GP practices, healthcare policy makers or simply as patients. How do we design an effective program of work placements and on-the-job learning for General Practitioners and how do we ensure that the outcome is a positive experience for the GPs, their students and their patients? Christine Jorm is author of Reconstructing Medical Practice, published by Gower.
I sometimes find it hard not to allow personal prejudice to bias my response to management ideas which is why I’ll limit myself to a simple ‘very interesting’, rather than anything more effusive, in response to Matthew Leitch’s detailed piece ‘Risk Management and Beyond Budgeting’. If you’re beginning to question the traditional control associated with annual budgeting then do read this piece! Matthew Leitch is author of Intelligent Internal Control and Risk Management.
Arguably not…given that fraud and corruption seem, if anything, even more solidly embedded in parts of business, national and international government. On the other hand, Nigel Krishan Iyer and Veronica Morino of Septia, make a very cogent case for the value of talking about fraud and corruption at Board level. You can see an excerpt of their film ‘Words in Action’ on Youtube.
Nigel Iyer is author of Fraud and Corruption and A Short Guide to Fraud Risk, Veronica Morino is co-author of The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption.
Having a robust risk management strategy in place is essential for ensuring your organisation runs as smoothly as possible. Penny Pullan and Ruth Murray-Webster’s book focuses on facilitating risk management so that you are able to identify, own and manage risks.
You can read Chapter 1 for free, to give you a taste of the book and its authoritative content.
Penny and Ruth are running a 2 day workshop on 21 & 22 February 2012 at the Radisson Blu East Hotel at East Midlands Airport. The two days focus on and delve deeper into the topics covered in their book A Short Guide to Facilitating Risk Management.
You can find out more information about this event here.
Richard Minogue (The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption and, forthcoming, Bad Governance and Good Intent) poses a very interesting conundrum on his blog. He argues that despite paying lip service to governance, companies condone sharp practice and, worse still, some companies even mark down employees who put ethics above short-term gain.
