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Maurice Gilbert

Leadership and career
September 13, 2017

The Business Imperative of CSR

Today, socially responsible companies tend to attract more consumers as well as the best talent, according to a 2015 global corporate social responsibility (CSR) study by Cone Communications, a public relations and marketing company headquartered in Boston, NY. The study revealed that consumers are increasingly demanding companies do more to…
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Hiring
September 12, 2017

HR: Is Your Hiring Strategy Actually Aligned With Company Goals? 10 Questions to Answer

Human capital is inextricably linked with business strategy.  That's a simple statement -- but a critical one to ponder.  After all, the hires you make today will have a lasting impact on the company for years to come. Good hires create opportunities, foster growth and further the company's objectives.  But…
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Leadership and career
September 11, 2017

Managing Security with a Mobile Workforce

Companies are becoming more open to the remote worker, seeing the benefits in increased employee productivity, efficiency, morale and engagement. However, along with these benefits to employer and employee come a new set of managerial challenges and security protocols, particularly in the use of mobile technology. Diane Conde, Senior Manager…
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ROI of talent acquisition
Hiring
September 6, 2017

Hiring Authorities: Your Greatest ROI is Hiring the Best Talent

Companies that routinely hire consultants and law firms (and that’s virtually all companies) have no issue with paying those professional fees, since they recognize the value proposition that outside experts offer, right? To that I say: the skills, experience and valuable insights of an executive recruiter – particularly in a “niche”…
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Compliance
September 6, 2017

5 Challenges Companies Must Address Now to Prepare for GDPR

Whether your company is already operating in the European Union or has expansion plans there in the future, the upcoming GDPR rules will have a profound impact on how all organizations handle, manage and use consumer data. 
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Compliance
September 1, 2017

What Happened in Oslo Shouldn’t Stay in Oslo

Highlights from the Oslo Anti-Corruption Conference Fresh on the heels of the Anti-Korrupsjons+Konferansen in Norway, Richard Bistrong offers a look inside the conference and details some of the key takeaways. In 2015, I had the honor of participating in the Oslo Anti-Corruption Conference, or Anti-Korrupsjons+Konferansen, and that engagement was via…
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Leadership and career
August 30, 2017

Managing Employee-Driven Privacy Risk

Risk Profiles for Key Employee Groups It’s becoming an all-too-familiar scenario: a hacker steals an organization’s customer and employee data, creating substantial remediation costs, slowing down the business and generating negative publicity. That said, there is a far more common cause of concern — employee risk. Nearly 60 percent of…
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Leadership and career
August 28, 2017

Investing in a Top-to-Bottom Ethical Culture Using Data

Findings from the 2017 Ethics and Compliance Survey Convercent and Ethisphere recently released findings from a survey about the importance of an ethical business culture. A culture of ethics is finally being recognized by the top brass as a key differentiator and critical to long-term success. The report touches on…
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Leadership and career
August 25, 2017

Engagement Surveys: Step One Toward Employee Engagement and High Performance

Year after year, studies show that businesses with higher engagement also have higher performance, and vice versa. The goals of high engagement and high performance are not mutually exclusive; they are mutually dependent. A team of employees works at its optimum when management focuses on employee engagement while remaining performance…
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Leadership and career
August 14, 2017

Manage Enterprise Risk Like an Orchestra Conductor

Marrying Compliance and Risk Management Professionals in the risk management field have shifted gradually away from a siloed approach to a more integrated approach. As most of us know, however, the switch is not easy; it can be overwhelming to keep on top of the full range of enterprise risks.…
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