Across many industries, toxic workplace culture has been a leading cause for attrition. According to research published by MIT Sloan Management in 2022, toxic workplace culture was more than 10 times more likely to drive attrition than compensation. Furthermore, women are up to 41 percent more likely than men to experience toxicity at work.
While some isolated experiences may indicate a negative dynamic, it's important to assess whether a workplace is toxic or merely a poor fit for your needs.
A rapidly evolving risk and compliance issue—pixel litigation—is bringing security practitioners into remediation efforts that are a surprise to them.
The most likely terrorist threat today comes from lone assailants and small cells operating under the principles of leaderless resistance.
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What if museum security personnel were also approachable, friendly, and able to answer questions about the art? Doug Beaver, CPP, from the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., walks SM Highlights host Brendan Howard through his concierge security program. But what if your workplace is anything but friendly and approachable? Sarah J. Powell explains what toxic workplaces are and what you can do about them. And finally, Steven Langton, director of safety and security at the Columbus Zoo, explains some of the risks, challenges, and surprises of managing security at a major zoo, including a major campuswide rekeying project.
Vacation homes are supposed to be sanctuaries, and the people who decamp there usually treat it as such. Two experts offer advice on how executive protection teams can help make these places of refuge rejuvenating and safe for clients.
“The reality is that it does not have to be a high-profile, highly politically charged episode. You don't have to do anything wrong to run afoul of this. I think it’s important to talk about what are some of the pitfalls, specifically, for where you go in the world. Each region is a little different; each country is different.”
“The only way you can find out how the organization communicates is to bring people to the table, let them know what the overall goal is, and then get their input on how we make that happen.”
“Technical security standardization can provide significant economic advantages as well. By selecting one or a limited range of products for your enterprise, you can become masters of support rather than generalists with a wider range of products.”
“(Nonprofits) collect, process, transfer, and house a lot of sensitive data about their activities and the vulnerable communities they protect—think of migrants, political activists, dissidents—and they raise funds.”
“Most security practices and convenience are polar opposites. As applied to a school environment, remember that educators are already overtasked. Any process or procedure perceived to make a teacher’s mission more difficult will engender substantial opposition.”
“While catastrophic natural disasters have direct and overt impacts, such events often trigger a cascade of second or third order impacts which manifest in ways that are hard to predict.”
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