Many of you will be familiar with our popular series of blog posts and White Paper on the Data Zoo which explores a number of generic behaviours people exhibit towards data. This post explores the effects on data behaviours when
“Information is the best disinfectant”
I went to an excellent talk recently by well known English politician Tony Benn as part of the Lichfield Literature Festival. One quotation he provided was the inspiration and title for this blog post “Information is the best disinfectant”. The
The most dangerous two words in the English language?
There are many words and phrases which some would consider dangerous. Arguably the two which are most dangerous are the words “I’ll just….” followed by another statement. Read on for some examples…
All of our data is equal, some is more equal than others
To paraphrase George Orwell’s quotation from the novel ‘1984’ “All of our data is equal, some is more equal than others”. If all data is treated equally, how can we prioritise our efforts? Criticality is a method used in many
Normalisation of data deviance
The term ‘normalisation of deviance’ refers to situations where employees become accustomed to deviation from standards/designs in engineering and industrial situations without recognising that these can be precursor events to major incidents. This was a contributory factor in the loss
Data and the “Internet of Things”
The “Internet of Things” is an interesting concept that is slowly becoming a reality. The concept proposes that all physical objects are both able to connect to the internet and to communicate with each other. In this post we consider
Sign your Employee Data Agreement…
Most organisations have an Acceptable Use Policy, IT Security Policy, Data Protection Guidelines etc. in order to provide a framework around specific areas of concern. These may also link to an organisations’ disciplinary policies. Should these organisations also have an
It’s all in the timing…
We are all aware of the importance of timing in telling a good joke, but timing is also crucial in a business context. If you get the timing wrong you can waste effort and potentially damage your reputation.
While the cat’s away…
Now that the main holiday season is upon us, we are all likely to encounter the usual issues of staff being unavailable or covering for others. Apart from the usual issues around delegation, covering phones etc. this period can pose
New species in the Data Zoo – Not Bovvered
Those of you who have been following our popular Data Zoo series of blog posts and White Paper may be interested to know that whilst completing our Data Behaviours training course using the Data Zoo concept, we have discovered a