Around 163 national-standard bodies from various countries have ISO membership. These nations include small, developing, industrialized, and in-transition ones. The ISO portfolio has more than 18,400 standards with which it…
The sole purpose of ISO 22301 is the preservation of your organization when things go seriously wrong. But how does one go about the daunting task of putting a contingency…
While not a certification program per se, ISO 31000 is a framework to help you identify and navigate the various threats unique to your business. It’s not a one-size-fits-all tool because each organization…
The key focus of ISO 22301 is providing a game plan for you to get back to business-per-usual as quickly as possible after a man made or natural disaster. In this issue,…
Risk management – the ability to identify and overcome just about any potential risk – is a key part of governance and leadership. Whether you’re leading a municipality or business, ISO…
While you cannot control when disaster strikes, you can control how quickly your business will be back up and running. In addition to minimizing any disruption for your current customer…
Because of the rapidly changing business landscape, the way leaders think through “what might happen if…” scenarios play a pivotal role in the way their businesses and organizations are positioned…
In preparing to go through the process of ISO certification, some business owners mistakenly believe they must invest in hiring a full-time employee devoted solely to overseeing the ISO initiative. In…
It’s tempting to think of ISO 9001 certification as something that only benefits big businesses and is simply too difficult for small businesses to implement. Simply – not true. In this issue,…
According to data from the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are nearly 400 million non-fatal work-related injuries throughout the world each year. Additionally, there are nearly 3 million deaths resulting from work…