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Adapting to the Future of Utility Security
In considering future trends and demands, focus on four key areas to increase adaptability enough no matter what lies beyond the horizon.
Q&A: Godfried Hendriks, CPP, on the ASIS Global Community
Incoming ASIS President Godfried Hendriks, CPP, shares advice for incoming security professionals, education opportunities, and the unique community within the security industry—and the role ASIS plays moving forward.
Global Management: How Security Is Changing in West Africa
Interviews with two security managers, one in Nigeria and one in Ghana, reveal the progress that the profession has made in the region—and the challenges ahead.
Jacobs CEO Steve Demetriou on the Cruciality of Culture
Diversity, an all-encompassing safety focus, and leaders who champion wellness are a few of the initiatives that Jacobs CEO Steve Demetriou stresses.
A Brief Guide to ESRM Implementation
Adopting a successful ESRM program often requires a full understanding of ESRM – its components, contexts, and complementary strategies.
How to Use Scenario Analysis to Manage in Uncertain Times
Scenario analysis helps security leaders manage business threats by accounting for all possible uncertainties.
O’Sullivan Shares Secrets to Her Success
When Nóirín O’Sullivan, currently the United Nation’s assistant secretary-general for safety and security, began her career with Ireland’s police force back in 1981, the uniform code for female officers was rather strict.
Great Managers Trump All
Management practices around the world have failed in maximizing human potential, a recent study found. The result is a bleak global workplace situation—just 15 percent of employees are engaged at work.
How to Succeed as an Adaptable Leader
The ability to adapt and stay flexible in one’s thinking is crucial for success as a leader or manager.
How Security Leaders Can Use Their Own Stories
A security manager’s personal and professional journey can be the basis for compelling stories that educate, inspire, and make emotional connections.
Under Pressure: Managing Team Wellness
"How can I keep my overburdened team from cracking up?" The question has increasing relevancy for security managers in the contemporary business world. Continually bombarded with information, these managers also face a growing number of security threats. The collective effect can be serious stress overload.
How Culture Influences Disaster Recovery
After disasters and conflict, culture can play an irreplaceable role in resilience and recovery for cities and organizations.
Your First 90 Days as a New Leader
A leader’s first 90 days are crucial, often auguring one’s ultimate success or failure.
Q&A: Security and the Gig Economy
The project-based economy is on the rise. Global consultant Marko Cabric explains the ramifications for the security industry.
A Day in the Life of Elizabeth Moslander, CPP
An ASIS leader, devoted parent, and Super Team tennis player details the typical day of a manager of physical security operations at Capital One.
News
Today in Security: Internal Boeing Messages Mocked 737 MAX Regulators
Boeing released an embarrassing cache of emails to congressional investigators that call into question the culture of safety the company says it promotes in air transportation.
Today in Security: Top Risk Forecast for 2020
The internationalization of far-right threats and tension between the Persian Gulf countries rank as the top two security risks for companies in 2020, according to a new risk forecast.
Today in Security: How Converged Are Corporate Security Functions?
ASIS Foundation study researches the degree to which physical security, cybersecurity, and business continuity have converged into a single department.
Today in Security: Your Security Career May Not Follow the Path You Expect
The most recent ASIS Mentoring Committee Security Management podcast looks at how careers often flow in unexpected directions.
Today in Security: U.S. Guarding Revenues Reach $29 Billion
A new study of the U.S. private security services market predicts continued growth in overall guarding revenue for the next few years.
Today in Security: What Does Successful Risk Management Look Like?
We Work risk manager shares what he thinks are the outcomes of a successful risk management plan.
Today in Security: Designing a Security Function that Works
A new webinar discusses the importance of thinking about how security processes and systems are designed from a user experience perspective.
Today in Security: Opioid Use’s Impact on the Workplace
Nearly every racial and ethnic group, and people of all ages, saw an increase in opioid-involved and synthetic opioid-involved overdose death rates, CNN reports.
Today in Security: Allocation of Security Resources
While the budget for cybersecurity is seeing larger increases, both cyber and physical security budgets are on the rise, new research shows.
Today in Security: Warehouse Automation and the Effect on the Workplace
Systems of sensors, monitors, and data analysis have led warehouses to reorient jobs to find the absolute most efficient way to pick and assemble orders. Safety and security implications abound.
