Risk mitigation is one of the C-suite’s most important responsibilities in the financial sector. But increased regulation and the complexity of OTC derivatives contracts have made it even more difficult for financial organizations to manage the risks associated with ISDA contracts and the derivatives trading process. Like it or not,...

What Apple, Coca Cola and Virgin have in common is that they are world renowned and respected brands. What most people don’t realise is that they could be more successful at work if they created their own personal brand - ‘brand you’. Developing a personal brand can be particularly useful...

Enterprise IT departments can have a bright future – if they embrace the empowered employee. When thinking about your IT department, words like “user friendly” and “responsive” are not the first that come to mind. More likely, it would be “unresponsive” or even “the department of no.” Sadly, if you...

Your understanding of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is vital to managing the risk your business exposes itself to with every customer transaction that involves sensitive customer and financial data. Here are a few manual and systemic processes all businesses that accept credit cards should implement per...

The art of leading was never easy – and it seems to be getting harder all the time. Communication is faster, connection is greater, markets are global, and whatever action we take is part of a great onrushing whirl of conversation and innovation. In this world, what does it mean...

Your ability to consistently generate sales and revenue is important to your small business’s financial well-being, but how efficiently you manage your cash can also have a significant impact on growth and costs of doing business. Here are a few simple ways that optimizing your cash management processes can have...

Content is so important to your marketing and social selling programs on LinkedIn that we have fired clients because they failed to provide us with unique, thought leadership content on a consistent basis. Done right, when you mix LinkedIn with content marketing, you’re able to communicate your value, position yourself...

Hackathons are nothing short of a ritual at many tech companies. Traditionally a way for developers to test and poke holes in new programs and software applications before releasing to the masses, hackathons have now become a fun and exciting way for developers, designers and entrepreneurs to collaborate, educate and...

Once you have recruited, hired, and trained team members that are now well-established within your organization, does professional development stop? In many organizations, that’s precisely what happens. You may assume that your team is getting the experience they need to carry out their job functions, so further training is not...

Nowadays every business is data driven and computers are used for handling all the daily office tasks. A sudden hard drive crash or virus attack can devastate a company within a few hours. Therefore, it is very important to take good care of your PC or laptop so that your...