Most of us have worked in companies where, like Mulder in the X-Files, the ‘IT guys’ would inhabit the windowless basement of our office building. We’d occasionally call for their help, at which point these pallid professionals would materialise in Metallica tee-shirts and jeans to sort the problem. After trying to explain the fix in […]
ISO in the real world! Whatever your politics may be, Brexit has doubtless shaken up your business – and your people – a little bit in these past weeks. The water cooler chat is now less about Sky’s latest Scandi drama, and more about ‘What does the future hold for us?’. But, whether delighted by […]
John F Kennedy once said: ‘Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.’ Heck, that man could deliver a line. But there’s more to his words than political spin. They’re relevant today, and every day – especially in business. Every business […]
‘Health and Safety’. It’s the butt of stand-up comedians and broadcasters everywhere. The phrase is usually accompanied by a theatrical roll of the eyes, with maybe a bad Cockney accent thrown in for good measure. We blame it for nonsensical decisions, extra work and red tape – anything that spoils a bit of fun. ‘Elf […]
It’s a terrible thing, the unknown. In the dark, that dressing gown on the back of the door becomes an axe-wielding maniac, and there’s untold devilry hiding under the bed too. The day has its own perils, caused by this same fear. We’ve all had it – the nauseous dread about that tough new project […]
January: It’s the month where every media channel is yelling about the ways in which we should change our lives. The month of New Year resolutions, weight loss, detox, and eating very green things like kale. For whatever change you want to make, there’s a gadget that promises to deliver a miracle, from Apple watches […]
What they say “isCompliant has given The HALO Trust the ability to carry out many company activities in line with best practice and international standards, but with a greatly reduced resource cost.” How we helped For more than two decades The HALO Trust have set the standard for mine clearance through technical innovation and robust management. […]
Carphone Warehouse, Experia, T-Mobile, the US Office of Personnel Management, Adobe and even the Italian cyber-security organisation Hacking Team. These are just some of the major organisations that have had malicious data breaches in the last 2 years. TalkTalk have just announced a breach that was allegedly carried out by a 15 year old hacker! […]
Obviously not everyone want to know the technical side of the system; you just need to know it works. However, if you have an inner geek and you want to know how the system is structured, please feel free to read on! isCompliant does a lot of stuff. Most of it is visible to all […]
With ISO 9001:2015 being launched this month, the implications of the revised standard have been widely discussed in chat rooms and forums. There is little doubt that debate will continue as we see how audits are conducted and companies develop their QMS in response to the 2015 version. As always auditors will have their own […]
