Insights and Outlooks
The key to coming up with what’s next is reflecting carefully on the situations you face now, in the present. Here’s what we’ve seen lately — both with clients and at the Collective Insights’ office.

Don’t Click That! Tactics for Shoring up Security Culture Against Ransomware Attacks
Don’t Click That! Tactics for Shoring up Security Culture Against Ransomware Attacks We’re just going to say it. When it comes to ransomware risk, you have a people problem. More than 90% of data breaches happen because of phishing, and according to the FBI, phishing...
Don’t Click That! Tactics for Shoring up Security Culture Against Ransomware Attacks
Don’t Click That! Tactics for Shoring up Security Culture Against Ransomware Attacks We’re just going to say it. When it comes to ransomware risk, you have a people problem. More than 90% of data breaches happen because of phishing, and according to the FBI, phishing...
Four Ways You Can Prevent Ransomware Attacks Right Now
Four Ways You Can Prevent Ransomware Attacks Right Now 2021 was a banner year for ransomware attacks. According to BlackFog, they increased by 17% over 2020, while some verticals experienced much higher increases, including the government sector (24%), technology...
Managing Scope Creep in Program and Project Management
The ultimate indicator of a successfully managed project: meeting desired outcomes on time and within budget. Unfortunately, even the most thoroughly scoped projects do not always go as planned. Three deliverables can quickly become five, or many small decisions over...
Three Areas Where Your Internal Communications Need Vision
Three Areas Where Your Internal Communications Need Vision Many organizations are missing out on the benefits of strategic communication. Case in point: 60% of companies have no long-term strategy in place for their internal communications (Arthur J. Gallager &...
Talk the Walk: How to Level Up Your Digital Transformation With Strategic Communications
Talk the Walk: How to Level Up Your Digital Transformation With Strategic Communications Digital transformation is everywhere – but is it working? Certainly, those who failed to make investments pre-pandemic were left vulnerable to global disruptions that exposed...
The Impact of Supply Chain Shortages on Businesses and Consumers
The Impact of Supply Chain Shortages on Businesses and Consumers Imagine standing in your favorite grocery store with a long list of items in your hand and empty shelves staring back at you. You are probably thinking, “This can’t be right! Where are all the groceries?...
Accessing Your Agility: When and How to Implement Agile
Accessing Your Agility: When and How to Implement Agile What does it mean to be ‘agile’? At a high level, agile project management (agile) is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle.[1] When applied effectively, agile project management...
Three Key Considerations as You Transition to SAP S/4HANA
Three Key Considerations as You Transition to SAP S/4HANA A new generation of business capabilities has arrived thanks to SAP S/4HANA. But the transition is a huge one - so here’s what you need to consider as you prepare to adopt the new platform. What’s new and...
Why Ransomware Should be on Your Radar – And in Your Security Budget
Why Ransomware Should be on Your Radar - And in Your Security Budget Ransomware is here to stay. Attacks have doubled in frequency this year, touching every major industry across the globe. Once a side character in the cybersecurity game, it has become the third most...
Classroom to Conference Room: A Data Driven Approach to Leading People and Organizations
Classroom to Conference Room: A Data Driven Approach to Leading People and Organizations In a recent frenzy of purple hiring stickers all over LinkedIn, we are reminded that cultivating organizations that people want to join and stay at is crucial. Central to all...