Search Results for: loss control

Many businesses focus their loss control strategies on preventing unwanted elements from getting in from the outside. While this is certainly an important step in securing assets and minimising risk, what if the truly dangerous element has already made itself comfortable within the operations of the organisation? In financial management, internal audits play an integral […]

Finding out that you have dishonest individuals working in your company will evoke a series of natural emotions. Ultimately, it’s a discovery of betrayal, and that hurts business owners and colleagues to the core. After all, when you discover criminal behaviour conducted by people you trusted, looked after and – in many cases – know their families, it […]

Over the past thirty years, I’ve dealt extensively with security/risk managers. For the most part I’ve found them all to be dedicated and hardworking individuals. Why is it then that a large percentage of these individuals ultimately fail in their job function? Having spent countless investigations and consulting hours working with the heads of security […]

This year marks the 25th anniversary of my life in the security consulting and investigation arena. That equates to almost 4 200 site security audits or operational audits completed. Shit! That’s a fair amount of time spent reviewing and assisting clients to develop effective loss control and security plans. After all this time, there is […]

South African business managers are missing out… Hear me out and give this some serious thought: For most of us there has been little to no positive scenarios when it comes to our business life during lockdown. However, when we look hard enough with a different mindset that may not have to be the case…. […]

Insider threats are escalating as a spin-off from Covid-19 job losses. Since animals snaked and slithered themselves out of the primordial swamp pools, and our ancestors began to rise up off all fours (politicians excluded) the instinct to survive has ensured our existence. At the same time, our emotions became our single most important cracker […]

With so many security companies and products out there, it can be exceedingly difficult to decide what strategy and approach is going to work best to curb your internal thefts and losses. Before spending your security budget on the usual security guards and cameras, consider the benefits of actually getting inside information from well-placed professional Undercover […]

Either through their very calculated actions or through complacency, your employees are almost always your biggest threat. If the ANC (current ruling party) has taught any of us anything, it surely is that the lure and temptation of wealth and quick riches is as difficult to resist as flies to a bear’s backside. For just […]

It starts with the rhythmic stomping of boots and tekkies pounding to the beat of 1, 1 2, 1, 1 2… sticks, golf clubs and rocks are waved above the heads of the strikers. The crowd chants softly, but slowly builds the crescendo, getting louder and louder. Each beat rises like a rolling thunder, becoming […]