Is your CEO leaving? Hackers could be on the horizon

Is your CEO leaving? Hackers could be on the horizon | practice | Leaders who value themselves make employees feel valued Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( February 16, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [Is your CEO leaving? Hackers could be on the horizon]( [Is your CEO leaving? Hackers could be on the horizon]( (Sashkinw/Getty Images) Companies are more vulnerable to cyberattacks whenever their CEO or other C-suite executives leave, according to a study from Gurpreet Dhillon at the University of North Texas, which found employees in transitional and uncertain environments were more likely to open phishing emails or follow what appear to be directives from management that may have seemed suspect before. Last year, industrial organizations saw ransomware attacks mushroom by 87% from 2021, and Stu Sjouwerman, founder and CEO of KnowBe4, outlines four new kinds of attacks leaders need to learn how to guard against. Full Story: [The Wall Street Journal]( (2/13), [BNN Bloomberg (Canada)]( (2/14), [Fast Company (tiered subscription model)]( (2/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Some simple steps such as keeping critical company assets on a different part of the network as well as separating user and administrative accounts can go a long way to foiling hackers, says Gurpreet Dhillon. WorkRamp Learn Spring 2023 How do you keep employees engaged and productive in the face of uncertainty? Join us to hear tips and insights from top People leaders. They'll share how they're tackling challenges in 2023. This is an SHRM-accredited event. [Get your free ticket.]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Leaders who value themselves make employees feel valued]( [Leaders who value themselves make employees feel valued]( (Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images) Clearly defining your own values and prioritizing self-care can help you become better attuned to the values and well-being of your employees, which results in them feeling valued and satisfied in their jobs, writes LaRae Quy. "When leaders invest in employee well-being, they signal that they care whether the employees are flourishing in their situation," Quy writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (2/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Keep yourself centered by spending time in solitude and constantly assessing your own values and whether you're living up to them in your professional and personal life, Quy recommends. [] [Read more]( from LaRae Quy on SmartBrief on Leadership [] Smarter Communication [] [Company culture is only as healthy as your meetings]( The behavior of employees at meetings is a reflection of their organizational culture with fractured organizations holding fractious meetings or endless discussions and no debate signaling a top-down hierarchy, writes Jim Clemmer. "When leaders sharpen their meeting leadership skills and practice good meeting hygiene, team collaboration, psychological safety to speak up, team results, engagement, and energy levels soar," Clemmer writes. Full Story: [The CLEMMER Group]( (2/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Study the tone and character of your meetings. If people constantly interrupt each other, agendas are loose or missing altogether and most cameras are off during online meetings, that's a signal that company culture is out of whack somewhere, Clemmer notes. [] [A culture of communication can help retain employees]( Employees are more likely to stay with a company when there is a culture of open communications and they have access not just to their managers, but C-suite executives -- including the CEO -- as well, writes communication expert Julie Baron. "Communication can help make an organization a place where people want to work, not leave," Baron writes. Full Story: [Ragan]( (2/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Baron offers an array of questions you should be asking about how effective your communication is, beginning with the CEO and concluding with the type of recognition programs and technology you can use to enhance retention efforts. 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