Look for the signs of a "fly by night" mover, they are usually in plain view. The signs are rental trucks, changing names or legal structure, operating out of a mini-storage, parking lot or apartment, changing addresses or phone numbers often, a cell phone as the only number should be a dead give away. "Too good to be true pricing"-guess what it is. Many times these bad actors use “pick up help" or "day laborers" that are not employable by movers who do full background investigations. You are about to allow a total stranger into your home and to drive off with all you worldly belongings. Do your homework, do not get burned. Check with BBB, District Attorneys, PSC and friends to be sure your mover is reputable and in it for the long haul. A major van line association is not always a sure fire sign of a good mover, but, it is a good indicator. A good van line looks for financial stability, proper insurances, training and safety procedures, also a van line knows how to spot a bad apple versus a top performer. "I really feel bad when someone comes to me after they have had a major issue with a "rogue" mover with damage, lost items or worse and then I see they have chosen someone who has a bad track record." "Most of the time there is very little that can be done, they just have to hope the manager will solve the issue or they may have to hire a lawyer." "I think the big thing folks need to remember is the old adage, if it seems to good to be true it probably is" says Scott McNelley. Scott McNelley is owner of the Admiral Companies, an Agent for Mayflower Transit and a 25 year veteran of the moving industry. For inquiries call 334-262-6666 or info@admiralmovers.com or see the website at www.alwaysleading.com.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
You are about to allow a total stranger drive away with all you belongings, be careful
Look for the signs of a "fly by night" mover, they are usually in plain view. The signs are rental trucks, changing names or legal structure, operating out of a mini-storage, parking lot or apartment, changing addresses or phone numbers often, a cell phone as the only number should be a dead give away. "Too good to be true pricing"-guess what it is. Many times these bad actors use “pick up help" or "day laborers" that are not employable by movers who do full background investigations. You are about to allow a total stranger into your home and to drive off with all you worldly belongings. Do your homework, do not get burned. Check with BBB, District Attorneys, PSC and friends to be sure your mover is reputable and in it for the long haul. A major van line association is not always a sure fire sign of a good mover, but, it is a good indicator. A good van line looks for financial stability, proper insurances, training and safety procedures, also a van line knows how to spot a bad apple versus a top performer. "I really feel bad when someone comes to me after they have had a major issue with a "rogue" mover with damage, lost items or worse and then I see they have chosen someone who has a bad track record." "Most of the time there is very little that can be done, they just have to hope the manager will solve the issue or they may have to hire a lawyer." "I think the big thing folks need to remember is the old adage, if it seems to good to be true it probably is" says Scott McNelley. Scott McNelley is owner of the Admiral Companies, an Agent for Mayflower Transit and a 25 year veteran of the moving industry. For inquiries call 334-262-6666 or info@admiralmovers.com or see the website at www.alwaysleading.com.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Information Assets are Key to Disaster Recovery
PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION ASSETS
Information assets (Data, Contacts, agreements, financial records etc.) are in fact any entity's most valuable asset and should be regarded in the same way as any other corporate asset. As such, they must be protected by management. This requires a managerial understanding which integrates business and technological perspectives.
To reference protection is to imply an environment of risk, and therefore management of this risk is necessitated. Risks such as disasters and mismanagement are inherent in the corporate world. Randall Miller, in the November 1989 issue of Contingency Journal, explains that we must exercise our "duty of trust" and "duty of care" and apply the common-law standard of the "prudent man rule" to our management of information assets.
By pushing disaster-recovery planning to top management as "a responsibility prudent men would exercise," we are, according to Miller, exerting, "...reasonable efforts to investigate and become informed about the condition of the corporation, its assets and the conduct of its affairs.” Statutory and common law require this standard of behavior from officers, directors, and managers.
Don't be liable. Not having a plan in place is poor business at best and negligence at worst. Physical segregation of your company's information assets from it's normal daily operation is the first step. Backup tape rotation, off-site documents storage, and a managed retention schedule facilitate seamless continuity in case the unthinkable does happen. Your organization will be able to survive and make it through a disaster such as fire, tornado, or flood. Having all your eggs in one basket has never been a good strategy. Don't be the business that keeps all it's records in the attic or basement and it's back up tapes in the bookkeeper's desk drawer.
As Miller says, "Corporate officers, managers, and agents who fail to take critical action ... may be held personally liable to their corporations under ordinary principles of agency law." Exercising good judgment that accepts the possibility of a disaster and the need for recovery is as important as buying insurance and for the same reason. Given the human tendency to look on the bright side, many business executives are prone to ignore "disaster recovery" because disaster seems an unlikely event. Those that do not have a plan do so at their own peril and that of their employees, stakeholders, patients, clients and customers. Your Corporate Counsel, CPA, and Risk Managers should work together so that continuity is not a nightmare endured during crisis. Call 334-396-5430 or visit www.admiralrecordsmanagement.com and we can work together to create a plan.
Information assets (Data, Contacts, agreements, financial records etc.) are in fact any entity's most valuable asset and should be regarded in the same way as any other corporate asset. As such, they must be protected by management. This requires a managerial understanding which integrates business and technological perspectives.
To reference protection is to imply an environment of risk, and therefore management of this risk is necessitated. Risks such as disasters and mismanagement are inherent in the corporate world. Randall Miller, in the November 1989 issue of Contingency Journal, explains that we must exercise our "duty of trust" and "duty of care" and apply the common-law standard of the "prudent man rule" to our management of information assets.
By pushing disaster-recovery planning to top management as "a responsibility prudent men would exercise," we are, according to Miller, exerting, "...reasonable efforts to investigate and become informed about the condition of the corporation, its assets and the conduct of its affairs.” Statutory and common law require this standard of behavior from officers, directors, and managers.
Don't be liable. Not having a plan in place is poor business at best and negligence at worst. Physical segregation of your company's information assets from it's normal daily operation is the first step. Backup tape rotation, off-site documents storage, and a managed retention schedule facilitate seamless continuity in case the unthinkable does happen. Your organization will be able to survive and make it through a disaster such as fire, tornado, or flood. Having all your eggs in one basket has never been a good strategy. Don't be the business that keeps all it's records in the attic or basement and it's back up tapes in the bookkeeper's desk drawer.
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