Adaptation has been the word on everyone’s lips in 2020, not least law firms. After relying on in-person processes for so long, the pandemic has made maintaining compliance more of a challenge.

When the going gets tough, people need leadership more than ever. Of course, this puts a lot of pressure on anyone in a management role – especially if the outlook is uncertain. While you can’t predict the future, you can keep your team calm and motivated. That is, if you have the right skills in your toolkit…

Homeworking is evidently going to be a big part of the future – far beyond COVID-19. However, it’s not as straightforward as making sure your team has the right technology and a good office set-up. For remote working to work in the long term, robust security measures need to be at its core.

As the internationally-recognised Standard for information security management, ISO 27001 should be a serious consideration for organisations of any size and in any sector. Looking at everything concerning security threats and vulnerabilities, a robust external assessment from a trusted certification body can completely transform the way your organisation manages the information it holds.

Centre for Assessment has always promoted the need for businesses to ensure they have robust information security measures in place. In these extraordinary circumstances, the risk of cyber-attack is worse than ever. We've put together some tips on how to recognise and respond to cyber threats.

Back in 2014, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) introduced the requirement for all construction products to be CE marked.

We seem to be hearing more and more about ‘data breaches’ – those occasions in which large, trusted companies appear to have allowed confidential records to leave the safety of their virtual filing cabinets, destined for the welcome embrace of cyber criminals.

How can a business truly monitor the extent to which it is doing business well? What does ‘quality’ management look like from a subjective, external point of view? How can business leaders benchmark their activities and evaluate their performance beyond internal measures of profitability?