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Best practices and insights in the information governance, records management, and business process arenas ... from the mind of Steve Weissman, The Info Gov Guy™ at Holly Group

  1. 8H AGO

    When Policy Documents Contain the Wrong Content (with Lewis Eisen)

    Creating policy documents takes an awful lot of effort. But are we making it harder on ourselves than we need to? Lewis Eisen of Perfect Policies says “yes,” and you need to hear why. Spoiler: it’s because the people who should be focused on approving the policies spend too much time wordsmithing the user version – a job better left to those on the operational front lines. Have a watch and you’ll agree that it’s 30 minutes of pure gold. And if that’s not enough, there’s a free e-book in it for you as well! (See below.) -- The article that sparked this conversation: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/policies-organizational-legislation-lewis-eisen-jd-cip-ken9e/ -- Highlights: 3:51 On whether people should even be reading policies 5:56 On separating docs that communicate policies from those where the policies are formed 6:53 On “marketing” your policies to facilitate compliance 9:03 On separating oversight and operations 11:48 On AI as an example 12:56 On trusting the specialists you’ve hired 16:34 On policies’ true intention 18:00 On culture change 24:50 On working through mission, then values, and then strategy 28:38 On Lewis’ free new book “Why Are Your Rules Yelling At Me?” -- Get Lewis’ new book – downloadable for free! “Why Are Your Rules Yelling At Me?” https://lewiseisen.com/yelling  -- Steve Weissman - steve@hollygroup.com  Lewis Eisen - lewis@perfectpolicies.com © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    30 min

  2. 12/30/2025

    Never Waste a Crisis! (with Cheryl Banke)

    The most efficient and effective governance projects tend to be those that follow some sort of emergency: a breach, a lawsuit, a flood, etc. Hence the expression "never waste a crisis" – a phrase of which I was recently reminded by Cheryl Banke, CEO and Founder of Belvedere Consulting and my special guest in this episode of Speaking Of. Have a watch and let us know what you think as we discuss scenarios and recommendations regarding: - Paying attention to what's happening in the business  - Paying attention to what's happening in technology - Anticipating crisis points - Thinking beyond just records You'll be glad you did! -- Steve Weissman - steve@hollygroup.com  Cheryl Banke - clb@crmig.com © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    32 min

  3. 12/07/2025

    Governance, Dashboards, and Audits (Oh My) - Community Roundtable

    You know how important metrics are to doing governance right. (If you don’t, have a watch of our May 2025 Roundtable on the subject!) But simply collecting them isn’t enough; rather, you have to ensure they are viewable, analyzable, and actionable on an ongoing basis, and reportable in easily-digested ways to senior executives and external overseers. In practical terms, this means enhancing your dashboarding and auditing capabilities – twin requirements that are critical to the longevity of your program and are the subject of our next IG Community Roundtable. Join us as we dive into whys and wherefores of these too-often-overlooked issues, exploring the relationship between them and the ripple effects associated with doing them well (or not) … effects that can impact your ability to cost-justify your entire initiative. This will be an hour very well spent! Brought to you by governance experts  •  Steve Weissman - steve@hollygroup.com  •  Jesse Wilkins - jesse.wilkins@epiqglobal.com  •  Donda Young - dlyoung@heliasconsulting.com and people like you! © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    56 min

  4. 11/18/2025

    Pursuing Good Governance? It’s About Time.

    When pursuing good governance, time needs to be at least as well budgeted as money. Otherwise, you’ll do a poor job of it – or worse, never get done at all. © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    3 min

  5. 11/14/2025

    What to Do if Your AI is Fizzling

    Remember how AI was going to disrupt and transform our businesses? Well, according to research and my own observations, a lot of that hype has since fizzled. Why? Because there’s more focus being placed on installing AI than installing AI of practical value – and it’s the latter that is going to make or break it where you work.   Here's a short list of critical tasks to keep your initiative from stalling out – or to revive it if it has. Have a listen and then give me a ring, and I’ll help you get the most value you can from what you’re doing. © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    2 min

  6. 03/31/2025

    True Stories in Information Governance: A Privacy Swing and Miss

    Here's a story about that time a client with a privacy initiative almost skipped SalesForce as a system to include in its search for PII – "because it doesn’t have any private information in it"! Note the word ALMOST! -- Steve Weissman steve@hollygroup.com 617-383-4655 © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655 © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    3 min

  7. 03/24/2025

    Savvy Strategies for Selecting a Solution - Community Roundtable

    Selecting an information solution can be one of the most challenging and time-consuming parts of any governance initiative because a number of factors nearly instantly muddy the waters. For example: •  There are simply way too many offerings on the market to be able to keep track of them all. •  Most of those you do find boast features, functions, and adjectives (“market-leading!” “cutting-edge!” “AI-enabled!”) that sound so similar that it can be hard to tell one from another. •  And even when they can be distinguished, many of the differences are so highly-specialized that they may not even apply to you. So how can you narrow the field and end up choosing something that actually suits your needs? Answering this question is the subject of this IG Community Roundtable, which features information experts Steve Weissman, Jesse Wilkins, Donda Young, and several of our less-shy participants. Don’t miss it — it's an hour well spent. --- Steve Weissman - steve@hollygroup.com Jesse Wilkins - jesse.wilkins@athroconsulting.com Donda Young - dlyoung@heliasconsulting.com © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    58 min

  8. 03/10/2025

    True Stories in Information Governance: Good Cop, Bad Cop

    Hear about the time a client asked help installing a culture of governance at his company because, as much as he tried to play Good Cop, “I’m not really getting anywhere.” Turns out he needed a Bad Cop as well – or at least the spectre of one. -- Steve Weissman steve@hollygroup.com 617-383-4655 © Steve Weissman • All Rights Reserved • www. hollygroup.com • 617-383-4655

    3 min
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Best practices and insights in the information governance, records management, and business process arenas ... from the mind of Steve Weissman, The Info Gov Guy™ at Holly Group

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    Steve Weissman, The Info Gov Guy™
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    24
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    © 2026 Steve Weissman
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    Doing Information Right™