Sofico Prepares Fleets for New EU Data Protection Rules
Global software provider, Sofico, is working with automotive finance, leasing, fleet and mobility companies to prepare for the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which has repercussions for all businesses holding client data and information.
Non-compliance poses a great operational risk for many businesses, as infringements are punishable by fines of up to €20m or 4% of the company’s total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
Turning Data Points into Action
Element Fleet’s Strategic Consulting Team is adept at making data accessible to - and actionable for - their clients.
Wheels Wins CIO 100 Award for Excellence in Information Technology
Wheels, Inc., was selected by International Data Group’s CIO as a recipient of the 2017 CIO 100. This prestigious award recognizes 100 organizations around the world that have distinguished themselves by creating business value through the effective and innovative use of IT.
Wheels was honored for its inventive software-as-a service-solution that supports its industry-first Reimbursement program. By applying advanced concepts to existing Wheels technology, the company created a new offering that allows drivers to use personal vehicles instead of company-provided vehicles, while still accessing appropriate services utilized by their organization’s fleet of leased vehicles.
AFLA and Las Vegas
I’m writing from Las Vegas, where I just attended my first AFLA Board Meeting (I'm here because I’m Chair of the AFLA Communications Committee). It’s no big surprise that an organization as wonderful as AFLA is led by a great group of people, but I am thankful for the opportunity to get to know them all a little better.
Speaking of AFLA, their September conference - at the beautiful M Resort and Spa Casino in Las Vegas - isn’t really so far off anymore. Early bird pricing ends on June 9th - have you registered yet?
The Incredible Importance of Driver Training
It’s hard to overstate the importance of safe driving, or driver training. We see dangerous, distracted driving more and more - and it’s terrifying. This week we have an excellent video interview with Kathy Rude, a Senior Driving Instructor at Driving Dynamics, and it is definitely worth watching!
Enjoy this issue, and check in at FleetManagementWeekly.com for daily updates.
Ted Roberts
President
Why Effective Leaders Must Manage Up, Down, and Sideways
Most of the leadership advice aimed at senior functional managers is how to build, align, energize, and guide a world-class team.
This is a challenging task in its own right, but we all know it isn’t the whole story. Leaders, even those in the C-suite, must also extend their influence upward and horizontally.
Organization theory suggests that managing upward and sideways is good for both the company and the individual leader’s career: CEOs need the insights and pushback of trusted executives to help sharpen strategy. And complex modern organizations benefit when people engage with their peers across functional and business-unit boundaries to bring a range of perspectives and drive change and innovation.
