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3 Reasons to reconnect with and embrace your “why”
As class started, the instructor suggested we take a few minutes to consider why we were there. Why now? Why this practice? To spend time quietly assessing our drive and what we might expect in...
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“How do you measure the success of your program?” “Oh, I don’t,” he responded. “If you don’t measure the program, then how do you know if it is working?” I asked. “Michael, if I measured the program —...
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Faced with a perceived shortage of skilled talent, it’s time change the approach, distribute the workload, and get people to pitch in so we can focus on the valuable security work that demands our...
View ArticleMissing the real opportunity of Manning and Snowden
The common reaction is an almost knee-jerk demand for more, stricter controls. In most cases, these controls won’t work. If we want people engaged in the process, we need to let them take...
View ArticleWant to be successful in security? Embrace your role in sales
We’re all in sales now. Always have, whether we realized it or not. Its time to reconsider the role of selling and how to get better at it to be successful. During a break in the meeting, I wandered...
View ArticleShare your knowledge to be more successful in security (and life)
When faced with the decision to share or hold knowledge about security, successful professionals learn to teach what they know… Early in my career, I realized that security often supported three common...
View ArticleAre these two letters sabotaging what you think you know?
Do you know what two-letter word has a profound impact on what we know and what we think we know? Consider this common situation: information is presented. Maybe the words are familiar. Perhaps the...
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Monday Motivation – Do what you can
Something to think about Sometimes in the pursuit of perfection, we wish for more time, more resources, or a different situation. Instead of focusing on perfection (even through a change in...
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Monday Motivation – the power of perspective
Something to think about Perspective is essential. Similar to context, our perspectives change. Evident from the top of a tall building, where everything below looks like a model, and people the...
View ArticleCatalyst Weekly Rewind – Value in time and passwords
As we start another week, take a moment to pause, rewind, and replay the highlights from last week. This captures the work I published, elements I shared, and offers some insights in where I’m focusing...
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