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The Value of Empathetic Leadership in Technical Roles
Empathetic leadership is about compassion for employees and customers. And it fits nicely in cybersecurity, an area that requires trust, communication, and collaboration.
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Monotasking vs. Multitasking
Monotasking or single-tasking is the process of dedicating oneself to one task at a time. Monotasking is more effective than multitasking.
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Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Our mindset is crucial because it affects our ability to learn new skills and cope with everyday challenges. A growth mindset is preferable.
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A CISO Isn’t a Technical Role
A CISO isn’t a technical role. In this post, I’ll make a case for why it isn’t a technical role and define the most critical CISO skills.
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How to Hire Cybersecurity Professionals to Ensure Success for the Organization and the Employee
In this article, we teach you how to hire cybersecurity professionals so they and your organization can be successful.
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NLP Presuppositions for Leaders
There are 14 NLP presuppositions that we apply to become better leaders of ourselves and others. Awareness of NLP presuppositions is vital.
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Cognitive vs Affective Empathy Leadership
Cognitive and Affective Empathy are both a part of being an effective leader. High cognitive empathy / low affective is the best combination.
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Why Do Technical People Struggle with People Skills? And How Can Companies Fix It?
Soft skills are a challenge for many technical individuals. Technical people often get put in a category of lacking them. Why?
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Risk Comprehension Is a Basic Cybersecurity Skill, Yet Most Practitioners Lack It
Risk assessment is essential to proactive and reactive cybersecurity plans, yet most cybersecurity professionals do not understand risk.
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Your Cybersecurity Framework Is Overcomplicated - Here's Why
Let’s be frank and honest, your cybersecurity framework is overcomplicated. Simplicity is better than complexity.
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The Truth About Cybersecurity Certifications
The cybersecurity industry is creating many paper tigers , someone who claims to have knowledge but just passed a multiple-choice test.
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Your Cybersecurity Methods Are Failing - Here’s Why
As much as every organization wants to believe they are cyber secure, the reality paints a different story.
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The Cybersecurity Status Quo Needs to Change
With cybersecurity, there is a status quo, this movement that we just keep following, but it's not helping. It's time to challenge the cybersecurity status quo.
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Cybersecurity "Professionals" - Reboot Needed
This article focuses on cybersecurity certifications and stringent license requirements, as opposed to certification exams that can be easily “gamed”.
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Are You Caught in the Success Trap?
A lot of us fall into the success trap. We've achieved success, according to how society defines success, but we're unfulfilled and we feel trapped.
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The Hero's 2 Journeys - Achievement & Transformation
The hero's 2 journeys are achievement, which is external, and transformation, which is internal. For any good story, we need these two elements.
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FOMO vs JOMO
FOMO is the fear of missing out. JOMO is the joy of missing out. You will be less anxious, more fulfilled, and get more done if you practice JOMO.
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How to Get More Time in Your Day Without Waking Up Earlier
In this post we'll cover three tips to make you more productive and give you back more time in your day without having to cut into your sleep.
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The Value of Monotasking - What Jesse Itzler and Rainbow Taught Me
Multitasking is a thing of the past. Monotasking can help you reclaim your agenda by making you productive, instead of busy.
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Your Ego is Not Your Amigo
Your ego is not your amigo. Your ego will cost you many things in life, including success and fulfillment. Get the ego off your back.
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Life is Meaningless
Life is really meaningless. I know this sounds controversial, and some of you may be questioning what I'm saying. Some of you may have already turned this
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Ransomware – Should You Pay?
What do you do if you get ransomware in healthcare or critical infrastructure? Should you pay the ransom? How do you prevent ransomware?
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Aviation Cybersecurity – Hacking Aircraft
The risk of successful hacks of aircraft is increasing. Aircraft are complex systems with long supply chains and legacy systems and protocols.
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Cybersecurity Paper Tigers are Killing Us
Cybersecurity is full of paper tigers - people who cheat certification exams and on't care about cybersecurity. Let's unite to get rid of paper tigers.
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