Marketing is not something we ordinarily associate with our jobs, but I think internal marketing is absolutely critical for technology and security teams.I’ve found that if you want people enrolled in what your group does for the business, then having the savvy to create internal solutions or branded products is …
High performing teams are…
Lots of people define a high performing team as a team that is (a) tight knit, (b) laser focused, and (c) has supportive processes that enable any member to breakthrough barriers to achieve a goal. I would say that is true for technical teams, with one notable caveat – high …
Taking Security from Out of the Shadows in Organizations and Bringing it to the Forefront
In many organizations, the security department is a nebulous thing. Everybody knows it’s necessary, but nobody really knows why it does what it does. It’s time to break out of that backroom enterprise mode. We have to enroll everyone in a vision where an organization’s security isn’t solely the responsibility …
Security and IT: It’s a Cohabitation That Ought To Stop
Security is embedded in IT departments in the vast majority of shops. I think that’s a last-generation way of thinking, because security and IT have different goals. The technology department’s goal is to enable the business, to support the business, to manage its operations, and develop good operational outcomes for …
Alignment is Everything
Having had the privilege of working in several different industries I have learned the importance of alignment both of teams and in organizations. The alignment of Information Technology has always been all over the place. Some companies have IT aligned to Finance, others to Operations, odder still some align IT …
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