September 3, 2010

Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 12 (Final Thoughts: Courage to Act)

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Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]

Boost Your Security Career

In my experience, the more we explore the tradecraft of our profession, the more we position ourselves for career success. For me, this means a lifelong study of communication – verbal and written – blended with human ecology and the fundamentals of security. It’s an odd mix, but with my focus on Awareness that Works™, [...]

Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 11 (Outsource with Security and Success)

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Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]

Guest Post: Why and How to Invest in Yourself

This is a guest post from Jill Van Zelfden  - a friend of our practice and a passionate professional. Initially connected through twitter, our conversations have demonstrated her zeal for our field, as well as her insights. When I offered the Catalyst Career Compass – Jill jumped at the opportunity and captured this post as [...]

Identity Management Series – HR as a Source of Record Part 1: Overview and Approach

We’ve talked a lot about the importance of the HR system to identity management. Without the right integration between identity management and HR, there is no hope for any sort of automation or data reliability. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as simply building a connector between the two systems. The HR system itself is an [...]

Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 10 (Reducing the Cost of Compliance)

Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]

Catalyst Conversation Starter: What does success look like?

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“What does success look like?” This is one of the first questions I ask my clients. It is also the first step of the Catalyst Foundation Series™ –  which means I get to ask this question a lot. I find the more I ask the question of myself and others, the better the answers. The [...]

Invitation to engage: Catalyst Conversation Starters

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Questions are the catalyst to conversations; conversations hold the key to understanding. As a believer in the power of asking questions and engaging in conversation, I am starting a new monthly series: catalyst conversation starters. The idea is simple:  ask a short question, share some thoughts, then open it up for everyone to participate through [...]

Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 9 (Extending the Conversation: Rewards Beyond Protecting Information)

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Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]

Leading from the Front: Casting Vision – The Foundation of Effectively Disrupting the Organization

By Martin Fisher Think back to the best leader you’ve ever followed. For me, it was my Professor of Military Science when I was in ROTC during my college stint. Look at him and at first you’d see him as an “average” Army officer. He’d had a bunch of good assignments, some not so good [...]