Making security and leadership accessible
Tunde Oyeneyin asks, “Who’s to blame?” Before I dive into the scenario, a caveat: it’s an inane story, about two friends and a misplaced borrowed dish. But fitness instructors have to share a lot of inane stories, to fill the airtime while telling people to lift weights, cycle, run, or row. We expect it. There’s [ ]
This newsletter is not about Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini. That situation is the candle, and this newsletter is about the shadow play on the walls, and what that story says about us. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, very briefly: Mike Vrabel is the head coach of the New England Patriots, and [ ]
“Did you ever want children, Ms. Well?” Amanda paused at that question. It had been a weird interview – not many job interviews involved a therapy session, but apparently casinos did care about how well-balanced their security staff were – but this almost pushed her buttons. Taking a deep breath before answering, she considered her [ ]
I just submitted my votes for the Hall of Fame. Not the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is all over the news (and discussed below, read on!), but the CSO Hall of Fame. It’s an honor to be a judge, participating in curating membership in an elite institution, but it’s also a hard responsibility. [ ]
If you ran your company like an NFL team… It’s the midpoint of the NFL football season, and thus, for the next few months, American media will be saturated with examples of leadership successes and failures from within the football world … and corporate leaders will try to draw from these lessons to improve their [ ]
Leadership Moment: Looking in the (gym) mirror I spent last week at the Blackhat security conference, walking the vendor floor, taking notes about what booth designs worked (or not). I had the opportunity to chat with a number of folks, and when I commented on the lack of appeal of some of the themed booths, [ ]
Leadership Moment: Getting Caught Every parent knows that there are two indicators that your child is doing something they shouldn’t. The first is when they go completely silent, to stop drawing your attention to them. The second? When you stumble across them, and they panic, trying to hide whatever they were up to. Your quick [ ]
Leadership Moment: Fickle Elmo If you weren’t paying attention, you might have missed the brief window last week when Elmo’s Twitter account posted vile, antisemitic content. It was ostensibly an account hack, and in one sense, Sesame Street is also a victim here. But they’re a victim who then victimized a lot of people. Usually, [ ]
Lessons from Media: Bad Shabbos First off, a quick review: amazing movie. If you’re Jewish, or know Jews, this should have you in tears of joy. I strongly recommend it; if you’re in Boston, it’s currently playing at The Coolidge. Now, on to some leadership lessons, without giving away the plot entirely. The movie is [ ]
Update: Departed YL Ventures I’ve now officially left YL Ventures. Technically, I was done on June 27th, but I wanted to wait until after July 1st (the company’s annual vesting date for carry, in case there was a change of heart on the other side) to give the update about what I’ll be doing next. [ ]