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Three Key Moves CIOs Make To Elevate Their CISO

CISOs are overwhelmed and often short-term. Neither need be. As CIOs, you have the opportunity to make them a hero. You just need to help them through one big problem with three strong moves.

Scott Smeester

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February 23, 2023

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December 9, 2021

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Scott Smeester

Four Checkmarks That Will Save Your IT Career

The one thing CIOs and technology leaders can’t get away from is the need to deliver. Today, that need is overwhelming. The answer to overwhelm is four essential dynamics that keep leaders well-ordered and able to work above the overwhelm.
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February 18, 2021

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Joe Woodruff

The Board And Digital Stewardship

Boards don’t want to get caught in a crisis, let alone one in which they were warned but caught unprepared. Boards need to challenge the paradigms by which they think of security, increase their knowledge of security as a business strategy, and respond with concerted management, strengthened posture and preparation.
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November 24, 2020

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Joe Woodruff

How The CIO and Board Work Toward Better Cyber-Risk Governance

The CIO and board of directors must implement a new dashboard that indicates secure risk management, business alignment and incident responses are in place and functional.
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October 26, 2020

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Scott Smeester

Dear board: You don’t know what you don’t know.

Decisions are never meant to be made in a void, and information alone isn’t education. Wisdom is the pool in which information and context swim together. Very few board members have technology experience. Less than 10% have technology subcommittees from which to draw. What is a board to do?
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August 5, 2020

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Scott Smeester

Managing the Difficult Geek Employee

Dealing well with difficult employees is the difference between well-deserved victory and an unforeseen upset. How do you know when to give up on an employee?
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June 16, 2020

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Scott Smeester

What Every Leader Needs To Hear In The George Floyd Protests

Protests are the voice of the unheard, Your employees find a number of ways to voice complaint without ever having to organize a march. Effective executives listen centered on the employee’s agenda. They do so utilizing a four-fold process of asking questions toward input, processing, ownership and action.
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