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Lessons from Elon Musk’s Leadership of Twitter
December 16, 2022 14:41 - 9 minutes - 7.11 MBIn the informal conversation circles of tech leadership, there’s a current topic that’s been just too juicy to resist. I can’t tell you how many times over the past few weeks and months I’ve been asked, “So, what do you think about Elon and Twitter?” This whole situation is unfolding in real-time, so I don’t yet have the luxury of looking back and evaluating what worked and what didn’t. Therefore, my analysis is simply a set of current observations. Before... Read More Read More The post...
The Role of Leadership in the Product Model
December 02, 2022 14:20 - 2 minutes - 2.28 MBMany enterprise organizations are implementing a product model to enhance their overall agility, customer satisfaction, and team health. In the product model, we often talk about the empowerment of product teams. The members of a product team have the autonomy to design, build, test, and deploy their product. They have the responsibility to gather customer feedback and strategic insight, then use that to make their product better. Empowered, self-organizing product teams are great. Everyone,...
Ship to Production as Soon as You Can
November 18, 2022 14:54 - 5 minutes - 4.16 MBProduction. I love production. Production is where I want to be. That’s where the magic happens. That’s where value is generated. I am highly driven to get to production. I’m going to explain this concept in the context of digital technology but let me make a few non-technical analogies first. Vacation You decide to take a vacation in Costa Rica. You book your resort and air travel. You pack your bags. You drive to the airport, park, go through security,... Read More Read More The post S...
Leadership Lessons from 3D Printing and Motorizing an Iron Man Helmet
November 04, 2022 13:23 - 7 minutes - 6.37 MBMany of my coworkers saw me wearing an Iron Man helmet at work last week. Many of my followers on LinkedIn saw my Halloween post featuring the helmet. This article is the story behind it. Yes, there will be leadership lessons, as always. Three months ago, my 16-year-old son, Caleb, asked me if he could buy a 3D printer with his own money. I wasn’t surprised by his request. For years, he’s been following several science and engineering YouTubers such... Read More Read More The post Leader...
The Business of Leading Imperfect People
October 28, 2022 13:37 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MBPeople, all people, are deeply flawed. We are all so far from perfection, that it’s not even close. Yet corporations exist with the understanding that we can assemble a vast array of imperfect people to achieve a great outcome. That task is something we call leadership. The body of theoretical and practical knowledge here is vast. There are a few foundational concepts that I’ll use to frame the topic. Theory X. People are extrinsically motivated. Through the use of rewards... Read More Re...
How to Break into Management
October 14, 2022 13:14 - 6 minutes - 5.25 MBI’ve seen many early career professionals talk about how to break into cybersecurity, break into data engineering, and break into FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google). To “break into” means to get a legitimate job in one of those arenas. The language implies gatekeeping. It also implies that someone seeking entry must case the joint and look for weaknesses in the defenses like a cat burglar. Reconnaissance I’ve been in management for about 15 years now. Back when I was... Read ...
Grow But Don’t Ever Change
September 30, 2022 11:53 - 4 minutes - 3.38 MBChoosing the path of leadership means embracing change. Leadership implies movement. If you are standing still, you aren’t leading. You cannot lead people where you haven’t gone yourself. While the act of leading implies a journey, becoming a leader is a journey in itself. That journey is something we call growth. We embrace a growth mindset. We listen. We learn. We improve our skills. We never stop working on ourselves to be the best leaders we can be. Why? Because... Read More Read More...
Digital Leadership Skills for Modern Times
September 16, 2022 13:30 - 7 minutes - 5.79 MBI believe that great leaders are made, not born. Many experience the drive and calling of leadership, but it’s the skills that make us successful. Many leadership skills are self-evident. Leaders need to be good collaborators and connectors. They need to be good at listening and communicating. They need to be good at motivation and encouragement. They need to be good at vision, goal setting, and strategy. The list goes on. In the brief sample of skills, I just listed... Read More Read Mor...
Run into Complexity, Return with Simplicity
September 09, 2022 13:46 - 5 minutes - 4.31 MBOur world continues to become more and more complex. We accept it. We expect it. We deal with it. Yet complexity bogs us down. It makes us slow. It makes us cautious. It causes all sorts of unintended consequences and fragility. Simultaneously, we applaud the simple. We embrace it. We yearn for it. We absolutely will pay more for it. Our primitive limbic system is hard-wired to conserve energy, and simple is a better use of our finite resources of... Read More Read More The post Run into...
The Heart of a Teacher: An Underutilized Leadership Approach
August 26, 2022 13:04 - 5 minutes - 4.51 MBIt is that time of year when students get back into their classrooms and teachers resume their positions of prominent influence over students. Given our collective focus on “back to school,” I thought this would be good timing to discuss a leadership approach inspired by teachers. Before I get into that, I’d like to share that teaching is a large part of my identity and upbringing. My grandmother was a teacher in public schools. My father was a teacher at... Read More Read More The post ...
Leadership Lessons from the Drain Plug Maneuver on a Borrowed Fishing Boat
August 19, 2022 14:36 - 4 minutes - 3.59 MBA few years ago, I borrowed my father-in-law’s fishing boat. Before I left, he showed me how to operate it and deal with any particulars. One piece of his instruction grabbed my attention: “After a few hours on the water, you’ll notice that it will start to fill up with water. When that happens, just bring it up to speed, pull the drain plug, and it will all drain out. Then put the plug back in before you slow down.”... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons from the Drain Plug ...
We’re Going Big on Cloud Technology. Here’s the Strategy.
August 12, 2022 13:19 - 9 minutes - 7.23 MBWe’re going big on the cloud. All in. It’s exciting. It’s futuristic. However, it’s downright difficult. I talk with leaders at other large enterprise organizations, and everyone is grappling with the cloud. Some are grappling better than others. Our “why” is simple. We can be more efficient, secure, resilient, agile, and sustainable in the cloud. Our cloud technology platform is an enabler to just about every other strategic initiative at the company. The “how” is not simple. It’s taken a.....
The Leader of Last Resort: A Leadership Lesson in Delegation and Empowerment
July 29, 2022 13:09 - 5 minutes - 4.41 MBYou may have started out your leadership journey as the go-to person for the team. That works for a while, but it’s not sustainable, nor does it scale. In my team, I’m the leader of last resort. That’s not because I’m reluctant to lead or don’t know how to lead, but I’ve found that the best results come from empowered leaders closest to the issues. Let me provide a few examples to illustrate. The Incident Manager of Last Resort When... Read More Read More The post The Leader of Last Reso...
The Future is Bright: Raising up the Next Generation of Cooperative Leaders
July 22, 2022 13:27 - 5 minutes - 4.58 MBI had a great opportunity to speak on behalf of the CHS Foundation at the FFA State Officer Summit this week in Washington, DC. FFA stands for Future Farmers of America but has a broader mission to develop all kinds of future agriculture leaders, not just production farmers. The group I spoke with consisted of about 375 elected student leaders from each of the 50 states. It was an absolute privilege to speak with and meet these bright young agriculture... Read More Read More The post The...
What to Do When You’ve Been Left Hanging: Leadership Attitudes for Missed Recognition
July 15, 2022 13:39 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBHello, Zach on Leadership readers! I took a few weeks off to enjoy some family time and new adventures, but now I’m back at it. Many have heard the leadership axiom, “Take all the blame. Share all the credit.” It’s good advice. It speaks to the importance of accountability, recognition, and humility. These leadership attributes are very visible. If you have work to do in these areas, everyone around you likely knows it. I’ve written previously on blame and accountability.... Read More Rea...
When and How Should Remote Teams Meet in Person?
June 17, 2022 13:19 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBIn 2022, most office professionals fit into one of three categories: Some work primarily on-site in an office building. Some split their time between home and the office building. Lastly, some work full-time remotely from their home offices or wherever they happen to be. The majority of my teams fit into the last category. They are fully remote. They are quite happy and productive doing so. As their leader, I’m quite content to offer as much flexibility as possible. I’ve... Read More Read...
Digital is Normal: My Professional Career as a Digital Native
June 10, 2022 12:55 - 5 minutes - 4.39 MBMany of you have heard the term, Digital Native. It refers to the recent generations of people that have grown up in the digital era. They don’t know a world without the internet, social media, e-commerce, and other digital capabilities. For them, digital seems normal and the analog equivalents seem foreign. Technically, I’m too old to be a Digital Native. I’m a young Gen-Xer. I grew up in the era of VHS tapes and MTV. The internet as we know... Read More Read More The post Digital is No...
Turning the Great Resignation into an Advantage
May 20, 2022 13:21 - 4 minutes - 3.75 MBEveryone in a leadership position has been spending a lot of time in the last year hearing about the “Great Resignation.” Perhaps it’s just me, but most of the context around it is either defensiveness or acceptance. Here’s what I mean: Defensiveness: “Watch out for the Great Resignation. It’s going to get you! Here are the 37 steps that you should take to prevent the Great Resignation from hollowing out your team!” Acceptance: “Suzy just resigned. Oh well, I guess... Read More Read More ...
Misery Loves Company: Empathy in Incident Management
May 06, 2022 13:13 - 4 minutes - 3.3 MBWe humans have become quite accustomed to our technologies working for us all the time. It doesn’t matter if a service is available 99.9% of the time or even 99.999% of the time. That .001% of downtime couldn’t come at a worse moment. I work in Information Technology. Our industry is famous for building technologies that people rely on 100% of the time but are only available a high percentage of that time. How high? It depends, but generally, not... Read More Read More The post Misery Lo...
I Know How Hard to Push My Team
April 29, 2022 13:55 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBIn 2004, the film Miracle was released, starring Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks, and directed by Gavin O’Connor. The film told the story of the USA Hockey team that triumphed over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics. I love this movie. It’s packed with leadership lessons. However, in this article, I’m only going to focus on one of them. For those of you unfamiliar with the film or the events that inspired it, I’ll provide a little background. Herb... Read More Read More The post I Know Ho...
Purpose is Everything
April 22, 2022 13:52 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MBI think one of the most important things leaders can do is remind their team about their purpose. Where does purpose come from? Practically speaking, usually, the top leaders of an organization put their heads together and come up with a powerful statement. Then, they put some effort into communicating that purpose to their teams in a campaign. I’ve personally experienced and participated in many iterations of these in several organizations. The purpose of purpose Why do leaders put so... ...
Turning IT into a Self-Perpetuating Value Creation Machine
April 08, 2022 13:31 - 5 minutes - 4.42 MBOur organization is going through a transition from a project operating model to a product operating model. Many enterprise organizations are pursuing a similar path and are at various stages of the journey. I’d like to use this article to explain why I am so enthusiastic about this change. In so many ways, this pathway helps me realize some career-long objectives. Before I get into that, we should define a few terms. What is a product? In this context, a... Read More Read More The post ...
Happy April Fools’ Day: Leadership Lessons from Computer Pranks
April 01, 2022 13:13 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBHappy April Fools’ Day! When I was growing up, my brother and I treated April Fools’ like a national holiday. You can feel bad for my parents. However, what goes around comes around. Now, with four kids of my own, the tables have turned. My kids really know how to pull some elaborate pranks. I remember when I first expressed my love for pranks at the workplace. I had a job on a help desk. I was working on developing... Read More Read More The post Happy April Fools’ Day: Leadership Lesso...
Leadership Lessons from Unexpected Customer Service
March 25, 2022 13:26 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBLike many of you, I started my week working from my home office. My day was unfolding in a typical fashion when all of a sudden, in the middle of an important meeting, I lost my internet connection. Since I am an IT professional, I don’t immediately begin with the conclusion that the issue was caused by my internet service provider. I first eliminated the technologies that are in my direct control. I checked my computer, wireless access point, switch,... Read More Read More The post Lead...
How to Lead People Smarter Than You
February 18, 2022 13:50 - 5 minutes - 4.33 MBI’m glad you clicked on this article. It means that you are aware that you are leading people smarter than you, and you need some help. That’s awesome. Think about all of the leaders out there that read this headline and kept scrolling because they assume they are smarter than all of their team members. Why do leaders like that exist? Well, we make them. Executives and directors look around their teams for those capable of stepping up and taking... Read More Read More The post How to Lea...
Leadership Lessons from Sportsball Analogies and Insider Language
February 11, 2022 14:35 - 5 minutes - 3.98 MBSports analogies in business leadership are nearly as certain as death and taxes. You simply cannot lead in a large organization without hearing sports analogies daily. For me, sports analogies don’t bother me too much; however, I do notice them. I wish there were fewer of them. If you’ve ever been told to “skate to where the puck is going to be,” “it’s time for a full-court press,” “throw a hail mary,” or discussed the “bench strength” of your team,... Read More Read More The post Leade...
How to Recover from a Damaged Reputation
February 04, 2022 14:43 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBA leader’s reputation is everything. Without a good reputation, no one will listen to you, no one will willingly follow you, no one will give you a stretch assignment, and no one will promote you. Understandably, leaders care a lot about their reputations. Leaders can do things that completely destroy their reputations. Those make for interesting headlines, and they keep public relations teams very occupied. This article isn’t about that. I’m writing about the moderate issues that can be.....
Life After Help Desk: My First Big Promotion
January 28, 2022 14:07 - 5 minutes - 4.03 MBYou always remember your first real promotion. It’s a big moment. It’s bigger than just landing your first real job. To do that, you need a good resume and interview. To get promoted, you have to prove yourself. I remember mine. I started my career as a contractor working on the Y2K crisis. After doing that for about a year, I decided I wanted to be real employee at a real company. Some people love contracting, but it wasn’t for... Read More Read More The post Life After Help Desk: My Fi...
Leadership Lessons from Teaching SQL
January 21, 2022 14:26 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MBLast week, I had the opportunity to teach SQL (Structured Query Language) to 14 middle and high school students in our homeschool co-op. I use my company’s Volunteer Time Off program to make this possible. In a previous article, I shared how I helped one of my students repair his broken laptop with a soldering pencil. If you missed that article, check it out here. I am teaching a digital literacy course, which covers a wide variety of subjects. Just... Read More Read More The post Leader...
Leadership Lessons from Holding a Flashlight
January 14, 2022 14:34 - 5 minutes - 4.54 MBMany of you can relate to this picture. I certainly can. I spent many hours of my childhood helping my dad fix the car, repair broken appliances, and assemble furniture. My job was to hold the flashlight, fetch a screwdriver, and otherwise assist in the effort. I use the word, “assist” in the most liberal sense possible. At the time I was oblivious, but now I know the truth. I distinctly remember finishing many projects that Dad and I worked... Read More Read More The post Leadership Les...
Leading from the Naughty List: Leadership Lessons from Elf, Part 3 of 3
December 23, 2021 14:07 - 9 minutes - 9.43 MBThe 2003 film, Elf, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Jon Favreau, is one of the most beloved Christmas films. My family makes a tradition of watching it every year. As with many of my favorite movies, I cannot help but notice the subtle leadership lessons sprinkled about like candy in spaghetti. Elf is packed with too many leadership lessons for just one Zach on Leadership article, so I’ve thoroughly covered it over the past three weeks. You may not... Read More Read More The post L...
Work is Your New Favorite: Leadership Lessons from Elf, Part 2 of 3
December 17, 2021 11:50 - 7 minutes - 7.51 MBThe 2003 film, Elf, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Jon Favreau, is one of the most beloved Christmas films. My family makes a tradition of watching it every year. As with many of my favorite movies, I cannot help but notice the subtle leadership lessons sprinkled about like candy in spaghetti. Elf is packed with too many leadership lessons for just one Zach on Leadership article, so I will thoroughly cover it over three weeks. Last week, we explored... Read More Read More The post...
Leadership Lessons from Elf, Part 1 of 3: What to Do When Your Team Member Feels like a Cotton-headed Ninny-muggins
December 10, 2021 14:13 - 5 minutes - 6.16 MBThe 2003 film, Elf, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Jon Favreau, is one of the most beloved Christmas films. My family makes a tradition of watching it every year. As with many of my favorite movies, I cannot help but notice the subtle leadership lessons sprinkled about like candy in spaghetti. Elf is packed with too many leadership lessons for just one Zach on Leadership article, so I will thoroughly cover it over the next three weeks. You may... Read More Read More The post Leade...
A Leadership Style for the Young and Old and for Teams Big and Small
December 03, 2021 14:50 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MBI received a phone call from a former team member this week. He called for tech support on his iPhone. After I addressed that matter, the conversation moved on to how things have been going in his retirement. In that conversation, I remarked, “Retirement is still a long way off for me.” He replied, “How old are you nowadays?” “43.” “Huh. If you are 43 now, how old were you when you hired me?” “30.” “Really? Well, you were a... Read More Read More The post A Leadership Style for the Young...
Leaders See the Future, Doubt is Part of the Deal, and Change Resistance is like Gravity
November 19, 2021 14:18 - 3 minutes - 4.03 MBThis week, I had the opportunity to represent CHS on a Product Transformation Community Panel hosted by Slalom. I was joined on the panel by Brett Brunick of Thrivent and Stacie Peterson of U.S. Bank. I’m not going to recap the discussion but will instead offer some reflections and thoughts I’ve had since the event. The whole premise of an event like this is that many tech leaders are facing similar challenges in Product Transformation, and we can listen to... Read More Read More The pos...
Leadership Lessons from Soldering a Broken Laptop
November 12, 2021 15:47 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBI wrote a short post earlier this week on LinkedIn. The post attracted more reactions than usual, so I thought I’d use this week’s blog article to expound upon it. But first, I’ll share the post in its entirety: Repaired a laptop with a soldering pencil today. Still got it. I teach a digital literacy course through our homeschool co-op. One of my students couldn’t do his homework because his laptop was broken. He came to me for help. The... Read More Read More The post Leadership Lessons...
You Have to Be Good with Technology and Good with People. That’s It.
November 05, 2021 13:11 - 5 minutes - 6.33 MBIn the 2006 film, The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith portrayed Chris Gardner, a struggling single parent, who through sheer will improved his circumstances for himself and his son. Early in the film, he encountered a successful stockbroker. While inspired, Chris assumed that to be a stockbroker, he must need a college education, which he did not have. The stockbroker responded, “You don’t have to. You have to be good with numbers and good with people. That’s it.” That scene... Read More ...
Why Do the Brightest Tech Leaders Leave Their Jobs?
October 29, 2021 13:18 - 6 minutes - 6.71 MBI read a fascinating article written by Nicolas Chaillan, who is a highly accomplished Chief Software Officer in the Department of Defense. After 22 years of service, he decided it was time to move on. You can read his farewell article here. I do not know Nicolas, but his story was shared by Elwin Loomis, Head of Digital at Bremer Bank, who summarized it in his post. There is so much about his story that resonated with me. He exposed... Read More Read More The post Why Do the Brightest T...
How to Work like a Farmer
October 22, 2021 13:15 - 4 minutes - 4.97 MBI didn’t grow up on a farm. I grew up in a city and now live in an even larger city. Yet, because I work at CHS, I work for farmers. They are both my customers and the company owners since we are a cooperative. I work hard at my job because I know that the farmers we serve, work incredibly hard. Since I am a city-dwelling technology leader, you may think I am the least qualified to write about... Read More Read More The post How to Work like a Farmer appeared first on Zach on Leadership.
The Tyranny of the Blinking Cursor: Leadership Lessons from Writer’s Block
October 15, 2021 13:39 - 4 minutes - 4.96 MBAll of my blog articles start out the same way. I open a brand-new Word document on my computer. The bright white page fills my screen. The brightness makes me squint. In the upper-left-hand corner, the cursor blinks persistently. The emptiness of the page is overwhelming. The cursor just keeps blinking. It blinks as if it were mocking me. I stare at my computer. The computer stares back at me. I imagine the computer looking back at me in desperation:... Read More Read More The post The ...
Automation Is for Humans, Not the Other Way Around
September 24, 2021 13:19 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBI love automation. I love it for the efficiency it brings. I love it for the freedom it brings to humanity. I’ve observed over the years, that not everyone shares my passion for this subject, so I thought I’d write a brief defense of automation and offer a few cautions. I tried to think back to my first real encounter with the power of automation. It goes back to my childhood. Once upon a time, I was terrible at math.... Read More Read More The post Automation Is for Humans, Not the Othe...
Working from Cloud: The Past Is Clear, the Present Is Complex, and the Future Is Uncertain
September 17, 2021 13:32 - 5 minutes - 6.16 MBI used to work in a data center. My office was on-premises and the servers were on-premises. My physical proximity to the subject of my work and my co-workers was supremely important. Little by little, over time, this changed. Changes in technology allowed me to physically decouple from the data center. Remote console technologies allowed me to do the majority of my work from my desk. I rarely needed to physically go into the data center and stand in front... Read More Read More The post...
One Thing Every Day Makes All the Difference
September 10, 2021 13:10 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBI do one thing every day. That one thing makes all the difference. This article is about that one thing. By now, I’ve got you thinking, “I wonder what it is. Does he wake up at 5 AM? Does he run 5 miles? Does he take a cold shower? Does he meditate? Does he drink a gross green smoothie?” Good guesses. None of those things. It’s popular to talk about life hacks and habits that high-performing leaders do to enhance... Read More Read More The post One Thing Every Day Makes All the Differenc...
Medical Freedom is a Leadership Issue
September 02, 2021 12:03 - 6 minutes - 7.36 MBI support medical freedom. I believe it is a basic human right for each person to determine their own medical choices. No government, employer, or educational institution should discriminate against anyone because of their choice. This past Saturday, I joined thousands at the Minnesota State Capitol who feel the same way. Why am I bringing this up? People are losing their jobs. Students are being denied an education. Many sit back, watch, and say nothing. I cannot. I can no... Read More R...
Leaders Make the Culture
August 27, 2021 14:10 - 3 minutes - 3.73 MBWhat is your company’s culture? If you are honest with yourself, it’s probably a mixed bag. Some aspects are great. Those are probably the reasons that caused you to join the company in the first place and are the reasons why you stay. Some of the other cultural aspects aren’t so great. That’s normal. The question is, what can you do about it? Or even more importantly, what will you do about it? For most, the answer is nothing, but... Read More Read More The post Leaders Make the Culture...
From Bleeding Edge to Dinosaur: A Tech Leader’s Pledge to Stay Relevant and Open
August 20, 2021 14:27 - 4 minutes - 4.84 MBSometimes, engineers have ideas that can truly revolutionize everything, but management is too dumb to understand it. Once upon a time, I was that engineer. For a while now, I’ve been in management and at times, I am dangerously close to being too dumb for my engineers. I try hard not to let that happen. Early in my career, I worked as a systems engineer. Back then, everyone installed operating systems directly onto server hardware. Then in the early 2000s,... Read More Read More The pos...
Tips for Early Career Leadership – Part 2
August 13, 2021 12:56 - 4 minutes - 5.61 MBLast week, I had the opportunity to speak to over 50 interns that just completed their summer internships at CHS. I thought long and hard about what relevant message I could bring to this group and landed on the subject of early-career leadership. Over the years, I’ve become known for my leadership lessons. When I speak with students and early career professionals, they often tell me that they aspire to be a leader, but they are unsure of the steps... Read More Read More The post Tips fo...
Tips for Early Career Leadership – Part 1
August 06, 2021 14:22 - 5 minutes - 6.03 MBThis week, I had the opportunity to speak to over 50 interns that just completed their summer internships at CHS. I thought long and hard about what relevant message I could bring to this group and landed on the subject of early-career leadership. Over the years, I’ve become known for my leadership lessons. When I speak with students and early career professionals, they often tell me that they aspire to be a leader, but they are unsure of the steps... Read More Read More The post Tips fo...
What Is Worse, a Problem Child or No Problems at All?
July 30, 2021 13:39 - 2 minutes - 3 MB“I’m sorry I’m such a problem child,” my direct report says to me. In reply, I say, “It’s okay. I have many problem children.” What exactly is a “problem child?” In actual parenting, it would be the kid that gives his or her parents more than their fair share of trouble. In business, it’s an employee that brings up a lot of problematic issues to his or her boss. The idea is that an ideal employee would have no problems... Read More Read More The post What Is Worse, a Problem Child or No ...
An Outsider’s View: How to Partner with Your Information Security Team
July 23, 2021 14:03 - 5 minutes - 6.12 MBOver my career, I’ve watched information security grow from a part-time job within IT into a fully-fledged department with a complex set of accountabilities and disciplines. I’ve never been the primary information security leader at my company, but I’ve always been a close partner. You probably hear from your information security team from time to time. Depending on your role, you may hear about policies, security awareness, audits, assessments, compliance, risks, and threats. However, you p...