One thing you can control in an uncertain world is your mindset. I saw the power of mindset during the 2008 global financial crisis. We were all hearing stories of gloom and doom at that time. Based on the news reports, we were all going down the toilet. I could not believe that leaders would … Read more
In the latest Big Kahuna Leadership Survey, Brian Donovan is seeking views on the leadership capability of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).
What is missing that strategies that look elegant on paper seem to fail in their execution?
Businesses have high expectations of their technology leaders, but seem unwilling to invest in developing their leadership capability. It is surprising when the evidence shows that those companies that develop strategic leadership capability in their technology leaders will outperform their competitors in the marketplace. In fact, developing the talent pool of technology leaders is surely fundamental to the competitiveness of every business.
Benjamin Zander is someone who gets big results. More than six million people have viewed his inspiring TED Talk. Matt Gray was so impressed by the clip, he somehow persuaded Ben to come to the UK to speak to his company….but that’s another story!