A few leadership articles, and giving credit where credit is due

A few leadership articles, and giving credit where credit is due

One of the blogs that I have started to follow is “idealawg” by Stephanie West Allen, JD. She posted some links to a few articles on leadership that I would recommend you read. I love finding blogs that open up new sources of information to me, so thank you Stephanie West Allen, JD. I greatly appreciate your posting as I am not sure I would not have found them otherwise. Her post “Some articles on leadership” is linked and I encourage…

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A study reports that 88% of IT staff would steal data if fired – Give me a break!

A study reports that 88% of IT staff would steal data if fired – Give me a break!

The “study”, conducted by Cyber-Ark, surveyed 300 network administrators that were attending a security conference, a little ironic if you think about it, and found that 88% of network administrators admitted that they would steal highly confidential information if terminated. According to Cyber-Ark’s homepage, “Cyber-Ark is the leader in securing and managing privileged identities and highly sensitive information.” I have a hard time believing corporate funded and executed research studies. These types of “studies” are rarely conducted in a sufficiently controlled and properly sampled environment. The questions are often…

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Closed off to new lines of thinking

Closed off to new lines of thinking

I have a fear that one day I will become closed-minded, fortunately, that day has not come. I have been paying closer attention to conversations and I am saddened at what I see on a semi-regular basis. Several people I know have stagnated and become closed off to new ideas. I am so sad to see this in them as they were once spirited thinkers and desired continual self-improvement. Now, they speak as if they are authorities on topics and are…

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I still have more work ahead of me

I still have more work ahead of me

Transferring a blog is kind of like moving, a real ton of work and every time you think you are are done, you remember another five things… To-do List (not in any particular order): Get bullet images on my Google Reader widget (right side bar) Go back through 100 posts and correct layout issues and assign tags All images need to be copied to the new server and have the location updated in every posting. Locate widget to display monthly posts better then the…

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