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May 28, 2020

Forging your own Security Avengers

Wanna find a blueprint for a truly effective cybersecurity team? You could do a lot worse than watching the original Avengers movie a few (dozen) times. Over the weekend, my kids (5 and 3) were on a bit of superhero kick, and I realized again how brilliant the first Avengers movie was—not just in the […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Mission and Purpose, Security Architecture, Security Leadership Leave a Comment

April 30, 2020

There are no style points in a crisis

That was just some of the advice from Jeff Immelt, former Chief Executive and Chairman of GE following Jack Welch. And if one word could define a good portion of his tenure at the helm, it would be crisis. So it was very interesting to hear his perspectives on leading through crisis on a WOBI […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Crisis Management, Security Leadership Leave a Comment

April 29, 2020

How to avoid getting sucked back into the tornado

I know it’s different everywhere in the world, so you either might not quite be there yet, or you might’ve already see this particular milestone getting smaller in your rear-view mirror. For us, we’re now halfway through week 4 of self-isolation-cum-lockdown, and I can tell you that the hyperactivity, boredom and general misbehavior on the […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Priorities, Psychology, Security Leadership Leave a Comment

April 28, 2020

It was a spectacular failure

It doesn’t happen that often, but it did last night. I created a complete culinary disaster for dinner when I made my 2nd-ever attempt at making Phad Thai. After over two weeks of no takeaway being available due to #lockdownSA, we’d gotten into kinda a rut of what we were eating. One of the things […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, Change Management, Confidence, ESLC, Persistence, Security Leadership, Stakeholder Credibility, Stakeholder Relationships Leave a Comment

April 27, 2020

Feeding your security customers

This morning, my wife shared with me some COVID humor she saw either on one of her “mom” groups or social media. I’m sure there’s more than a few of us who’ve been on lockdown for a while who can relate: WIFE: “What would you like for dinner?” HUSBAND: “What are the options?” WIFE: “The […]

Article by Andrew Townley / Archistry Daily / Agile Security, ESLC, Security Leadership, Security Requirements, Security Value, Stakeholder Engagement Leave a Comment

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