Managers need to Manage, Not Rest on their Laurels

How often have we seen excellent practitioners promoted to management, and be so very unprepared for the job. Companies owe it to their people to train them if they are new to management. Empowering employees, mentoring them, and supporting them are key skills that are hard to come by, but are essential for any good manager. Think back to your experiences with some of your previous managers and I am sure you can have a wide variety of experiences.

Russia vs Russians

So will it be a trend that will continue where all Rusians and Russian companies will be dropped? How do we balance being fair to people that have nothing to do with this horrible invasion with the desire to both punish Russia and protect our own interests and security?

OWASP LA is going LIVE and In-Person!

Big News from SoCal: the OWASP LA Chapter meeting May 25 at 5:30pm will be in-person in Santa Monica, hosted by Lawrence Harvey. We are looking for companies interested in providing food and drink for our attendees. Want to partner with us? Let me know. Thanks!

Prettyfluid Technologies

I am excited to announce that I have joined the Advisory Board of an innovative and emerging software company, PrettyFluid Technologies (https://lnkd.in/gPVaa7c7), headquartered in Scottsdale Arizona. The company was founded by software and technology industry veterans, who have a passion for securing and protecting data. It’s flagship product, Zentinel, allows small-medium sized companies to protect customer information and eliminate business breach liability with the same level of security and compliance as Fortune 500 companies, but for a small fraction of the effort and cost. Personally, I am a huge consumer rights and data privacy advocate, and what I also love about Zentinel is it allows consumers to centrally manage their own data! PrettyFluid Technologies is committed to helping organizations to preserve revenue while addressing federal, state, and industry data privacy regulations such as GDPR, CMMC, CCPA, HIPAA, and others. I feel strongly about recommending this solution and company; check out https://www.prettyfluidtechnologies.com/ or feel free to contact me for an introduction.

Be Yourself

Reflecting on my long career, the most important aspect, as well as one of the toughest things to do, is to be yourself. People, particularly those who work for you, will see right through all your clever phycological machinations, no matter which advanced degree program or mentor you learned them from. Nothing resonates more than honesty, integrity, and being yourself.