I got in a plane recently and had an aisle seat as I always do. On the inside seat at the window was a young kid with his headphones on. He took them off when I sat down and we
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On a recent trip to Johannesburg, I presented at the facilities of one of our CompTIA training partners. Afterwards, I had the opportunity to field questions from over 100 college students. They asked a lot of interesting questions, mainly around
One marshmallow or two?
The ability to delay or resist instant gratification is one of the most fundamental psychological skills. A four-year-old is given a choice, have one marshmallow immediately or have two after waiting about 15 minutes. It’s a challenge that surely would try
Are you an exceptional employee?
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Stop SLURPING DATA! The BIGGEST Challenge for Educators.
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The game has changed. Are you ready for the fight?
Serious conversations on cyber security are happening in board rooms across the world with many corporate leaders believing they have a strategy in place for dealing with an attack. Yet, conflictingly, further down the chain of command, those at the
We are kidnapping your phone and holding it for ransom!!!
Before you dismiss this as a line from a Bond or Sci-fi movie, it’s actually happening here in real life. Kelvin Mahaffey, CTO, at mobile security company Lookout discussed the threat to mobile phone users on Bloomberg. He emphasized the
Sales: When the unexpected happens, will you be ready?
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Why Cybersecurity MUST BE your new business priority.
Follow @John_McGlinchey It reads like something from a thriller movie trailer and yet it’s the headline of a recent article in Reuters highlighting what many political and business leaders fear most: “Destructive hacking attempts target critical infrastructure in Americas” What’s
Sales: From Sandbagging to Motivating
What’s the best way to compensate and motivate your sales team? Whether you’re a manager or a sales professional yourself, I’ll bet you have some thoughts on the matter. This month’s Harvard Business Review offers up a fresh take that