My first read of the New Year was an interesting one which I thought I’d share as it offers some interesting insights into high performing teams. Patrick Lencioni, in his book The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team (Jossey-Bass 2002) offers his ideas in the form of an easily readable fable. In summary, his 5 dysfunctions…
Amigoing
One of the cooler things I saw teams do this year is the idea of a “Three Amigos,” session. Basically, before an individual takes on a new task from the board, they ask a couple of peers to do a quick sense check on the task. It’s a great idea because its so easy to be too close to a solution, and miss some architectural intent, or business value by simply getting on with it.
The True Value of Comprehensive Disaster Recovery
Or, “Why You Really Need to be More Serious About Your Disaster Recovery Program” I believe that most people would agree with the following statement: “No business, school, or non-profit, wants their organization to collapse due to unrecoverable technical issues.” Seems like a no-brainer, right? Well, as true as that … Read More
How to balance security and compliance
Businesses of all sizes not only face increasing security threats, but also greater regulatory compliance requirements. Here are some strategies to help find a balance between Security and Compliance and align your information security activities with your industry/regulatory compliance requirements. Security and Compliance Despite considerable efforts within the information security … Read More
