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Part 2: Coffee or a Crisis: The CEO’s Choice in Cybersecurity

Last time we looked at why tabletop exercises matter and how they can reveal the cracks business leaders don’t notice until it’s too late. Now let’s talk about the part that really gets attention: the …

The Silent IT Risk That Can Wreck Your Company Value: Tribal Knowledge

When CEOs and CFOs think about cybersecurity risk, they think about hackers, ransomware, and data breaches. What they do not think about is the way their own IT teams operate—and how that internal process can …

Could Your Business Survive a Cyberattack? (Most Can’t—and Won’t)

The US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities last week. The result? A “spectacular military success,” sure—followed immediately by the Department of Homeland Security warning that Iran’s state-backed hackers are now eyeballing American businesses for revenge. Meanwhile, …

Who’s Enforcing the Rules in Your Organization?

Ever stop and ask yourself: Who on my team is actually responsible for getting people to follow the rules when it comes to technology? Not the person who installs the firewall. Not the vendor who …

What Your Last IT Project Really Cost You

You did the thing every business does: You launched an IT project. Maybe it was a migration. Maybe a new app rollout. Maybe you just “upgraded some systems.” Great. You made the investment. You expected …

The Thank You Tour: The Simple Habit That Transformed My Leadership (and My Friday Afternoons)

Let me guess: you make time to follow up when things go wrong. You spot the mistake. You catch the error. You bring the heat. And yes, you do it because you care—about the business, …

You Can’t Scale If You Can’t Name the Dragon

I was having dinner the other night with a CEO of a $2 million MSP. He was excited. Like, jittery-excited. We hadn’t even ordered drinks before he started laying out all the “amazing things” his …

The One Lie That’s Killing Your Business (and the Seat It’s Sitting In)

I had breakfast with Jim Collins the other day. Okay—he was on stage. I was in the crowd of 400 CEOs, frantically taking notes while inhaling burnt coffee and half-warm Styrofoam eggs. But I was …

CEOs Are About to Get Wrecked (Unless We Step Up)

Last night, I went to a different kind of event. Usually, I’m surrounded by the people who write code, deploy firewalls, and clean up the digital blood after a ransomware attack. The folks who actually …

Half-Done Is Worse Than Never Started: What Your Marketing Team Can Learn From Your Dev Team

Let me let you in on a secret that’s helped us have the most successful quarter in our company’s history—and no, it didn’t come from a flashy tool or another overpriced consultant. It came from …

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