cybersecurity
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is the security feature where a website or system asks you for two different types of proof (authentication) that you're authorized to access a system. The three big factors systems usually choose from are: 1. Something you know (e.g. password) 2. Something you have
leadership
While there are many aspect of our schedules that we can't control, such as bosses or peers scheduling various meetings or setting certain expectations, there people often have more influence over their schedule than they use. Step back and think about your schedule (in the context of work
miscellaneous
Years ago, I was really into photography, and I was excited to upgrade from my film camera (which may sound insane to people younger than me) to a digital SLR, and I got stuck in this loop reading about new cameras, reading reviews, going to the store to try them
lessons-learned
I'm a huge fan of whiteboards for collaboration and design. I find it is so powerful when you're working through something something conceptual -- it could be a process, or a technology conceptual architecture, org chart, or just about anything. For anyone who also loves whiteboards,
leadership
I find a that the metaphor of a cornerback (CB) and the safety is valuable in a lot of professional discussions, as it makes the concepts of layers of defense or resilience a little more interesting to talk about. In football, the cornerback directly defends the wide receiver (WR), trying
leadership
There's a concept you find in a lot of domains about how valuable it is to find problems earlier in the process. * In software engineering, engineers are taught that the cost of a bug goes up exponentially the longer is exists -- it's cheap during a
leadership
When I was a junior engineer, years ago at Lockheed, I had a great senior architect who I looked up to. One time, we were heading into a meeting with several very senior directors, and he leaned over to me as we walked in, and he told me to pay
lessons-learned
I think everyone would agree that a great friend (or sibling or spouse) is someone who drops everything when a friend of theirs needs help. I have a great friend who has shown that several times in my life -- my wife and I were in a motorcycle accident several
leadership
One of the things that was so important early in my relationship and marriage with my wife, was the concept of identifying gaps between what was normal to her and what was normal to me. Everyone has their own expectations of normal, based on where they grew up, how their
leadership
When creating a presentation or developing the agenda for a meeting, it's tempting to jump into writing the content, and then refine and organize it later. Fight that urge -- instead you should start by mentally 'stepping back' and thinking about the big picture (as a
leadership
Years ago, I was in a series of meetings with a partner company, and one of their leaders kept taking up big blocks of time in the meeting to talk about some of the significant problems that we were wrestling with. While sometimes it's useful to step back
agile
There's a lot of value in automating things in your life -- making things automatic or easy to keep happening. Ramit Sethi has a great concept of automating your finances, where you design your budget and have the fundamentals of your personal finances automatically happen (e.g. You