The document discusses choosing to lead in the information security profession. It encourages the reader to start with finding their purpose, establish habits of self-growth, and choose a compelling vision. It emphasizes including and serving others by inspiring a movement for change through leadership every day and leaving a lasting legacy. Resources for growing as a leader and inspiring others are provided.
44. Be Healthy
• Knowledge work can consume us
• Balance and renew your resources, energy,
and health
• Create a sustainable, long-term, effective
lifestyle
53. Hope Is Required
• Cynicism is a lousy strategy
• Without hope there is no future
54. “A big part of leadership is the
ability to stick with the dream long
enough that the critics realize
you're going to get there one way
or another... so they follow.”
- Seth Godin
64. “What makes a good leader, is
that they eschew the spotlight in
favor of spending time and energy
to do what they need to do to
support and protect their people.”
- Simon Sinek
65. “The only thing our leaders ever
need to do is remember whom
they serve and it will be an honor
and a pleasure to serve them
back.”
- Simon Sinek
67. Here’s Your Checklist
• Am I working to Influence rather than force?
• Am I working to Build Up rather than tear
down?
• Am I building Trust?
• Do I regularly Sacrifice?
69. Cast Your Vision
• Begin with a vision
• Make that vision greater than scarcity
• All movements start simply but aspire greatly
• Paint a picture of the future… Go there…
People will follow
72. First
• Leaders go first
• All you need is to initiate
• If you wait for optimum conditions, you’ll never
start
• Here’s a starting point…
• Find leaders, and then amplify their work
96. Grow Yourself
Resources
• Todd Henry
• “The Accidental Creative” / “Die Empty”
• @toddhenry http://www.toddhenry.com/
• Michael Bungay Stanier
• “Do More Great Work”
• @boxofcrayons http://www.boxofcrayons.biz/
• David Allen
• “Getting Things Done”
• @gtdguy http://gettingthingsdone.com/
100. Inspire a Movement
Resources
• Robert Cialdini
• “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion”
• @robertcialdini
http://www.influenceatwork.com/robert-cialdini-phd/
biography/
• Simon Sinek
• “Start with Why” / “Leaders Eat Last”
• @simonsinek https://www.startwithwhy.com/
102. Change the World
Resources
• Jim Collins
• “Built to Last” / “Good to Great”
• http://www.jimcollins.com/
• John Maxwell
• “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”
• @johnmaxwellco http://www.johnmaxwell.com/
• Peter Drucker
• “The Effective Executive”
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker
103. Change the World
Resources
• Gene Kim
• “The Phoenix Project”
• @realgenekim http://www.realgenekim.me/
• Eliyahu Goldratt
• “The Goal”
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliyahu_M._Goldratt