Yazan: admin | 28 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Mastering Strategy
Why This Article?
I’m not the first to write on this, but the subject fits my current series of articles. I have been focusing on irregular, unconventional, out-of-the-box thinking lately because it is over-hyped but truly under-done by many.
Symmetry vs Asymmetry - Characteristics To Better Understand This Discussion
It is important to understand what defines both of [...]
Yazan: admin | 25 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Mastering Strategy
Ever Heard of the Term Unconventional Thinking?
Unconventional is synonymous with unorthodox, or a break from the norm. It’s a break from the mainstream and is unique or special, not something to be despised necessarily.
Unconventional thinkers are not ordinary people, they are extraordinary. It was usually an unconventional thinker who became an inventor or who revolutionized [...]
Yazan: admin | 22 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Mastering Strategy
What is the first and most important step to learning strategy?
Read. Read plenty. Read the right material. Familiarize yourself with the concepts of strategy by reading the following
Read Sun-Tzu’s book The Art of War by Thomas Cleary, by far the best translation of this work
Read the Bible. There are many accounts [...]
Yazan: admin | 13 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Info Technology Security
Give Me an Organization With No Configuration Manager
Or give me an organization with poor configuration management. Then I’ll give you the keys to the kingdom. That’s because poor configuration management means lack of overall control and compliance. It’s a security vulnerability just waiting to be exploited.
A Configuration Manager’s Job
A configuration manager is the one who [...]
Yazan: admin | 13 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Security 101
The 7 Security Questions are:
1. What are my greatest weaknesses and vulnerabilities and have I addressed them all? Why not if not, and when will I?
2. What are we currently not monitoring or not tracking or have no situational awareness of (what don’t we know)
3. What issues do we have in our
Security Philosophy first [...]
Yazan: admin | 10 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Mastering Strategy
Here are the Top 5 Unique Ways to Learn Strategy that I have used…
By learning from history, since history repeats itself
By learning from the older, wiser and more experienced people
By reading texts and quotes from other wise persons and strategists
By applying knowledge and lessons learned, and improving the process
By participating in strategy building games [...]
Yazan: admin | 04 December 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Mastering Strategy
To be a master strategist, you must possess these qualities
You must be well-read
You must be a good listener
You must be observant and perceptive
You must be dedicated to the path of wisdom and knowledge
You must have an excellent understanding of cause and effect
You must be humble and willing to “empty your cup” as Bruce Lee used [...]