One of the most well-known and experienced cybersecurity leaders
shares dozens of lessons and observations that anyone, at any stage of
their career, can use to create a work culture of continuous improvement
and strong leadership.
Leadership development speaker & consultant Andy Ellis is the former CSO
of Akamai, where he contributed to the creation of Akamai's
billion-dollar cybersecurity business. He now brings his speaking,
consulting, and business knowledge to readers with 1%
Leadership--based on the reality that real-world leadership is messy
and complicated; it rarely fits into an acronym or a dogmatic
overarching philosophy. Ellis says that there are no "irrefutable laws"
of leadership or power; there is no secret. As a result, 1% Leadership
does not provide one path to leadership--it provides dozens of practical
lessons that anyone, at any stage of their career, can use continuously
make tiny "1% at a time" improvements. 1% Leadership is a handy
guidebook that business readers can regularly apply to identify blind
spots, boost morale (both personal and among teams and organizations),
and solve problems at work.
Readers can spend a few minutes each Monday morning to focus on one
lesson for their leadership development--perhaps that lesson only
improves their performance by 1%; but it's those accumulated 1%
improvements that separate the best leaders from everyone else. Lessons
include:
- To engage in the present, be of two minds about the future.
Worrying about failure will make success even more unlikely. Only by
engaging in the present with that worry set aside can we find the path
to success.
- Four days of great work now are rarely more important than four
months of good work down the road. Show that long-term wellness
matters.
- Performance development should be applied to every person on your
team. Rather than treating the performance process as a way to
identify and document poor performers, create a process that aims to
improve and develop every person on your team.
