Today my son and I talked about different career paths.
Every time my son wants to talk about something other than video games and YouTubers, I have to seize the opportunity.
So, he talked about studying this, or that, studying something, then working for some time, and then going to university.
At that moment, I told him to be careful with that option.
I don’t know how many people you know who began working and stopped it to study.
I know very few cases.
And none of them ended their studies.
I know people who studied a career while working, but that is different.
We talked about working, stopping working, and then going (back) to studying.
Not long ago I heard the reason why doing that is so difficult.
Addiction.
The guy said that the only thing more addictive than heroin and tobacco is the payroll.
I have quit smoking and I know it is hard.
I have also quit the payroll and I swear it is way harder.
Fortunately, I cannot say how hard quitting heroin is.
(For those in the back: that’s because I never used it, not because I never quit)
What does this have to do with security management?
Everything.
One common problem of the responsible for security is disagreeing with the person who decides his continuity in the company.
Some do it well.
Some do not do it well.
Some just do not do it.
(Like Nike, but the opposite)
What can you do in those cases?
Get someone external who can say what has to be said.
Do I say this because I provide these services?
Of course I do.
But independently of that, the only way many managers can have some common sense said during meetings is by bringing someone out of the company.
That is one of the principles of consulting in general, but in security management, it is even more critical.
If you need someone to put sanity in your company, and you are willing to take the risk of hearing something you may not like, send me an email.
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