An essential part of being a leader is investing sufficient time and resources in top performers. Investing in your new hires is also absolutely essential. When you hire someone, provide all the necessary tools to make them successful. Although this will entail additional costs, investing in the development of your workforce will [...]
Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to make the jump into management, understanding how you want to lead is pivotal to your success. Defining your leadership style can provide you with a set of principles that will help you lead your team and accelerate your growth. Here are some ways [...]
Remote working is much more common than it used to be due to the pandemic. Technological advancements such as Zoom, Slack, and Teams have made working from home much more feasible than it once was. Nevertheless, many people still find that remote work results in more communication difficulties than on-site work. Here [...]
From personal assistants and legal counsel to parking fines, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has realized its potential as the disruptive technology that will alter the way things are done. With each passing day, engineers and IT teams further enable AI to be an excellent tool for growth and service. However, if your company [...]
If there were a uniform solution for burnout prevention, then IT recruiters would be the first to share it with you. However, we can tell you that managers can be the best defensive line in preventing it. Since employee burnout can be detrimental to employees’ health, happiness, and productivity, it’s something that [...]
Most successful leaders and engineers share something in common. They are integrative thinkers that know how to turn opposing ideas into better solutions by using elements of each one. It’s this way of thinking that helps them improve upon existing designs. Let’s take a closer look at how engineers think differently and [...]
Building diversity is critical for any IT workforce. It all starts with overcoming unconscious bias during the hiring process. If you only hire candidates that look and think like you do, then you will never realize the significant benefits of diversity. It is important to remember that diversity goes beyond race and [...]
Real-time video interviewing is growing in popularity as a screening tool for cybersecurity jobs because it’s more time and cost efficient. Still, it takes a specialized approach to really nail a virtual interview since it’s such a unique experience. For instance, it can be more challenging to make a positive first impression [...]
While mental health in the workplace should always be a priority, it is even more important now that we are a year into a global pandemic. Millions of people have seen their depression and anxiety intensify because of social isolation, stress about family members’ health, grief, financial worries, and more, while some [...]
Tech companies will face many challenges this year as leaders continue to deal with the ramifications of the ongoing pandemic and the rapid increase of remote workers. From budget constraints to the dark web, here are some of the biggest IT and cybersecurity challenges leaders will have to content with this year. [...]
In the past, the cybersecurity field has resisted the move toward remote workers more than other industries. From cost efficiency to social distancing, the ongoing pandemic has made it harder to ignore the benefits of remote workers. Here are some of the most notable advantages of having a remote security workforce. Access [...]
2020 was an exciting and challenging year for cybersecurity. The rapid shift towards remote operations created many unexpected vulnerabilities and stretched the capacity of security teams. It’s time to look to the new year and all that it might bring. Here are four of the top security trends that will define cybersecurity [...]
