HR & Talent Management
Japan, South Korea Take Aim at North Korean IT Worker Scam Summary Japan, South Korea and the United States held a joint forum in Tokyo to address an expanding North Korean scheme that poses as legitimate IT workers to infiltrate organisations, steal data, and generate revenue for the DPRK. The countries issued advisories and the […]
Rebalancing Retirement: How 401(k) Plans Exacerbate Inequality and What We Can Do About It Summary This article, authored by Quinn Curtis, Leo E. Strine, Jr., and David H. Webber and based on a recent working paper, argues that the current US 401(k) system magnifies wealth inequality despite generous tax subsidies (about 1.5% of GDP). The […]
Why Great CMOs Act Like Orchestrators, Not Megaphones Summary The article argues that modern marketing is no longer a peripheral function but the central glue that aligns product, sales and strategy. Great CMOs act as orchestrators — they embed marketing early in product conversations, influence without formal authority, coordinate cross-functional work, and design systems that […]
ISC2 Aims to Bridge DFIR Skills Gap With New Certificate Summary ISC2 has launched the Threat Handling Foundations Certificate — a four-course programme intended to tighten digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) capability across organisations. The offering delivers hands-on training on building an effective DFIR programme, fundamentals of digital forensics, incident management and network threat […]
Stop Solving the Wrong Problem Summary Solving the wrong problem is risky: it wastes time, drains resources and can make things worse. Dan Rockwell (Leadership Freak) warns that quick help often addresses symptoms rather than root causes. He highlights a short, practical framework — ten diagnostic prompts — leaders can use to diagnose before prescribing […]
Don’t Get Swallowed by the Giant Hairball – Leadership Freak Summary Organisations often turn into giant “hairballs”: tangled rules, red tape and long‑standing habits that strangle creativity. Drawing on Gordon MacKenzie’s idea of “orbiting” the hairball, the article advises staying tethered to your organisation while keeping enough distance to remain creative and influential. Key tactics […]
A New Definition of Success – Leadership Freak Summary This short Leadership Freak post reframes success as a human-centred measure: how you touch lives, not just whether you hit targets. The author argues that leadership is about enriching the lives of people around you and offers practical questions to help leaders shift focus from pure […]
How to Deal with Backstabbers Summary The Leadership Freak post gives a concise ten‑point playbook for handling backstabbers at work. It prioritises reputation management, measured responses and practical steps you can apply immediately. The core message: you can’t control others’ behaviour, but you can control your response — and thriving in plain sight is the […]
Tech Marketers Set the Pace as AI Leaders Summary New research commissioned by ActiveCampaign and conducted by Talker Research finds that marketers in tech and startup companies lead the field in AI adoption and maturity. Nearly all tech marketers use AI at work, and a majority apply it to marketing activities — with a higher […]
Why B2B Tech Deals Really Stall — And What Marketers Can Do About It Author style Punchy — this is a practical wake-up call for marketers who want fewer stalled deals and more predictable revenue. Read the detail if you care about turning indecision into closed business. Summary The article argues that the main rival […]
