I was sad to read this morning about the firing of Kathy Griffin from her role as co-host of CNN’s New Year’s Eve program. Regardless of whether or not you saw the humour in her Donald Trump ‘severed head’ joke, what’s sad about her firing is the culture of blame that it propagates. Kathy made a mistake,…

Like a storm sweeping across the horizon we are in the midst of a great epic of change. The age of digital transformation is here, and yet it is about far more than the ability to shop online, chat, tweet, app, or watch the latest TV shows. It is about an epic social transformation that…

It is an often quoted truism in IT: “People are the weakest link in security.” It’s believed to be so by many IT security professionals because even though you can build a seemingly watertight security system using the best technology money can buy, clever social engineering, a disgruntled employee, or someone simply having a bad…

Ouch. How does that feel? Am I talking about you? Or did you say to yourself ‘not me!!’? I was struck by this comment last night after having dinner at home with a friend of mine and his family. My friend is a general practitioner, well educated, an excellent friend, and cares deeply about his…

Did you read ‘Ideal’ or ‘Idea’? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a nice guy, but I did write ‘Idea’. It’s a blessing, and a curse – so many ideas. I’m a dreamer, a creator, and a sharer of ideas. I love to think, to create, and to do things that have never been done before.…