Join us 6-26-26 for “Hacking Leadership Skills”

By
Rich Stroffolino
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Please join us on Friday June 26, 2026 for Super Cyber Friday.

Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking Leadership Skills: An hour of critical thinking about how to build influence before anyone gives it to you.”

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Joining David Spark, producer of CISO Series for this discussion will be:

In preparation for our discussion, think about the following:

  • What’s the difference between being respected and being influential?
  • If influence isn’t the same as authority, why do most security teams operate as if it is?
  • How do you build a track record when no one’s giving you the scope to build one?
  • What actually signals competence to someone who hasn’t worked with you yet, and how often is that signal wrong?
  • How much of building influence is understanding where real power sits versus what the org chart says?
  • How do you map whose support you need before you’re in a position where you actually need it?
  • Is relationship-building a leadership skill, or is it just a polite way of saying you’re learning to work around broken systems?
  • How do you make your work visible without looking like you’re constantly selling yourself?
  • Why do most security professionals have mentors and almost none have sponsors?
  • How do you get someone senior to take professional risk on your behalf before you’ve proven you’re worth that risk at their level?
  • What happens to your influence when your sponsor leaves, and how do you build it so it doesn’t depend on one person?
  • When does building influence without authority start looking like going around the people who have it?
  • What happens to your credibility when you’re publicly wrong, and how do you rebuild it rather than just waiting for people to forget?

It all starts at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific. At the end of the hour [2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific] we’ll switch gears to our meetup where everyone will get a chance to chat face to face.

ALSO…

  • We play games during the show, and some players can win prizes! Players in the US can receive prizes as gifts; those outside the US can win gift cards. 

Super Cyber Fridays are open discussions where all viewers and listeners are welcome to become participants. Before the scheduled event, connect your webcam and microphone (avoid Bluetooth). During the discussion, if you have a question or comment, let it be known in the chat room and our producer will do his best to get as many of you into the conversation. We look forward to you joining us.