Compromising Positions - A Cyber Security Podcast
EPISODE 5: WAR (Metaphor), What is it good for? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
25 Oct 2023
This Episode we are joined by Matt Ballentine, an Engagement Manager at Equal Experts. We do a deep dive into workplace culture and user-needs-centric cybersecurity.Matt believes that the essence of modern leadership isn't just about supervision, but about becoming a nexus between people and ideas.From the transformative shift of T-shaped managers to the pivotal role of psychological safety, we'll journey through the strategies leaders need to adopt to thrive in today's interconnected age.Get ready to challenge your understanding of work, play, and the art of connection in this two-part episode.Links to everything Matt discussed in this episode can be found in the show notes and if you liked the show, please do leave us a review and share on LinkedIin or in your teams, it really helps us spread the word and get high-quality guests, like Matt, on future episodes. We hope you enjoyed this episode - See you next time, keep secure, and don’t forget to ask yourself, ‘Am I a compromising position here?’ Show NotesCollaboration by Morten Hanson Praise for Cyber Saint, Ben Aung @ Sage!Did Using Militaristic Language Make the Pandemic Feel Even Worse? The Protestant Work Ethic 100 Coffees ProjectTalk: The Science of Conversation by Elizabeth StokoeCampbell’s LawAbout Matt BallantineMatt is a sociologist who has accidently found himself working in the world of technology for thirty years. Today he's an engagement manager for software development business Equal Experts, and previously he's held leadership roles at the BBC, Microsoft, Reuters, global marketing agency Imagination and London housing provider RHP.In a parallel work universe he produces and presents a long-running technology management podcast WB-40, he's created a playing card deck to help inspire better innovation called PlayCards and most recently run a project to build a relationships through the medium of coffee (or tea). Matt lives in South West London with his partner, two children and a small family of saxophones.Links related to Matt BallantineHis PlayCards: https://stamplondon.co.uk/His Website: https://mmitii.mattballantine.com/His Podcast: https://wb40podcast.com/His PlayCards: https://stamplondon.co.uk/His Website: https://mmitii.mattballantine.com/
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