Author: jgamblin

Name 5 People Who Are Better At Your Job Than You

March 8, 2014214 Views

Can you name 5 people who are better at your job than you are?

I was asked this question earlier today and after trying to convince myself that “no one is better than I am” I took 5 minutes and wrote out a list of people who are better at my job than I am.

If you could ask them 5 questions what would they be?

This wasn’t as hard and I came up with these 5 pretty quick:

What drives you?
What is the first thing you do when you get to the office?
How do you manage work and life balance?
What books have influenced your career that most?
What was your biggest failure and what did you learn from it?

Now it is your turn: Can you name 5 people who are better at your job than you are? If you could ask them 5 questions what would they be?

Tags leadership, quote, truthMarch 8, 2014232 Views

The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

Four Words That Will Make You Successful

Tags success, successfulMarch 4, 2014189 Views

Would you believe someone if they told you that they had four simple words that if asked honestly can make you successful?

I have those four words.

My grandpa gave them to me when I started my first job at 13 and came home complaining of being bored. He asked me if I had asked my boss “What can I do?”. I hadn’t… why would I… who asks for more work? Not me… I just wanted to work long enough to make enough money to buy a Super Nintendo.

He told me something I won’t forget. He told me that asking “What can I do?” and then doing it had made him successful in anything he had ever tried.

Why am I telling you my secret of success? Mostly because I didn’t know it was a secret and because there was this question on twitter last night:

If you had 15 minutes with your company’s Chief Executive, what would you say… RIGHT NOW. Curious on answers…

— Rafał Łoś (@Wh1t3Rabbit)

March 4, 2014

My answer was:

@Wh1t3Rabbit "What can I do to help you do your job better?”

— Jerry Gamblin (@JGamblin)

March 4, 2014

His respone was telling:

@JGamblin Interesting. Love the idea but how do you say that without the hint of “you don’t do your job well enough” creeping in?

— Rafał Łoś (@Wh1t3Rabbit)

March 4, 2014

I see where he is coming from. I will admit sometimes I ask my wife “What can I do?” while I am sitting on the couch watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle reruns and surfing the web while she cooks dinner. Hoping she says “Nothing… I am just doing the dishes, negotiating world peace and cooking dinner…just finish watching TV” when I know in honesty I am not doing all I can.

Asking “What Can I Do?” is a dangerous question it can lead to all kinds of unattended consequences like having to take out the trash or having your boss give you more responsibilities.

So please be careful with those four words and dont tell anyone I told you.

March 3, 2014232 Views

This video made me cry at work.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Tags capitol, missouriFebruary 17, 2014213 Views

The Missouri Capitol.

Tags leadership, quote, quotesFebruary 17, 2014231 Views

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Happy 250th Birthday St.Louis

Tags st.louis, stl250February 14, 2014259 Views

Today is the 250th anniversary of the founding of St.Louis. I called St.Louis home for most of my youth and still think of it as my hometown.

I figured I would celebrate by sharing a few of my favorite things about the city.

This view:

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard:

The Zoo:

Toasted Ravioli:

Baseball (of course):

The City Museum:

The Square Beyond Compare:

Tags mizzouFebruary 12, 2014220 Views

I dont know who Dale Hansen is but I agree with 99% of the stuff he says in this video about Michael Sam.

Tags hacking, securityFebruary 11, 20141316 Views

How most users respond to updates.

The Dim Mak at InfoSec Conferences

Tags bloodsport, securityFebruary 8, 2014305 Views

First off I must admit one of my all time favorite movies is bloodsport.

I was watching it recently and it struck me that I have seen this Dim Mak scene play out at countless infosec cons:

No, I haven’t seen anyone break a brick with a secret move at an underground martial arts tournament (that I am telling you about) but I have seen people prove they can do amazing things only to be greeted with a room full of “not impressed” faces.

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