Editorials in English

Maslow hierarchy of needs applied to employee engagement

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 12/06/2016 Editorials, Editorials in English

Maslow hierarchy of needs can be applied to employee engagement; it is an interesting exercise since help us to understand why we should implement correction in our management style in order to retain talents and best performers inside the company. The 5 level of Maslow can be somehow translated into the engagement level of the employee as showed in the image. So let try to understand the 5 levels. This five stage model can be divided into deficiency needs and growth needs. The first four levels are often referred to as deficiency needs and the top level is known as…

Micromanagement vs. experts: the original sin in organizations

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 12/05/2016 Editorials, Editorials in English

I was reading an interesting article about micromanagement (Why Is Micromanagement So Infectious?) that forced me to write again on management issue. My interest is on the implication of a micromanagement attitude on a team with a focus on expert management. In business management, micromanagement is a management style whereby a manager closely observes or controls the work of subordinates or employees. Micromanagement generally has a negative connotation. Micromanagement classic symptoms are the lack of delegation, the imposition of company rules regardless their effectiveness or fairness, the not contextualization of task and goals, the trivial focus on the lesser details…

Industry 4.0. a cultural revolution before a technology one

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 12/05/2016 Editorials, Editorials in English

Industry 4.0. a cultural revolution before a technology one by Antonio Ieranò We are used to deal with linguistic expressions consisting of a name and two wagered numbers whose second is a zero: Type 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and so on. Referenced in ascending order, the figures would suggest an evolution, a transition to a more advanced version (or up to date one) of a given situation or a certain object. Among the first to show itself, and the best known not only among the experts there is definitely “web 2.0”. It is a fascinating phenomenon from an ideal point of…

Learning from mistakes is not an easy task to accomplish

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 06/04/2016 Editorials, Editorials in English

Learning from mistakes is not an easy task to accomplish It is common to read that we should learn from our mistakes. It is absolutely true. The problem when we talk about mistakes is to learn how to recognize a mistake, and which lesson we can take from it. Although it seems a simple task to accomplish, it is one of the hardest to do. Recognize a mistake The mistake analysis is a serious thing. First of all we should be able to recognize a mistake Then we should analyze what kind of mistake we are dealing with After we…

unhappy employee are a cyber security concern

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 05/01/2016 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Tech Update in English

Have you ever considered the fact that the “best place to work” is something a security chap should take into serious consideration? A lot of people keep thinking that security is all about one of that technology, most of those expert master perfectly one of another specific technology and think they have the sacred graal of security. Since I am not so a big tech expert I am allowed to think that security isn’t in that specific technology, but in a systemic approach where technology cover just one part, and is just a part of a whole process. One of the aspect…

Cryptography, keeping on the big lie

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 03/13/2016 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Personal, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, Tech Update in English

So Cryptography would be a National Security Issue? I’m tired to be polite and politically correct when talking about encryption. Let us be clear and honest, all those crypto_war is a pile of crap. Every time I heard someone claiming that we should not enforce strong cryptography I wonder: to they have the slightest idea what they are talking about? Probably not, considering also most of the objections against cryptography I heard. Listening to those “enlighten” minds it seems that without cryptography the world be a sort of heaven where intelligence could have the possibility to solve any criminal case. And…

Our memories are all we have

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 03/05/2016 Editorials, Editorials in English, Personal, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

I am in China for work, with a few connection to the real world outside, so Italian news usually comes to me late, when I am able to connect to internet from hotel; great firewall allowing. Being isolated from the Italian reality put things into a different perspective, allow you to keep less news with more time to digest and think about. It happened a few days ago I learned of the death of Umberto Eco, one of the greatest Italian tinker of our age. He was a great writer, a great thinker, a truly free spirit. The first thing I did…

Management style, common error to avoid

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 03/04/2016 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Tech Update in English

Management style, common error to avoid Being a manager is a hard job, and it deals with cultural, economical, corporate issues and rules. But being a manager is indeed an important job usually performed with a not clear idea on what a manager should do. We can find Bad and Good managers, and most of the times they do not even realize where they stand in the good or bad dashboard, because usually nobody teach you what to be a manger means. Nevertheless there is a world of literature on management, so If someone really want to improve from naïve…

The rightful way to make an employee unhappy

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 02/29/2016 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Personal, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, Tech Update in English

Management is a difficult art, management in big corporations is more difficult. Management in a corporation where the multicultural requirement is a need is even harder. We all know it and, to a certain extent, we have to deal with it. We can’t expect everything works well and right, and we have to show flexibility and we have to be open to change and embrace the new but… Let’s be real, no matter how much effort you put sometimes things are just not right. When the environment is too toxic probably is better to leave than hoping for a change. …

The fine art to make impossible what is possible. (Or why many projects fail)

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 02/28/2016 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Personal, Tech Update in English

I know there is always a great distance between reality and management, Sometimes it happens to me to bump into a real good manager, but it is mostly an exception to the general rule than the norm. I would say that my personal opinion is that because nowadays management mostly is all but dealing with reality, with the prevalent culture that has moved from production to finance, we moved from the real economy to a virtual representation that does not take into account many factors because focused only on few parameters. The result is quite interesting since, from one side,…

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Antonio Ieranò Evangelist, Manager, BDM, Advisor, Writer, Speaker, Coach HOME: Via Gabriele D'Annunzio, 29, 27010 Vistarino (Pavia) Italy. Mobile phone: +39 347 9293757 E-mail: antonio.ierano@ierano.it; Twitter: @ antonioierano @thepuchiherald Web: http://ierano.it I am an IT professional Manager, BDM, marketing specialist, and tech evangelist with over 16 years of experience serving as a community liaison, subject matter expert, and high-profile trainer for key technologies and solutions. My experience includes acting as the public face of Cisco security technologies; leading pan-European technical teams in development of new Cisco security products; and serving as a key public speaker and trainer on behalf of new high-tech products. My expertise spans IT development and implementation, marketing strategy, legal issues, and budget / financial management. Specialties and Executive Expertise IT Strategy, Technical Audits, Enterprise Architecture & Applications, Technical Sales Liaison, Solution Architecture, Network Design, Architecture, & Security, Vulnerability Assessment & Management, Systems Engineering, TCP / IP, Data Privacy, Cloud Computing, Marketing Strategy, Budget Management, Consultative Sales, Social Media Marketing, High-Impact Presentations, Security and Technical Advisor: I have a strong experience and knowledge in the technology and security areas, I can provide the needed expertise to better direct technical needs, giving indication for cost effective, solid and efficient solutions. Project Management: with a solid background with project delivered with success in different areas I can provide a key support to drive customer projects to success. With a Microsoft Solution Framework background and PMI solid knowledge mixed with communication skills at any level i can lead the project group and it's stakeholders to achieve the desired goals. Business Developement and Marketing: With a deep knowledge of the extended EMEA technology market needs a focus on worldwide security I can drive business developement to a solid and reliable growth being able to relate with all the stakeholders, from production to sales and channel and, of course, customers.