The Information Security field is one of the fastest paced and dynamic professions as of late. The good guys are always two steps behind the criminals. What Kwame does with companies is to help them prepare to not only detect and prevent cyber intrusions, but he also helps design systems and processes to help limit the damage when they occur. Information Security philosophies have change from building castles with strong perimeter defenses to being more resolute to the fact that the criminals no longer need to figure out how to scale the wall. Instead they just need to find a small crack or an accomplice to get past the guards – even if they don’t even know their helping. Kwame has a passion for sharing his professional and personal experiences to equip the next generation of security professionals to become masters in this game of cyber cat and mouse.
FINDING YOUR FORTE PEER GROUP CHARTING YOUR SECURITY CAREER PATH FORWARD For Emerging and Aspiring Information Security Professionals
Co-Host / Facilitator KWAME FIELDS Vice-President, Information Security Risk Management E*Trade ”My goal is to create an atmosphere where security professionals can build relationships and share information that will help them navigate the Information Security world. I want to help highlight the opportunities the security field has to offer and develop talent to fill those roles. There are more open security roles across the country than there are skilled people to fill them. I truly enjoy getting people as excited about security as I am. And if I can play a part in filling the skills gap that is even better” -Kwame Fields
The Information Security field is one of the fastest paced and dynamic professions as of late. The good guys are always two steps behind the criminals. What Kwame does with companies is to help them prepare to not only detect and prevent cyber intrusions, but he also helps design systems and processes to help limit the damage when they occur. Information Security philosophies have change from building castles with strong perimeter defenses to being more resolute to the fact that the criminals no longer need to figure out how to scale the wall. Instead they just need to find a small crack or an accomplice to get past the guards – even if they don’t even know their helping. Kwame has a passion for sharing his professional and personal experiences to equip the next generation of security professionals to become masters in this game of cyber cat and mouse. Why is Finding Your Forte Important? All too often, professionals are merely focused on doing their job and don’t have the opportunity to be strategic about performing in a way that plays to their strengths, leverages their passions and rewards them in ways that motivate them. Using purpose as an engagement strategy drives satisfaction, job performance and retention. This empowers you to put yourself in a position to have not just a job…or even a career...but a calling – as a way of living. It doesn’t have to mean immediate abrupt and risky change. It does give you a long term vision so you can move in the right direction. You Need a FORTE becauseYour Best Needs A Plan
That’s HIS forte. What’s yours?
Stronger business and career performance
Leadership from Your Strength
Engagement and Fulfillment
Your Most Organic Success
FINDING YOUR FORTE
FindingYour Forte PEER GROUP is an eight (8) session series (either weekly or bi-weekly) that takes participants through the facilitated series of discussions to frame up their strategic purpose that will serve as the blueprint for their business and/or career. The first four sessions are structured to create each person’s FORTE through group coaching sessions. The last four sessions are to ignite EXECUTION of the plan to launch momentum, leverage each other for accountability and our collective networks as resources to incubate their purpose pursuit. Your Forte is optimized when you do:
What is YOUR FORTE? Finding Your Forte is carefully constructed series of facilitated topics designed to empower purpose and impact in talent and leaders. The program provides a proven approach with tools, time, space, and guidance for individuals to be strategic about their work and to put it in the broader context of their company’s mission, broader career and purpose.
Your Forte is where your strengths and gifts meet your passions in a way that rewards you and serves your purpose to bring your greatest impact.
Finding Your Forte Modules PERFORM
GROW
LEAD
What you love… What you’re good at in a way that… Rewards you and bringing it to a mission you feel called to impact.
Gifts / Strengths
Purpose and Impact
Exemplary Leadership Professional Brand High Performing Teams Strategic Articulation
Passions
Vision Casting
Motivations
Vision, Goals and Actions Execution and Accountability
Priorities
THE DELIVERABLE: YOUR FORTE – YOUR MASTERPIECE
Find Your Forte delivers each participant a personalized strategic framework (YOUR FORTE) that includes their purpose empowered by gifts/strengths, passions, leadership practices, motivations, priorities and vision snspshots, long-, medium- and long-term. Compose Your Masterpiece builds on the vision snapshots by adding each vision snapshot’s goals and action items.
Reggie Hammond, Founder and Managing Partner Launched 2011
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