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From Technician to Leader: The Missing Skill in Cybersecurity

·1 hr 13 min·6 clips

A leader's job is to create more leaders who can thrive when you're gone—because you don't decide when you leave.

Retired Marine Corps officer and leadership expert Dave Burke discusses the critical leadership gap in cybersecurity and IT, emphasizing that leadership is a learnable skill, not an innate trait. He shares insights from his book 'The Need to Lead' on transitioning from technical roles to leadership, fostering humility, and empowering teams to thrive independently.

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Leadership here means taking responsibility and building more leaders, not protecting status.

Dave Burke draws on Marine Corps, Top Gun instructor, fighter-pilot, and squadron-command experience to make a plain argument: leadership is responsibility, not status. The episode pushes back on title worship and keeps the point grounded.

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You want leadership advice that actually fits a cybersecurity team.

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