Setting Clear Goals for Team Projects

The day you stop rewarding your effort is the day you start doubting your progress. During career transitions, it’s easy to feel stuck when the big outcomes don’t arrive right away - whether that’s landing the job, signing your first client, or hitting a revenue goal. But those outcomes often take time and are influenced by factors outside your control. That’s why I encourage my clients to reward the effort, not the outcome. Here’s why it matters: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Effort is within your control. Rejection or a slow start doesn’t equal failure, it just means timing wasn’t right. 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁: Redundancy, career change, or job loss can trigger feelings of low self-worth and imposter syndrome. If you measure success only by outcomes, rejection feels personal. When you celebrate effort, you remind yourself that progress is happening even if the big win hasn’t landed yet. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: Rewarding effort keeps you curious enough to try new approaches. 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Transition into the next chapter can take time. Celebrating small wins builds positive habits that ultimately lead to the outcomes you want. So how do you make this practical? ➡️ 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲: Step 1: Set 3 to 5 weekly effort goals (e.g., update resume, LinkedIn, apply to two chosen aligned roles, reach out to three contacts, practise interview prep 20 mins, or prioritise self-care, walks, journal). 🌟 Reward the fact that you planned and committed to actions you can control. Step 2: Daily action tracking. Write down what you did, not just what happened. e.g., “Sent two applications, scheduled a coffee chat. Tick it off and acknowledge: Effort = Progress. 🌟 Reward yourself with a small daily ritual: a tea break, a walk, or simply saying, “Well done, I kept moving forward.” Step 3: Midweek check-in. e.g. Ask: Am I staying curious? What did I learn? Do I need to adapt my approach? 🌟 Reward curiosity itself, not whether it “worked.” Step 4: Weekly reflection (Friday) Capture what you tried, what you learned, what felt hardest, and what you’ll adjust. Celebrate: even if no job offers yet, you’re building resilience, confidence, and visibility. 🌟 Reward idea: treat yourself to a nice meal, time with loved ones, or your favourite activity. Step 5: Monthly reflection & reward (end of month). Look back on the month: notice progress in skills, networking, confidence. Celebrate the consistency of your effort. 🌟 Reward with something special, e.g. a new book, a short trip. P.S. What’s one effort you can reward yourself for this week? P.P.S. See comments for practical steps for transitioning into business/self employment. _______ ♻️ Repost to help someone in transition kickstart their new week.

One of the great metaphors for company culture. When a flower doesn't bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower. And leaders have immense power to drive that change. It is not about being nice or nurturing. It is about building deep trust, commitment and accountability and a developing a growth culture. Here's what you can do: 1️⃣ Set Clear, Bold Goals - Then Coach Relentlessly →Make your expectations crystal clear - aim high and don't apologize for it! → But then roll up your sleeves and help people get there. → It's like being a sports coach who sets record-breaking targets AND shows up early for extra practice with players who need it. 2️⃣ Make Tough Calls Fast, Explain Them Even Faster → Don't let problems simmer. When someone's not meeting standards, address it quickly and directly. → But always explain your thinking - "Here's what I saw, here's why it matters, here's how we fix it." → No one likes surprises, but everyone respects clear, fair decisions. 3️⃣ Give Both Freedom AND Responsibility → Trust people to figure out HOW to do their work, but hold them strictly accountable for results. → It's like telling someone "I don't care how you get to the finish line - just be there on time and in good shape." → When people mess up, ask "What did you learn? What's your plan to fix it?" 4️⃣ Create a "No Excuses, No Blame" Zone → High standards mean no room for finger-pointing. → When things go wrong, the only acceptable responses are: "I own this mistake" and "Here's my solution." → But this only works if you, as the leader, take the biggest ownership for team failures. 5️⃣ Reward Both Results AND Right Behaviors → Celebrate the high performers who hit their goals AND do it the right way. →Don't tolerate brilliant jerks or excuse bad behavior because someone delivers results. → Make it clear: HOW we achieve matters as much as WHAT we achieve. Conclusion: → Trust without accountability breeds mediocrity. →Accountability without trust breeds fear. Great leaders masterfully balance both. And that is the culture of growth leaders want to create. ♻️ Share this to help leaders build a culture of growth Follow Adeline Tiah 謝善嫻 for content on leadership culture, future of work and life 2.0. Image credit: Strati Georgopoulos

If you are tired of chasing motivation? Discipline is the key to unlocking your entrepreneurial potential. Here's how we created a system for consistent success. The allure of entrepreneurship is powerful, drawing many toward the freedom and fulfillment of building something of their own. However, the journey from dreaming to doing can be challenging. Success doesn’t come from inspiration alone—it requires a structured, disciplined approach. I believe that the foundation of entrepreneurial success lies in setting clear, actionable goals. To bridge the gap between your aspirations and achievements, start by defining your yearly objectives. These should be ambitious yet attainable, providing a clear direction for your efforts. Once your annual goals are in place, break them down into quarterly milestones. This step-by-step approach transforms large goals into manageable tasks, ensuring steady progress throughout the year. But setting goals isn’t enough; consistent progress demands regular reflection and adaptation. Schedule quarterly reviews to assess your progress, celebrate your successes, and identify areas for improvement. These check-ins allow you to adjust your strategy, ensuring that you stay aligned with your long-term vision while remaining flexible enough to adapt to new challenges or opportunities. Here are some key steps to help you on your entrepreneurial journey: ● Set Clear Annual Goals: Define broad, yet specific, objectives that will guide your actions throughout the year. ● Break Goals into Quarterly Milestones: Divide each annual goal into 3-4 manageable tasks for each quarter, ensuring steady progress. ● Conduct Regular Reviews: Schedule quarterly check-ins to evaluate your progress, celebrate wins, and refine your approach as needed. ● Embrace Continuous Improvement: Use each review to plan future steps, maintaining flexibility while staying focused on your long-term vision. ● Celebrate Small Wins: Acknowledge and celebrate each milestone you achieve, no matter how small, to build momentum and confidence. Every action you take, no matter how small, is a step forward on your entrepreneurial journey. Progress may sometimes feel slow, but each small victory builds momentum and confidence, bringing you closer to your ultimate goals. What actionable steps are you taking today to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality? I’d love to hear your insights and strategies in the comments below. Let’s inspire and support each other on this journey toward success.

Quantum risk is neither hypothetical nor distant. “Q-Day” — when quantum computers break widely used public-key cryptography — may arrive within three years.  Adversaries may already be intercepting and storing encrypted data today under “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) and “Trust Now, Forge Later” (TNFL) campaigns, intending to decrypt it once quantum capabilities mature. Realising this, the Department of Science & Technology, under the National Quantum Mission, constituted a Task Force to implement a quantum-safe ecosystem in India. Under this Task Force, two dedicated sub-groups were formed. The first sub-group developed a unified structure and a minimum framework for the testing & certification of quantum-safe products and solutions. The second sub-group formulated a strategy for PQC migration, quantum resiliency, and crypto-agility. This report integrates the findings of both subgroups into a policy-oriented format for multi-sectoral stakeholders. It describes the nature of the quantum threat, reviews global developments, and outlines India’s institutional approach under NQM. It also sets out time-bound recommendations, including the launch of PQC and hybrid (classical + PQC) pilots in high-priority systems, the establishment of a National PQC Testing and Certification Programme, the adoption of common PQC procurement requirements, the positioning of existing quantum security solutions in strategic sectors, enterprise-wide PQC implementation, the development of PQC-ready PKI systems and national testbeds for composite PQC–QKD solutions and the deployment of QKD for strategic and critical communication links to create a national quantum secure backbone aligned with the country’s requirements. The roadmap emphasises progressive adoption of indigenously developed quantum-safe products, platforms, and infrastructure, while maintaining interoperability with global standards. The transition to post-quantum cryptography is a generational change in the foundations of digital security. It cannot be achieved in a single step, nor can it be left to government alone. Every enterprise that depends on digital trust has a direct responsibility to act, guided by the timelines and activities in this roadmap. Source : DSCI

🔐Europol PRIORITISING POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY MIGRATION ACTIVITIES IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ⚛️As post-quantum cryptography (PQC) becomes integrated into mainstream information technology (IT) products and services, financial services institutions must begin to execute their transition strategies. This document provides actionable guidelines to incorporate quantum safety into existing risk management frameworks by assessing the ‘Migration Priority’ based on the ‘Quantum Risk’ and ‘Migration Time’ of business use cases and highlighting opportunities for immediate execution. ⚛️A critical first step is to inventory all business use cases that rely on public key cryptography. This inventory enables the creation of a prioritised transition roadmap by assessing the Quantum Risk of each use case based on three parameters: 🟣 Shelf Life of Protected Data: How long the data remains sensitive. 🟣 Exposure: The extent to which data is accessible to potential attackers. 🟣 Severity: The business impact of a potential compromise. ⚛️When the Quantum Risk is assessed, organisations can prioritise actions based on each use case’s Migration Time, i.e., the complexity and timeline required to achieve Quantum Safety for a use case. As part of this activity, organisations will identify, for instance, actions that can be launched immediately and the use cases that require coordination with long-term asset lifecycles. 🟣 Solution Availability: Maturity of PQC standards, and their general availability in products and services. 🟣Execution Cost: The effort, cost, and complexity of implementing the quantum-safe solutions within the organisation. 🟣 External Dependencies: Execution complexity due to coordination required with third parties and their transition roadmaps (standardisation bodies, vendors, peers, regulators, and customers). ⚛️Examples of use cases that financial organisations can begin implementing today include: 🟣 Integration of post-quantum requirements into the long-term roadmap for hardware-intensive use cases aligned with financial asset lifecycles. 🟣 Enhancement of confidentiality protection for transactional websites. 🟣Identification and elimination of cryptographic antipatterns to reduce future technical debt. ⚛️These are examples of how financial institutions can take timely, structured steps toward an efficient and forward-looking transition to post-quantum cryptography. https://lnkd.in/d4qiS6X9

Having trouble hitting your goals? Try this: In the world of personal development and productivity, we often hear about the importance of setting goals While goals are valuable, they may not always be the most effective way to bring about lasting change and success in our lives Instead, try creating systems Systems are the processes, habits, and routines you establish to consistently move in the direction of your desired outcomes Here’s why they work: Consistency Over Perfection: Systems encourage consistency. When you have a system in place, you can make progress even on your worst days Sustainability: Goals can sometimes lead to a "finish line" mentality, where people revert to old habits once a goal is achieved. Systems promote sustainable change by incorporating new habits and routines into your daily life Adaptability: Systems are flexible and can adapt to various situations, allowing you to stay on course even when facing unexpected challenges Continuous Improvement: Systems promote a mindset of continuous improvement. Instead of just reaching a specific goal and stopping, you're constantly refining and optimizing your processes Reduced Stress: The pressure of achieving a goal can be overwhelming and stressful. Systems help reduce this pressure by breaking down your aspirations into manageable steps How to get started: 1. Identify Your Desired Outcome: -This is your ultimate goal, the destination you're working toward 2. Break It Down: -Divide your long-term goal into smaller, actionable steps or milestones -These become the building blocks of your system 3. Establish Habits and Routines: -Create daily or weekly routines that support your goals -For instance, if your goal is to become a better writer, establish a daily writing routine 4. Track Your Progress: -Regularly monitor your progress -This can be as simple as keeping a journal or using digital tools to track your habits 5. Iterate and Improve: -Continuously refine your system based on your experiences and results -Don't be afraid to make adjustments as needed Do you use systems to hit your goals?

#PostQuantum #Cryptography (#PQC) in Financial Services: move from strategy to execution A new joint report by Europol and partners proposes a practical, risk-based method to prioritise post-quantum cryptography migration across financial services use cases. Key takeaways: ▪︎ Start with an enterprise inventory of all business use cases relying on public key cryptography to build a credible transition #roadmap. ▪︎ Prioritise by “Migration Priority” = Quantum Risk + Migration Time, so effort targets the most material exposures first. ▪︎ Quantify Quantum #Risk using a simple 1–3 scoring across: ○ Shelf life of protected data* (how long confidentiality matters) ○ Exposure (how accessible/interceptable the data is) ○ Severity (business impact of compromise) ▪︎ Quantify Migration Time (execution complexity) using a 1–3 scoring across: ○ Solution availability (standards/product readiness) ○ Execution cost & time (architectural/hardware impact) ○ External dependencies (vendors/standards/regulators/customers) ▪︎ Use a risk–time matrix to classify use cases into high / medium / low priority, and focus on the insights from the exercise, not just the numeric score. What to act on now (examples from the report): ▪︎ Public websites (#TLS) are an early “win”: medium risk but low migration time**, driven by harvest-now, decrypt-later risk and increasing ecosystem readiness for hybrid PQC TLS. ▪︎ Points of Sale (#PoS) require early long-term planning: multi-stakeholder dependencies and potential hardware lifecycle impacts make execution complex, even where urgency is clear. ▪︎ Eliminate cryptographic antipatterns as “no-regret” work to reduce technical debt and increase crypto-agility (e.g., automate certificate management, standardise TLS configs, phase out legacy TLS/ciphers, avoid wildcard certs). ▪︎ Bottom line: PQC migration is not just a crypto refresh—it is a strategic, ecosystem-wide transformation. Institutions that build visibility, prioritise rationally, and execute no-regret improvements early will be best positioned for quantum resilience. Source: Europol, Prioritising post-quantum cryptography migration activities in financial services, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2026. https://lnkd.in/dtKq5_sd

2025 marked the year #quantumsecurity shifted into implementation. Across major jurisdictions, #quantum risk has been translated into concrete programmes through #procurement requirements, #exportcontrol updates, and #migration #governance. #Postquantumcryptography now sits within operational planning, supplier assurance, and long-term resilience. The #UAE lens strengthens this trajectory through a clear combination of #governance, #sovereigncapability, and #applied_deployment pograms. In the UAE, the Cyber Security Council provides a strategic anchor for national cyber posture and coordinated readiness across government and critical infrastructure. This leadership context enables quantum safe transition programs to be organised as structured #national_priorities with clear ownership, aligned milestones, and assurance expectations. At the capability layer, the Technology Innovation Institute has contributed substantively to global cryptographic research and standardisation efforts, including engagement with processes led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) . Since 2020, TII researchers have worked on advanced cryptographic primitives and contributed to open-source cryptographic libraries, strengthening implementation pathways and practical tooling for post-quantum transition. This sustained engagement reflects a deeper strategy: build sovereign research capacity while contributing to international standardisation ecosystems, ensuring both interoperability and national competence. A practical implementation blueprint aligns well with the UAE’s strengths: • A maintained cryptographic asset inventory across legacy, cloud, and hybrid estates • Procurement language that embeds crypto agility and supplier assurance • Transition governance aligned with critical infrastructure priorities • Audit ready evidence that supports resilience, compliance, and market confidence 2026 is well suited for measurable migration progress, starting with one foundational deliverable: a complete map of public key cryptography across systems, products, and third party dependencies, supported by an operationally safe transition plan. 📌 Execution now sits at the centre of quantum readiness. For organisations responsible for critical systems and long-lifecycle data, the strategic question is clear: Is your cryptographic architecture mapped, validated, and migration-ready at a level that supports procurement assurance, regulatory confidence, and operational continuity over the next decade❓ #UAE #Cybersecurity #UAEcybersecuritycouncil #PostQuantumCryptography #QuantumReadiness #TII #CryptoAgility #CriticalInfrastructure #DigitalTrust

Do you know what happens to organizations that leave culture to chance? They struggle with engagement, performance, and results! I have another question for you: “Would you rather work in a great culture where you feel genuine excitement about being part of the organization?” or “One where you just show up to do your tasks?” Chances are that you’d want to work in an organization with a great culture – because you want to: -          Belong -          Know you make a difference -          See and celebrate your accomplishments -          Feel that you can grow and thrive Therefore, leaders and their organizations must be deliberate about creating a great culture. The graphics outline the necessary foundations. This is an iterative process where leaders must continually: 1.      DEFINE CLEAR VALUES AND GOALS: Be very clear about the 3-5 values that matter and the behaviors that reflect those, and make sure they are central to how you operate. Strategy and goals must also be clear, and people must feel involved in shaping them. 2.      LEAD BY EXAMPLE: Leaders must own the culture. This is not something just HR does when they have a moment…everyone owns it. Leaders must ensure that people live up to the expected behaviors and actively manage deviations! 3.      FOSTER OPEN COMMUNICATION: Ensure that you communicate how you perform as a business and how you perform on the values and behaviors. 4.      EMPOWER AND RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES: you need to extend trust to employees to live up to the values, determine how to achieve the results & celebrate when they have accomplished them. 5.      NURTURE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURE: This is not a one-time event per year; make the cultural element a natural part of the organization's day-to-day operations and hold everyone accountable for driving it. What's your take - does culture matter & do you need to be deliberate about building it? Jakob #leadership #culture

The more I examine infrastructure modernization, the more I question what problem we believe we are actually solving Most organizations frame modernization around AI readiness, cloud acceleration, faster networks, denser compute. Those are legitimate drivers. Capital is being deployed with the expectation that these platforms will carry the business for the next decade. But beneath those investments sits a quieter layer that rarely makes the headline slide: the durability of the cryptographic foundation. #QuantumComputing is still developing in uneven ways, yet #adversaries do not wait for perfection. Data that moves across enterprise networks today often carries long-term value — intellectual property, customer data, strategic plans, regulated information. If that data is encrypted with algorithms that may not withstand future quantum capabilities, modernization may introduce long-term exposure if cryptographic durability is not considered. Harvest-now-decrypt-later reflects how patient actors operate. Standards bodies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have begun formalizing and publishing quantum-resistant cryptographic standards. Transition planning is moving from theory into procurement cycles, vendor roadmaps, and regulatory discussions. When I speak with business and technology executives, the question is no longer whether post-quantum #cryptography matters. It is whether their teams have actually mapped where cryptography lives across the enterprise. Certificates, APIs, service-to-service traffic, SaaS integrations, operational technology, legacy systems. In many environments, that inventory is incomplete. Without visibility, there is no migration path. Without crypto-agility, there is no graceful transition. This is where infrastructure and security converge in a very practical way. Modernization decisions affect inspection points, key management systems, hardware acceleration, vendor dependencies, and the ability to swap algorithms without rewriting platforms. An architecture that cannot absorb cryptographic change is not modern in any meaningful sense. It is simply newer. Modernization is a long-term commitment. It deserves a foundation that can withstand long-term shifts. If you are investing heavily in infrastructure over the next several years, it is worth asking whether that architecture can endure a cryptographic transition without disruption. That is a strategic question now, even if it still carries technical language. If your organization is beginning to confront that question, our World Wide Technology #PQC Readiness Workshop is designed to help leadership teams assess exposure, understand dependencies, and begin shaping a practical path forward. #SecureAllTogether