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Hi Friends,

I'm popping into your inboxes with this short dispatch because I've got some goodies for you. But first, an article I can't stop thinking about.

The Office x Hackers + Boy Emperor = Digital Pearl Harbor

No matter where you work, odds are if you have colleagues then you've experienced office drama. Whether it's someone stealing CLEARLY LABELLED food from the fridge (my personal rage trigger), passive aggressive emails, or just general personality differences, every office has its share of conflicts.

But what happens when that office drama plays out against the backdrop of American national security in the CIA's hacking department?

​We must talk about this long read from the New Yorker. ​

​Please, make time to read this one properly. Like, make a cup of tea and sit down somewhere uninterrupted and savor this absolutely bonkers story. ​

It has everything: stupid office nicknames. Petty grievances. Disgruntled employees, legal maneuvering, child pornography (just a passing mention, nothing explicit or triggering), and oh yeah - a gigantic data leak of sensitive CIA documents done out of spite.

The article covers the investigation into the identity of the person who leaked Vault 7 - a treasure trove of covert CIA cyber-weapons.

Four thoughts to consider:

1. Despite all the efforts that companies invest in cybersecurity, one of the biggest risks remains disgruntled employees (and really stupid weak passwords). With the current dissatisfaction raging through corporate America, I wonder if we'll start to see more of these leaks. Laura Gassner Otting has some great advice in How to Re-Engage a Dissatisfied Employee in the Harvard Business Review. ​

2. As the Pandemic forced a full-on race to digitize everything, companies should be thinking about the scope of their digital footprints. Beyond emails, digital communications platforms like slack channels, texts, and whatsapp groups, are all potentially sensitive sources of information that could cause harm to your brand.

3. One of the items used to incriminate Josh Schulte was his own search history, handed over by Google to federal investigators, another example of how your own data could be used against you (more on this in an upcoming dispatch).

4. Josh Schulte's personality (described as the Boy Emperor) in the article is becoming an increasingly familiar profile that mixes misogyny, racism, anti-semitism, and contradictory political views with technical mastery creating a toxic sludge that is infecting many aspects of our society. We need to start talking about the radicalization and indoctrination of young men into these types of ideologies and how to counteract it before it's too late.

One of my favorite quotes:

On to the goodies!

Free Tickets to the Digital Summer Forum

First, The Digital Summer Forum, part of the Drucker Forum's annual programming is taking place on June 9 (tomorrow) and June 14. It's two days of panels, workshops and online networking. The theme this year is all about performance: how we define it, measure it, and execute on it.

While this is a paid event, the first 50 people to click this link:

​https://onlineregistrations.eu/events/dsf/forms/registration​

and use the code: PARTICIPANT

Will get free access to the entire two days of programming. I hope you'll catch my panel on "Who wants to work in a high-performance culture?" I'll be talking about the anti-ambition movement, the dangers of corporate "purpose" and of course, Elon Musk's out of touch email to Tesla staff. It's going to be good times.

TIP: If you can't make the live dates and are interested in the content, register anyway and you'll get access to the replays to watch at your own convenience.

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Coaching.com's Annual Summit: Join +5000 People Have Already Registered for my Fireside Chat

I'm also speaking at the 12th Annual WEBECS Summit about Humane Productivity. This summit is virtual and free, and will include talks by my friends Laura Gassner Otting (author of Limitless), Michael Bungay Stanier (Author of the Coaching Habit), along with top ranked Thinker Amy Edmonson, legendary investor Ray Dalio and more.

Join the +5000 people registered for my session, where I'll be deep diving into new research about Humane Productivity.

When: June 10, 2022, 9am EST/3pm CET

Where: Online

You can register using this link.

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That's all from me, I hope you have a great rest of the week and that I'll see you at one of these events. If you're a Foush Report subscriber, please be sure to say hi in the chat!

As always, thank you for letting me into your inboxes!