Thank goodness the living hostages are all home. Finally we can dance again.

Prayers for the victims and families of the terror attack in New Orleans. May they find comfort in their mourning, and healing be swift and complete for the injured.

You can spread your light even when you’re a bit different than those around you.

May our hostages be redeemed from darkness.

Why are Jews justifiably enraged at Hamas? x.com/henmazzig/st...

It's this year's Kindle candle table bundle

What is this? Wrong answers only.

Don’t worry, I hear antisemitism only exists on the right. www.thefp.com/p/explosion-...

San Francisco Hillel. Khaybar, if you didn’t know, is a reference to a Jewish community conquered by Mohammed, where the Jews were ethnically cleansed by Muhammad and his followers.

Melbourne. Laguna Beach. Toronto. Amsterdam.

Represent.

If you don’t eat your pie this way, do you really love America?

This weekend, in Canada, you were more likely to be arrested or hassled by the cops for being a Jew than for openly calling for the murder of Jews. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, think about your news sources)

Welcome to Bluesky, where mocking the murder of Jews is … normal?

May his memory be for a blessing.

Za’atar Picanha. (Spice from Shuk Hacarmel, Tel Aviv, Israel)

Not sure how much longer one will be able to stumble across these memorials in Germany.

Salute to Service.

Sunset in Tel Aviv (last week).

Hassled by airport security in Paris for wearing this.

It’s apparently starting to be fashionable for Jews to call for a “bilateral ceasefire.” I reject this quisling formulation. I call upon Hamas and its Gazan supporters to unilaterally surrender, release all hostages, and permit humanitarian aid to reach the people of Gaza.

When the person "in charge" needs on-the-fly support, how are you prepared to address their need? duhaone.substack.com/p/engaging-b...

In the spirit of Festivus, let me air a grievance. It’s Christmas. Wish folks a Merry Christmas! open.substack.com/pub/duhaone/...

You don't need to win any arguments with family on this holiday: Don't be a Turkey Today. open.substack.com/pub/duhaone/...

One of the best parts of my current role is getting to sit with CISOs and founders to hear how they interact. After doing so at a recent event, I took some time to capture some notes on how the evolution of the CISO role is affecting startups: www.darkreading.com/operations/h...

So, there's this letter some @harvard.bsky.social faculty signed criticizing the University's attempt to combat antisemitism. I read the letter and analyzed it for you: www.csoandy.com/files/a-resp...

Showing Up Has Costs. Have you considered what they are when you ask for it to happen? open.substack.com/pub/duhaone/...

DEI programs have mostly been a disaster. But assume you want to solve the problem (your org is adversely impacting some folks), how should you start addressing it? open.substack.com/pub/duhaone/...

The commentary of Columbia and Harvard have an interesting sub-plot. They both refer to the doxxed targets not by their ideology (antisemitism), but by their identity (Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, leaving out the doxxed Jews). They’re seeing this as a race war, not a Shoah.

How do you bring in elements of a new culture without railroading your new organization? duhaone.substack.com/p/culture-cl...

This past week, Harvard’s leadership demonstrated a stunning lack of moral clarity. What should you do as an organization when some of your “team” reveal themselves to be awful? duhaone.substack.com/p/when-peopl... Relatedly, I’ve resigned my position on the Visiting Committee to Harvard IT.

The Taylor Swift / Travis Kelce storyline highlights a struggle many organizations face: how do you both assimilate new people into a community, while celebrating and accommodating their different perspectives? duhaone.substack.com/p/assimilati...

Danny Lewin showed me the value of investing early in shared language. As a leader, moving forward is best done when we're all on the same page. duhaone.substack.com/p/on-the-sam...

When you learn from a mistake, do you bother to tell the people you used to disagree with? Also, does "return to office" have a vision that'll make it succeed? open.substack.com/pub/duhaone/...

How often do you (or your leaders) utter platitudes about your culture, but fail to follow up on them? duhaone.substack.com/p/choose-you...

14 days 13 nights 12 bags 11 states and provinces 10 pairs of shoes 9 museums 8 hotel reservations 7 train rides 6 NFL stadiums 5 Great Lakes 4 colleges 3 Halls of Fame 2 countries 1 car

Have you ever struggled with the cognitive dissonance of needing to give opposite messages to different levels of your organization? https://duhaone.substack.com/p/the-paradox-of-opposing-advice

Have you been forced to change or cancel plans recently? Rather than taking it as a sign of failure, consider how it might be a hallmark of success. https://open.substack.com/pub/duhaone/p/success-and-failure-are-in-the-beholders

Sometimes, you have to change positions – or even companies. How do you handle that? How do you look ahead to see the difficulties on the other side? https://duhaone.substack.com/p/its-time-for-a-change

"Don't sweat the small stuff" might be good stress management, but it's poor leadership. My dad used to say "Keep an eye on the nickels and the dollars take care of themselves." That's good advice on inclusion in leadership. https://duhaone.substack.com/p/sweat-the-small-stuff

Enhance your leadership skills with valuable insights on clear communication, seizing opportunities, and investing in others. Explore thought-provoking perspectives in our latest post on #leadership. Check it out: https://duhaone.substack.com/p/embracing-clarity-and-seizing-opportunities

I love getting to write CISO advice columns. Baby Gates in the Cloud: advice for companies taking a slow approach to cloud transformation. https://orca.security/resources/blog/beginning-your-secure-digital-transformation/?utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_source=csoandy

Working through the idea that labeling things as "micro-aggressions" or reacting overly harshly to small exclusions are escalations that aren't helpful, in this week's Duha One newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/duhaone/p/there-are-no-micro-aggressions?r=672yf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Does the NFL really care about safety with the kickoff rule? Matthew Slater doesn't think so. Neither do I: it's about money. Great leaders don't value-wash their decisions. https://duhaone.substack.com/p/the-value-of-safety

This place is like a green field, nary a sheep in sight. No, that’s not quite right.