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Here’s what’s happening this week:
⚡️ Adapt Faster: Hello Again
🧠 Transform Smarter: Adapt Faster Live
💡 Prompt Faster: 2030 CTO
📰 News Smarter: Hide your breaches?
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ADAPT FASTER ⚡️
Hello Again…
Hey friend,
It’s been a minute. The last time you heard from me was February 2024, before life hit full throttle.
Since then, we sold our home in Austin, packed up everything, and moved to Florida. Twice. Talk about adapting fast…
Family health challenges, endless distractions, and constant transitions meant some things had to pause; and this newsletter was the first to go.
For a while, I didn’t know how to start again.
What to say.
How to re-engage.
But I’ve learned that waiting for “perfect timing” is just another form of resistance.
So this is me… starting again.
TRANSFORM SMARTER 🧠
I’m building something new called Adapt Faster Live, a real-world experience for technology leaders who want to evolve faster than the chaos around them.
The catch?
We’re starting from zero.
No budget.
Tiny team.
Just a big vision.
In the next 360 days, I’ll be documenting the entire journey; every win, loss, and messy middle, as we create a completely new kind of experience for IT leaders.
If you’ve ever tried to build something from scratch while juggling real life… you’ll relate.
This is me getting back in the arena, and bringing you with me.
Let’s make it worth the comeback.
— Kyle
PROMPT SMARTER 💡
It’s the year 2030. You’re the CTO of your current company, but you’ve just time-traveled back to today.
You see your tech stack, your people, your processes… and realize 70% of what’s being done is holding you back from the future you already built.
Write a 3-step ‘Temporal Refactor Plan’ to:
Sunset one outdated habit, tool, or mindset immediately.
Introduce one automation, AI, or workflow that your 2030-self knows you’ll depend on.
Describe one cultural shift you’d lead today that ensures your team keeps evolving instead of protecting the past.”
(Bonus: Give your 2030 self a nickname — like “The Architect” or “The Chaos Tamer” — and sign your plan with it.)
NEWS SMARTER 📰
A recent cybersecurity survey found that 58% of security pros were told not to disclose a breach even when they believed they should; that’s up a huge 38% vs 2023. Also 84% of high-severity attacks now use tools already inside environments (“living off the land” techniques). The Hacker News
ADAPTING FASTER ⚡️
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