Review of The Smartest Person in the Room
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Review of The Smartest Person in the Room
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Smartest Person in the Room" by Christian Espinosa.]
The Smartest Person in the Room by Christian Espinosa elucidates the key cause of increasingly successful data breaches nowadays. As goes the title, the inner problem is the urge of being the smartest person in the room. The author starts the book by giving an overlook of the cybersecurity field. He points to the increased data breaches, despite advancements in technology. The author explains in detail how ego issues of tech employees lead to more problems than solutions. Such people tend to have a complicated approach that is unknown, tough-looking and therefore, impressive to others. He admits having been a similar person before. From his experience, he guides us to renounce the ego and become growth-seeking individuals. In this book, he explains in detail a seven-step secure methodology to ace as a tech employee. The methodology has seven factors. It involves awareness, mindset, acknowledgement, monotasking, empathy and kaizen. Each one of these is described in a full-fledged manner.
My favourite thing about the book is its smoothly flowing language. It feels surprisingly effortless to read at a rapid pace without compromising comprehension. The author has done a great job at introducing us to cybersecurity issues in a simple way. The diagrams given in the book are so cute. They facilitate our understanding of the text. For me, It was shocking to read about the process of certification through MCQ tests. I couldn't believe that the cybersecurity field can be entered this way. The author uses the term 'paper tigers' which is so meaningful. People who score excellently but fail at real work. The author explains that lack of quality education and other things that lead to it are the reason. It made me understand the importance of practical knowledge in the highly evolving field of cybersecurity. It also made me wonder about the general gap between theoretical and practical knowledge. Unfortunately, it exists in almost all education systems.
The book has sections of examples in a different font. I liked it very much. I admit that some sentences feel repetitive, but they do not become annoying. The directions given to CEOs of companies to improve their staff's mindset are fairly detailed. The best part is that the book has the potential to be general yet stays perfectly relevant to cybersecurity. The book was quite relatable as well. This book taught me a very rational and constructive lesson. Once I heard a quote " If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room." This indeed is true. If we care more about being the smartest, then possibilities of growth end then and there. We should all always be learning from everyone. I liked this book so much that I have decided to gift it to someone.
Reading this book was a wholly positive experience. There is absolutely nothing I disliked about the book. I found not a single error in the whole book, this book is exceptionally well-edited. I happily give this book a 4 out of 4 stars.
I recommend this book specifically to leaders of cybersecurity companies and other leaders in general. I also recommend this to people, who are looking forward to conquering their ego and inculcating a growth mindset, who want to learn to work efficiently in a team. This can serve as a self-improvement book for anyone.
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The Smartest Person in the Room by Christian Espinosa elucidates the key cause of increasingly successful data breaches nowadays. As goes the title, the inner problem is the urge of being the smartest person in the room. The author starts the book by giving an overlook of the cybersecurity field. He points to the increased data breaches, despite advancements in technology. The author explains in detail how ego issues of tech employees lead to more problems than solutions. Such people tend to have a complicated approach that is unknown, tough-looking and therefore, impressive to others. He admits having been a similar person before. From his experience, he guides us to renounce the ego and become growth-seeking individuals. In this book, he explains in detail a seven-step secure methodology to ace as a tech employee. The methodology has seven factors. It involves awareness, mindset, acknowledgement, monotasking, empathy and kaizen. Each one of these is described in a full-fledged manner.
My favourite thing about the book is its smoothly flowing language. It feels surprisingly effortless to read at a rapid pace without compromising comprehension. The author has done a great job at introducing us to cybersecurity issues in a simple way. The diagrams given in the book are so cute. They facilitate our understanding of the text. For me, It was shocking to read about the process of certification through MCQ tests. I couldn't believe that the cybersecurity field can be entered this way. The author uses the term 'paper tigers' which is so meaningful. People who score excellently but fail at real work. The author explains that lack of quality education and other things that lead to it are the reason. It made me understand the importance of practical knowledge in the highly evolving field of cybersecurity. It also made me wonder about the general gap between theoretical and practical knowledge. Unfortunately, it exists in almost all education systems.
The book has sections of examples in a different font. I liked it very much. I admit that some sentences feel repetitive, but they do not become annoying. The directions given to CEOs of companies to improve their staff's mindset are fairly detailed. The best part is that the book has the potential to be general yet stays perfectly relevant to cybersecurity. The book was quite relatable as well. This book taught me a very rational and constructive lesson. Once I heard a quote " If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room." This indeed is true. If we care more about being the smartest, then possibilities of growth end then and there. We should all always be learning from everyone. I liked this book so much that I have decided to gift it to someone.
Reading this book was a wholly positive experience. There is absolutely nothing I disliked about the book. I found not a single error in the whole book, this book is exceptionally well-edited. I happily give this book a 4 out of 4 stars.
I recommend this book specifically to leaders of cybersecurity companies and other leaders in general. I also recommend this to people, who are looking forward to conquering their ego and inculcating a growth mindset, who want to learn to work efficiently in a team. This can serve as a self-improvement book for anyone.
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Nice review! I am curious about how the book ended and I must commend the author for the job well done! I will try to get a copy of this book. It caught my attention. Being the smartest doesn't mean you are always right. Thank you.
