MistressVenom
MistressVenom has had more experience captaining teams than you can shake a ship's mast at. She breaks down the leadership styles she's seen and their effects on various types of teams. Which leadership + team styles reduce the odds of mutiny?
Category: NCL-Collaboration Tips
Finding a Team When You’re Playing Solo
Jacob "gond0r" Corley
It's harder to compete or rickroll effectively during the NCL Team Game if you're on Team Lone Wolf™ (©2020 WebWitch). Jacob "gond0r" Corley helps you discover what kind of team you should be looking for, and where.
Effective Note Taking for NCL
wolfshirtz
In the immortal words of Adam Savage, "The only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down." Wolfshirtz explains why you should take notes during the NCL Games and shares his tools and tips. Learning to document both your successes and failures will serve you not only in NCL but in your future job as well!
How to Infuse a Culture of Fun into Your Cyber Team
Fred Stinchcombe
Would you pass up an opportunity to eat pizza with your friends and argue over the right way to solve a cryptography challenge? Fred reveals time-honored techniques for breaking down the barriers to fun and learning by osmosis.
Cybersecurity Club Survival Guide: Lessons Learned from the First Year of a New Cybersecurity Club
John "Mako" McGill
(Fifth in a five-part series.)
We are all strangers, until we aren't. As a cybersecurity club president, Mako learned many lessons in leadership along the way—some of them too late. But the philosophers don't have to be right; history doesn't have to repeat itself. Mako's roadmap to success includes which tempting wrong turns to avoid!
Cybersecurity Club Survival Guide: How to Organize Events and Meetings, Invite Speakers, and Attract Sponsors
John "Mako" McGill
(Fourth in a five-part series.)
For every minute of a large event, there are about 30 minutes that go into planning it. Mako and CryptoKait share their master tips and tricks for maximizing time, money, and that incredible feeling of shared satisfaction enjoyed by organizers, sponsors, and attendees alike. Pro Tip: The right mindset makes all the difference!
Cybersecurity Club Survival Guide: Leadership Methodologies for Running an Effective Cybersecurity Club
John "Mako" McGill
(Third in a five-part series.)
Student leadership will come and go. Faculty leadership can see the big picture but cannot push student volunteers to do anything they don't want to do. Before pairing a faculty sponsor with a club, decide on a leadership style you'd like to foster together, to ensure longterm club survival. Mako shows you how.
Cybersecurity Club Survival Guide: How to Create a Statement of Purpose and Draft a Charter for a New Cybersecurity Club
John "Mako" McGill
(Second in a five-part series.)
The difference between a hangout and a club is purpose. To gain official recognition as a club, you'll need to clarify that purpose in a charter. Mako likens it to an "elevator pitch" for the group and shares tips and examples of what to include.
Cybersecurity Club Survival Guide: How to Create and Run an Effective Cybersecurity Club
John "Mako" McGill
(First in a five-part series.)
Once a group of like-minded individuals becomes a regular hangout, why turn it into a formal club? Mako offers the practical reasons, and highlights the next important steps. Understanding these is essential if you want to keep folks coming back!
Let’s Talk about the Elephant in the Room: How to NOT CHEAT in the National Cyber League Games
CryptoKait
Like Bryan Mills in Taken, Cyber Skyline's Cheating Audit will find you. Ignorance of the rules is no defense, so CryptoKait explains precisely, and in unambiguous Fight Club terms, what does and does not constitute cheating within the NCL Games.
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