Summary

It is a deeply personal journey that each of us must undertake to make this voyage to our career goals, one that requires being uncomfortable and stretching ourselves. The growth that will be required will depend on your own natural traits and what gaps exist. To execute your career plan to be a CIO and CISO, you must be a lifelong learner and remain hungry. You can connect the dots by thinking two jobs ahead; this will allow you to find the roles that will develop specific skills you need or provide you with experience that is on your development plan. Become an expert in the simple algorithm that allows you to grow yourself by developing your team. This is not about being the star runner; it is the combination of the members of the relay team that matters. Understand and commit to career approaches to progress at different stages of your growth. Each of the career approaches covered here may be used at different times of your career.

The interview process for CIO and CISO...