How to Develop Yourself to Be a CIO or CISO
Some of you may aspire to be a CIO or CISO. The goal of this chapter is to provide insights that will help you progress in your career to become a CIO or CISO. In many ways, this will give you two shots on goal for two very senior and strategic roles. There are also other roles adjacent to that of the CIO: chief technology officer and chief digital officer. This chapter will provide insights that are applicable to all of these roles as many of these roles are interchangeable in terms of the attributes required.
The fundamental question that is to be addressed in this chapter as follows:
How do I develop my skills, knowledge, experience, and behavior to be a CIO or CISO?
To successfully achieve your career goal, you will embark on a journey that will require you to change and grow. There are very few individuals who are ready from the get-go to be a CIO or CISO.
Therefore, the question is where do you invest the most effort to...