Purpose Statement
Overview
Effective Leadership and Management is critical to any security-related function. Leaders and Managers are responsible for providing the vision and advocacy required for an organization to effectively manage cyber risks. This career path is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and key skills required to succeed as an effective leader within any security domain. Upon completing the career path, you will earn a Credly digital badge that will demonstrate to employers that you’re ready for the job.
Over the course of 20+ courses, you will learn Leadership and Management Fundamentals, Soft Skills, Leadership Principles, Cybersecurity Leadership, and Strategic Leadership.
Completing this career path and the associated Assessments will prepare you for pursuing a career as a leader or manager for IT and cybersecurity-related functions.
Highlights
Who is this for?
This career path is designed for learners with prior experience in cybersecurity, who wish to make the transition from an individual contributor to management. Experienced leaders and managers will also benefit from reviewing core concepts and testing their skills in this path's Challenge and Assessment modules.
Topics
Purpose Statement: Cybrary Career Paths are comprehensive training programs designed to prepare you for the most in-demand roles in the cybersecurity workforce. Each path follows a Learn, Practice, Prove model and includes different activity types aligned to key topics within the path’s security domain. As you progress through the path, your progress will be measured in real time using Experience Points (XP) that serve as a comprehensive capability score for each topic. Upon completing all of the requirements for a path, you will be rewarded with a shareable digital badge via Credly.
Description: Effective Leadership and Management is critical to any security-related function. Leaders and Managers are responsible for providing the vision and advocacy required for an organization to effectively manage cyber risks. This career path is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and key skills required to succeed as an effective leader within any security domain.
- Leadership Basics
- Mentorship
- Types of Leadership
- Communication
- Emotional Intelligence
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Directing Your Team
- Empowerment
- Innovation
- Leading Successful Teams
- Executive Presence and Branding
- Financial Principles
- Business Strategy
- Cybertalk in Business Terms
- Negotiation
- Networking and Relationship Management
- Strategic Leadership Basics
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Vision, Scope, and Mission Statements
- Key Skills of a Strategic Leader
- Recruitment and Retention