The challenge for leaders is to deploy influence, often beyond their formal authority, to foster unity of purpose and effort. The secrets to success are communication, coordination, and collaboration.At the ICIT 2020 Virtual Fall briefing: A Secure Roadmap for the Future, Scott Sloan, the Veritas Senior Director of Pre-Sales Engineering, interviewed Colonel Bobby Saxon, Ret. who is the Deputy CIO at the Office of Information Technology Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). They talked about how leaders can recover from crises, learn valuable lessons, build resilient frameworks, foster unity, and help their organization become more proactive. The twelve key takeaways from their conversation were:
Identify Qualified Personnel and Ask Them What They Need
Culture Change Is Necessary
Large Problems Are Less Daunting When Divided into Smaller Tasks
Lead through Empowerment
Think Forward
Openly Collaborate with Stakeholders
Foster a Culture of Education and Growth
Compliance is Not Security
Tie Security to Essential Business Functions
Recognize Silver Linings
Be Flexible
Identify and Mitigate Risk
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