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Internal CXO Relationships

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Strong internal CXO relationships align leadership on strategy and accelerate decision-making. It refers to the collaboration and communication among executive leaders to ensure organizational priorities and vision are unified.

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Does decision making take longer in a remote or hybrid working environment?

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Agree or disagree: Business unit leaders typically oppose the SOC’s recommendations.

Strongly disagree2%

Agree59%

Neutral17%

Disagree20%

Strongly agree

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How does insufficient communication impact a transformation initiative?

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What can a CISO do if their authority is unequal to that of other C-suite execs (apart from the CEO)?

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Does the business support your IT strategy?

Yes, 100%20%

Mostly67%

Not explicitly9%

Not at all1%

Unsure1%

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What defines a director-level role in IT?

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Have you identified any best practices for communicating the value of a heightened security function?

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Can you share your approach to discussing IT spending with your CFO? Any tried and true methods you've developed over the years to effectively communicate business value of technology spending in a way that resonates?

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Have you been in situations in a new company or role, where you needed to assess the current technical debt, but did not want to appear to be critical of your predecessor? How did you navigate this?

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Any advice for jumpstarting cross functional relationships when beginning a CISO position at a new org?

Does anyone ever find themselves in a situation where you need to delegate a task laterally, instead of down to a direct report? Curious how others handle having to make a request where success depends on needing to rely on a peer outside IT.

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What business outcomes would justify adding another title (like chief digital or transformation officer) to your role instead of hiring someone else to perform that function? Are there certain industries where this makes more sense than others?

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What is the CDO-CIO relationship like?

Is there a disconnect between security leaders and the businesses they serve?

Yes, most security leaders.30%

Yes, some security leaders.56%

No10%

Not sure2%

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CIOs: How is your IT org contributing to the business strategy?

CIOs are often expected to communicate vision, but what have you learned about effective listening during your leadership journey?

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