This article is for management positions in cybersecurity, however the approach can be easily transferred to other areas of employment.
This topic, in a way, can, likely, be directly borrowed from the military theory as many other topics in cybersecurity already have been (in theory, because, somehow, the reality of military practices fluctuate from theory a lot for many reasons).
Two type of managers
- people-resource-staff type (NCOs) — responsible mostly for individual performance and associated skill sets (with many other tasks). By responsible, I mean, complete commitment and dedication to provide full range of opportunities, tools, time allocation, motivation, career building, relevant task assignment, performance management.
- directors (Officers) — responsible for functions and missions assigned to the units overall (with many other tasks) and for enabling managers/NCOs to do their jobs. By enablement I mean a very similar level of dedication and commitment as NCOs but at the higher authority level: aggregated budget allocation for training and equipment, ensuring overall logistics and participation in relevant exercises and campaign-level training drills. Directors/officers likely to dictate NCOs which roles aka skill sets are needed now and in the Future. Directors are also responsible for unit-wide and multi-unit training exercises and live projects in order to ensure cohesive function of their units in typical scenarios within larger campaigns/missions. Of course, this includes unit performance management.