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8-Week Cyber Leadership Program Analysis & Planning Tool

Cyber Leadership Institute

Week 1: From Operator to Influencer β€” Redefining Your Cyber Leadership Identity

Primary: Strategy | Secondary: Influence, EQ | Focus: Leading Self
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Total Competency Points
Sum of all competency levels across the 24 STRIKE framework cells (6 pillars Γ— 4 leadership levels). Range: 0-120 points.
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Average Competency Level
Mean competency score across all framework areas. Scale: 1.0 (Novice) to 5.0 (Expert). Indicates overall leadership maturity.
Influence
Strongest Pillar This Week
STRIKE pillar with highest combined competency scores this week. Indicates your current leadership strength area.
Leading Self
Primary Development Focus
Leadership level receiving primary attention this week. Progression: Self β†’ Teams β†’ Organisation β†’ Domain.

Week Development Narrative

Week 1 establishes the foundation for cyber leadership transformation, heavily emphasizing personal development across Strategy, Influence, and EQ pillars. Participants undergo a fundamental identity shift from technical operators to strategic influencers. The STRIKE self-assessment diagnostic reveals current competency gaps, while the SUPER 100-day plan provides a strategic roadmap for leadership development.

8-Week STRIKE Program Summary

Complete overview of leadership development progression across all competency areas

Complete 8-Week Program Overview

Week 1 From Operator to Influencer β€” Redefining Your Cyber Leadership Identity
Primary: Strategy | Secondary: Influence, EQ | Leadership Focus: Leading Self
Foundation week establishing cyber leadership identity transformation. Heavy emphasis on personal development across Strategy, Influence, and EQ pillars. STRIKE self-assessment diagnostic and SUPER 100-day planning.
Week 2 Designing Resilient Strategies That Win Executive Support
Primary: Strategy | Secondary: Know, Influence | Leadership Focus: Leading Organisation + Leading Domain
Major leap in strategic thinking and organizational leadership. Executive-grade cyber resilience strategies aligned with business value creation. Capstone project launch.
Week 3 Creating a Culture of Conscious Risk Ownership
Primary: Resilience | Secondary: EQ, Influence | Leadership Focus: Leading Organisation + Leading Teams
Intensive organizational resilience through cultural transformation. Resilience pillar development focuses on enterprise-wide risk culture diagnosis and transformation capabilities.
Week 4 Architecting a High-Impact, Scalable Cyber Function
Primary: Transformation | Secondary: Strategy, Know | Leadership Focus: Leading Teams + Leading Organisation
Transformation pillar maximization through future-ready cyber operating model design. Strategic thinking applied to build vs. buy decisions and capability development architecture.
Week 5 Executive Influence and Board Engagement Mastery
Primary: Influence | Secondary: EQ, Know | Leadership Focus: Leading Self + Leading Organisation
Pinnacle of Influence pillar development focusing on executive presence and boardroom mastery. EQ competencies peak as participants master board psychology and stakeholder mapping.
Week 6 Agile Governance for Board Trust and Business Alignment
Primary: Know | Secondary: Strategy, Transformation | Leadership Focus: Leading Organisation + Leading Domain
Know pillar competency maximization through advanced governance framework development. Master translation of technical cyber knowledge into meaningful KRIs and executive dashboards.
Week 7 Crisis Leadership β€” The Executive Cyber War Room
Primary: Resilience | Secondary: EQ, Know | Leadership Focus: Leading Teams + Leading Domain
Resilience pillar competencies reach maximum as participants master crisis leadership under extreme pressure. EQ skills become critical for maintaining composure during cyber emergencies.
Week 8 Sustaining Peak Performance as a Cyber Executive
Primary: EQ | Secondary: Influence, Transformation | Leadership Focus: Leading Self
EQ pillar development maximization for sustained executive performance. Personal leadership reaches pinnacle across all STRIKE pillars, completing the transformation journey.

Program Summary Insights

The 8-week STRIKE program demonstrates a carefully orchestrated progression from individual leadership foundation to organizational transformation mastery. Week 1-2 focus on personal identity and strategic thinking, establishing core competencies in self-leadership. Weeks 3-4 pivot to organizational impact through culture transformation and operational excellence. Weeks 5-6 achieve peak influence and governance expertise, preparing participants for C-suite interactions. The final weeks (7-8) solidify crisis leadership capabilities and sustainable performance, creating well-rounded cyber executives.

STRIKE Leadership Reflection

Explore your cyber leadership strengths and growth opportunities across the STRIKE framework. This is not a testβ€”it's a mirror for continuous development.

🎯 Your Cyber Leadership Readiness Profile

There are no right answersβ€”only insights to guide your growth. This reflection tool helps you identify your current leadership strengths and uncover blind spots across the six STRIKE pillars.

Strategy Transformation Resilience Influence Know EQ

🎯 Complete STRIKE Leadership Matrix Assessment

This comprehensive reflection covers all 24 areas of the STRIKE framework: 6 pillars across 4 leadership levels. Take your time to thoughtfully consider each dimension of your leadership journey.

Leading Self: Personal mastery and self-awareness
Leading Teams: People leadership and team dynamics
Leading Organisation: Enterprise influence and cultural impact
Leading in Domain: Industry leadership and sector influence
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Strategy

Aligning cybersecurity with business value creation and competitive advantage

Leading Self - Strategic Thinking

I consistently think strategically about cybersecurity challenges, connecting them to broader business outcomes and competitive positioning.

NeverAlways

I can clearly articulate my personal vision for how cybersecurity creates business value and competitive advantage.

NeverAlways

Leading Teams - Strategic Alignment

I effectively communicate strategic cybersecurity vision to my team, ensuring everyone understands how their work contributes to business strategy.

NeverAlways

My team consistently delivers strategic initiatives that directly support enterprise business objectives and growth plans.

NeverAlways

Leading Organisation - Strategic Integration

My cybersecurity strategy is fully integrated with enterprise business strategy, informing major organizational decisions and directions.

NeverAlways

I influence organizational strategic planning processes, ensuring cybersecurity considerations shape enterprise-wide initiatives from inception.

NeverAlways

Leading in Domain - Strategic Industry Leadership

I contribute to industry-wide cybersecurity strategic thinking, influencing sector standards and competitive practices.

NeverAlways

My strategic insights and approaches are recognized and adopted by peers across the cybersecurity domain and broader industry.

NeverAlways
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Transformation

Leading organizational change and capability evolution across all levels

Leading Self - Personal Change Mastery

I continuously evolve my own capabilities and adapt my leadership approach to meet changing cybersecurity demands.

NeverAlways

I proactively identify and develop new competencies needed for future cybersecurity leadership challenges.

NeverAlways

Leading Teams - Team Transformation

I successfully guide my team through capability transformations, building new skills and operating models that enhance performance.

NeverAlways

My team embraces change and innovation, consistently developing new approaches to cybersecurity challenges.

NeverAlways

Leading Organisation - Enterprise Transformation

I design and execute major organizational cybersecurity transformations that fundamentally improve enterprise resilience and capability.

NeverAlways

I create future-ready cyber operating models that scale with business growth and adapt to emerging threats.

NeverAlways

Leading in Domain - Industry Transformation Leadership

I drive transformation initiatives that influence cybersecurity practices across my industry sector and professional domain.

NeverAlways

My transformation methodologies and approaches are recognized and adopted by cybersecurity leaders across the broader professional community.

NeverAlways
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Resilience

Building antifragile capabilities and conscious risk ownership culture

Leading Self - Personal Resilience

I maintain composure, clear judgment, and effective decision-making under intense cybersecurity pressure and uncertainty.

NeverAlways

I continuously develop my personal antifragility, growing stronger and more capable through cybersecurity challenges and setbacks.

NeverAlways

Leading Teams - Team Resilience Building

I build resilient teams that perform effectively under pressure and learn from cybersecurity incidents to become stronger.

NeverAlways

My team demonstrates conscious risk ownership, proactively identifying and managing cybersecurity challenges before they escalate.

NeverAlways

Leading Organisation - Enterprise Resilience Culture

I create and embed a culture of conscious risk ownership throughout the organization, making resilience a core enterprise capability.

NeverAlways

I design organizational systems and processes that become stronger and more capable through cyber stress and adversity.

NeverAlways

Leading in Domain - Industry Resilience Leadership

I contribute to building sector-wide cybersecurity resilience, sharing knowledge and practices that strengthen the broader professional community.

NeverAlways

My resilience approaches and crisis leadership methods are recognized and adopted by cybersecurity leaders across my industry domain.

NeverAlways
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Influence

Executive presence, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication mastery

Leading Self - Personal Influence & Presence

I consistently project executive presence and credibility when communicating cybersecurity priorities and insights.

NeverAlways

I effectively adapt my communication style and influence approach to different stakeholder audiences and contexts.

NeverAlways

Leading Teams - Team Influence & Engagement

I inspire and motivate my team to achieve exceptional cybersecurity outcomes through compelling vision and clear direction.

NeverAlways

I effectively influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders to prioritize and support cybersecurity initiatives.

NeverAlways

Leading Organisation - Enterprise Influence & Boardroom Mastery

I effectively influence executive peers and the board, shaping enterprise-wide cybersecurity mindset and decision-making.

NeverAlways

The board and executive leadership trust my judgment on cybersecurity risk trade-offs and strategic investment decisions.

NeverAlways

Leading in Domain - Industry Influence & Thought Leadership

I am recognized as a thought leader whose cybersecurity insights influence practices and standards across my industry sector.

NeverAlways

My influence extends beyond my organization to shape cybersecurity discourse and decision-making across the broader professional domain.

NeverAlways
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Know

Translating technical knowledge into business insight and governance excellence

Leading Self - Personal Knowledge Mastery

I continuously expand my cybersecurity knowledge and stay current with emerging threats, technologies, and business implications.

NeverAlways

I effectively synthesize complex cybersecurity information to form clear insights and actionable intelligence for decision-making.

NeverAlways

Leading Teams - Team Knowledge Development

I effectively develop my team's cybersecurity knowledge and analytical capabilities, creating a learning organization.

NeverAlways

My team consistently produces high-quality cybersecurity intelligence and insights that inform strategic decisions.

NeverAlways

Leading Organisation - Enterprise Knowledge & Governance

I translate complex cybersecurity knowledge into meaningful KRIs, executive dashboards, and governance frameworks that create board trust.

NeverAlways

My governance frameworks enable agile business alignment while maintaining rigorous cybersecurity oversight and accountability.

NeverAlways

Leading in Domain - Industry Knowledge Leadership

I contribute specialized cybersecurity knowledge to industry forums, standards bodies, and professional communities.

NeverAlways

My cybersecurity knowledge and insights are recognized as authoritative by peers and sought after across the professional domain.

NeverAlways
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EQ (Emotional Intelligence)

Self-awareness, people leadership mastery, and sustained executive performance

Leading Self - Self-Awareness & Personal Mastery

I maintain exceptional self-awareness of my emotions, reactions, and impact on others in high-pressure cybersecurity situations.

NeverAlways

I sustain peak performance and energy as a cyber executive, managing stress and pressure while maintaining personal effectiveness.

NeverAlways

Leading Teams - People Leadership & Mentoring

I effectively read and respond to my team's emotional needs, creating psychological safety and high performance in cybersecurity work.

NeverAlways

I routinely mentor and develop emerging leaders within my team, helping them grow both technical and emotional intelligence capabilities.

NeverAlways

Leading Organisation - Cultural Intelligence & Executive Presence

I effectively navigate complex organizational politics and stakeholder dynamics to advance cybersecurity objectives.

NeverAlways

I create and sustain a positive organizational culture that attracts, develops, and retains top cybersecurity talent.

NeverAlways

Leading in Domain - Industry Emotional Intelligence & Legacy Leadership

I demonstrate emotional intelligence that inspires and elevates the broader cybersecurity professional community.

NeverAlways

My leadership approach and emotional intelligence are recognized as exemplary, influencing how cybersecurity leaders across the domain develop and lead.

NeverAlways
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