The CISO Effectiveness Diagnostic benchmarks CISO leadership performance against a variety of mindsets and behaviors and provides personalized improvement opportunities.
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Gartner CISO Effectiveness Diagnostic
Measure your effectiveness and identify actionable steps
Why leaders love the Gartner CISO Effectiveness Diagnostic
Measure your personal effectiveness
Benchmark your effectiveness in your role against peers from across industries and geographies.
Get personalized improvement opportunities
Discover immediate steps to enhance your performance, and benefit from personalized advice on how to better leverage areas of strength.
Receive expert advice
Schedule a walk-through with a Gartner service partner who can help you take action on identified priorities.
Become more effective in your role
A common indicator of success for a cybersecurity organization is the effectiveness and leadership of the CISO. Use this diagnostic to benchmark and understand how to be more successful in your role.
Adopt these behaviors and mindsets to excel in your role
Executive influencers
Emphasize relationship-building with senior leadership across the enterprise outside of IT, particularly outside the context of projects.
Workforce architects
Track workforce performance and address skills gaps with creative talent management practices.
Future risk managers
Identify and manage proactively the future risks to the organization by informing decision makers about new security norms and technologies, and proactively securing the business use of AI.
Stress navigators
Manage personal stress by maintaining firm boundaries between work and private life, as well as focusing on the stressors within your control.
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