Do Cyber Managers Need To Be Ninjas?

Greg Sweeney
5 min readJun 27, 2021
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A question I will ask new and emerging cyber managers is, “Do you need to be a ninja, to be a good manager?” Not surprisingly, many of them believe they do.

Like other engineering disciplines, many cyber managers were promoted to their leadership position based on their prowess as a cyber ninja. Unfortunately, a big difficulty transitioning from a front line ninja, to a cyber manager, is coming to…

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Greg Sweeney

After 20 years in the industry, I'm fascinated by the technology, talent, and cultural transformations taking place impacting cyber leaders and the workforce.