develop a relationship with a board
member that you can develop into a
board mentor.
This mentor can give you guidance on
how to interact with the other board
members. Some board members will be
more technical than others, but don’t let
that pull you back into your comfort zone
of technical jargon.
Use analogies business leaders can
recognise to ensure you’re communicating
in a way that is meaningful to all of
them. I frequently use film and television
analogies to convey key concepts; find the
illustrations that work best for you.
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Issue 06
To operate as an
actual ‘chief’ you
must spend time
talking to line-of-
business leaders
to understand how
your company truly
operates.
Now that you’ve laid the groundwork for
a successful board presentation, what
specific metrics should you report on?
Keeping in mind that you have a finite
amount of time to present and you don’t
want to over-complicate the message, I
suggest you focus on the following areas:
• Report on the programme’s overall
maturity using an industry-accepted
framework (e.g. ISO 27001 or the
NIST Cybersecurity Framework)
to measure and track maturity and
governance. Provide a high-level
update to the board – for example,
that the organisation is at 60%
maturity based on the framework.
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