Skill Path

Collaborative Leadership

Skill Path

Collaborative Leadership is the skillset required to work effectively with others. This skill path is designed to provide you with a general understanding of the collaborative skills required to be a successful leader. Upon completing the skill path, you will earn a Credly digital badge that will demonstrate to employers that you’re ready for the job.

Path Releasing Q2 2025
Full access included with 
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Teams

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Designed for learners who have no prior work experience in IT or Cybersecurity, but are interested in starting a career in this exciting field.
Experience Level

6600

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Earn qualifying credits for certification renewal with completion certificates provided for submission.
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About this Skill Path

Collaborative Leadership is the skillset required to work effectively with others. This skill path is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and key skills required to succeed as an effective leader within any security domain. Upon completing the career path, you will earn a Credly digital badge that will demonstrate to employers that you’re ready for the job.

In this skill path, you will learn the basics of collaborative leadership, including empowerment, innovation, leading successful teams, and networking and relationship management.

Completing this skill path and the associated Assessments will prepare you for pursuing a career as a leader or manager for IT and cybersecurity-related functions.

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Skills you'll gain

Skill Path Outline

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Learn

Learn core concepts and get hands-on with key skills.

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In this course, you will learn strategies for leading successful cybersecurity teams. We will cover concepts like performance and accountability, cybersecurity project management, strategic communication, stakeholder influence, and more.

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Empowerment
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In this course, you will learn strategies for empowering cybersecurity teams. We will cover concepts like trust-building, psychological safety, empowering decision-making, autonomy, and more.

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Innovation
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In this course, you will be introduced to innovation in the context of cybersecurity. You will learn strategies for fostering an innovative mindset within your organization, identifying opportunities for innovation, driving innovation through experimentation and collaboration, and more.

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In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of networking and relationship management. You will learn strategies for building and sustaining high-value relationships, managing relationships in the boardroom, and leveraging your networks for strategic security outcomes.

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Practice

Exercise your problem-solving and creative thinking skills with security-centric puzzles

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In this challenge, you will review a case study about leading successful teams. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to organizing security operations within a corporate environment.

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In this challenge, you will review a case study about empowerment. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to empowering the SOC within a corporate environment.

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Prove

Assess your knowledge and skills to identify areas for improvement and measure your growth

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Test your knowledge of Collaborative Leadership to identify strengths, gaps, and weaknesses in areas like Leading Successful Teams, Empowerment, Innovation, and Networking & Relationship Management. Measure your mastery of Collaborative Leadership and advance your career with targeted course recommendations.

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Train Your Team

Cybrary’s expert-led cybersecurity courses help your team remediate skill gaps and get up-to-date on certifications. Utilize Cybrary to stay ahead of emerging threats and provide team members with clarity on how to learn, grow, and advance their careers within your organization.

Instructors

Mark Nibert
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Jason Edwards
Cybersecurity Principal
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Get Hands-on Learning

Put your skills to the test in virtual labs, challenges, and simulated environments.

Measure Your Progress

Track your skills development from lesson to lesson using the Cybrary Skills Tracker.

Connect with the Community

Connect with peers and mentors through our supportive community of cybersecurity professionals.

Success from Our Learners

"Cybrary really helped me get up to speed and acquire a baseline level of technical knowledge. It offers a far more comprehensive approach than just learning from a book. It actually shows you how to apply cybersecurity processes in a hands-on way"

Don Gates

Principal Systems Engineer/SAIC

"Cybrary’s SOC Analyst career path was the difference maker, and was instrumental in me landing my new job. I was able to show the employer that I had the right knowledge and the hands-on skills to execute the role."

Cory

Cybersecurity analyst/

"I was able to earn my CISSP certification within 60 days of signing up for Cybrary Insider Pro and got hired as a Security Analyst conducting security assessments and penetration testing within 120 days. This certainly wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the Cybrary mentor community."

Mike

Security Engineer and Pentester/

"Cybrary really helped me get up to speed and acquire a baseline level of technical knowledge. It offers a far more comprehensive approach than just learning from a book. It actually shows you how to apply cybersecurity processes in a hands-on way"

Don Gates

Principal Systems Engineer/SAIC

"Cybrary’s SOC Analyst career path was the difference maker, and was instrumental in me landing my new job. I was able to show the employer that I had the right knowledge and the hands-on skills to execute the role."

Cory

Cybersecurity analyst/

"I was able to earn my CISSP certification within 60 days of signing up for Cybrary Insider Pro and got hired as a Security Analyst conducting security assessments and penetration testing within 120 days. This certainly wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the Cybrary mentor community."

Mike

Security Engineer and Pentester/

"Becoming a Cybrary Insider Pro was a total game changer. Cybrary was instrumental in helping me break into cybersecurity, despite having no prior IT experience or security-related degree. Their career paths gave me clear direction, the instructors had real-world experience, and the virtual labs let me gain hands-on skills I could confidently put on my resume and speak to in interviews."

Cassandra

Information Security Analyst/Cisco Systems

"I was able to earn both my Security+ and CySA+ in two months. I give all the credit to Cybrary. I’m also proud to announce I recently accepted a job as a Cyber Systems Engineer at BDO... I always try to debunk the idea that you can't get a job without experience or a degree."

Casey

Cyber Systems Engineer/BDO

"Cybrary has helped me improve my hands-on skills and pass my toughest certification exams, enabling me to achieve 13 advanced certifications and successfully launch my own business. I love the practice tests for certification exams, especially, and appreciate the wide-ranging training options that let me find the best fit for my goals"

Angel

Founder,/ IntellChromatics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this for?

This skill path is designed for learners with prior experience in cybersecurity, who wish to make the transition from an individual contributor to management. Experienced leaders and managers will also benefit from reviewing core concepts and testing their skills in this path's Challenge and Assessment modules.

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