What am I doing here?

More on the “Things I’ve done wrong”

Within the first week after being given the job, I sent a draft job description to my boss (the Group FD) and scheduled a meeting to discuss. Then, an element of “distraction” came along and we never had the meeting. Due to numerous “distraction” issues thereafter, it just got sidelined.

This has led to little to no authority within the company to actually get anything done. People have not understood what the Info Sec Manager's job is all about and have largely ignored it. Therefore, I've been playing catch up ever since, fighting for recognition and acceptance. This has to stop. I need to be proactive and I need to get people coming to me with issues and not me having to track them down.

So what to do? Well, I’ve kicked the process off again, sent the job description to the boss and had an initial meeting to discuss. He and I have also agreed to meet with the IS Director (who has been reluctant to accept anything I say) and discuss the JD with him as well.

The latest point is an important aspect. I’m not sure why the IS Director has a problem with me (or with the job I’m trying to do) but it needs to be thrashed out. No progress will be made if he ignores the work I’m doing. I’ll let you know how the discussion goes.