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Thoughts Thoughts EL DIARIO DEL CISO (THE CISO JOURNAL) Pensando y Trabajando por un Líder de Seguridad Digital Thoughts of LSD Mindset of a Digital Security Leader (#DSL/ #DigitalSecLeader) Andrés Ricardo Almanza Junco Talking about the mindset of the brain is a vast and extensive field which has been studied for a long time. Today neurosciences are doing that task with more depth thinking about the development of new professionals in all existing fields. The brain, the instrument of work by other complex of the human beings that processes all the information that we receive and with which the realities are created. This instrument is malleable and with which all learning processes that are experienced as a human being are created. In this sense, it can be said that the brain's plasticity as a capacity is something significant for learning processes. Dr. Carol Dweck Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and considered one of the most important researchers in the world in the field of personality, social psychology, motivation and development. Author of the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success). It has determined that there are two basic types of mentalities. Fixed-mindset (Fixed mindset) and growth mindset (Growth Mindset) is defined. The first, in general terms, is a mentality that resists and stagnates the second as its name says it is a mentality that is open and adaptable, that is flexible and adapts to certain conditions. In the words of Dr. Dweck "... individuals can be placed on a continuum according to their personal views about where it comes from the ability of each one. Some believe that their success is based on innate ability; these are said to have a "fixed" theory of intelligence (fixed mentality). Others believe that their success is based on hard work, learning, training and tenacity, understanding this as a "growth" or an "increase" theory of intelligence (growth mindset).” In his analysis, he evaluates and summarizes the types of mentalities in various components. Which are summarized through some variables these are, challenges, obstacles, efforts, critical success not only individual but others. Conclude by determining what happens in each of these mentalities in each scenario. This applied to the life of a Digital Security Leader # LSD is significant because it will define the way in which it executes its function and the way it can obtain results in the organization in which it operates. The way you define your mentality in this way will be its performance, results and clearly its value within the organization. [email protected]