Course description
Information Technology leadership is the group of senior executives in an organization responsible for the information technology (IT) infrastructure and applications that enable and drive the overarching business strategy and goals. The top IT leader is most frequently referred to as the chief information officer.
There are many different styles of IT leadership, including servant leadership and paternalistic leadership. Examples of important leadership skills include soft (interpersonal) skills, hard skills and the ability to inspire employees to leverage IT to improve processes.
This course designed for Information Technology managers looking to develop their IT leadership skills. It is a highly practical course, focusing on the leadership skills that have the biggest impact on business performance and career success.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This Course ideal for :
- Executives with responsibility for digital and/or IT.
- Digital and IT managers with ambitions to rise to the top.
- Chief Information Officers (CIOs).
- IT Directors who feel that they need the ‘extra edge’
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Construct a matrix of the competencies needed for an organisation to effectively use new technologies in business practice
- Explain how digital technologies such as mobile apps, Internet of Things, Cloud computing and data analytics can be applied to enhance the management and strategy of a business
- Summarise the importance of aligning business and IT strategies, how this can be applied within the workplace and the constraints and challenges of using IT
- Benchmark your organisation against others within the industry and identify the key features which enable superior to the industry-average performance
Training Course Content
Day 1
- How CIOs optimize time and activity
- Secrets of successful CIOs
- Leadership opportunities for IT professionals
- Building and maintaining reputation
- Developing a personal brand
Day 2
- Assessing your style of leadership
- Recognizing leadership styles in others
- Influencing strategies for the different leadership styles
- Corporate politics — the inside track
- Developing successful political networks
Day 3
- A model for high performing IT teams
- Understanding your team’s dynamics
- Building and motivating IT teams
- Developing staff in real time
- Organizing IT teams to maximize performance
Day 4
- The process of innovation and the creative mind-set
- Techniques to foster innovation
- The importance of technology in innovation
- Selecting the best innovation ideas
- Lanterns to the future — creating technology vision
Day 5
- T leaders at board level — what CEOs look for
- The responsibilities of IT corporate leadership
- A process model for IT to business alignment
- Technology governance structures
- IT’s brand – aligning reality and perception
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