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IT Leadership
Development Curriculum
 

Visionary IT Leadership within the Business Enterprise


Featuring:

  1. Real-world IT-specific case studies & terminology
  2. Seasoned facilitators with hands-on IT management expertise
  3. Post workshop on-the job reinforcement
  4. Free 30 day subscription to IT Group's Best Practice Online Dictionary (learn more)
  5. 100% satisfaction guarantee

 The Art of Leadership - (2 days)
 A Proven Formula for Strategic, Visionary, IT Leadership


Target Audience:
Experienced IT managers who want to become leaders in their organization, or individuals the organization is positioning to take on roles of increasing responsibility.

Participants Will Learn:

  • The Eight Laws of Leadership, and how to demonstrate them
  • How to develop self-confidence as a leader
  • How to establish and communicate a vision
  • How to create motivation and excitement for individuals and teams
  • The steps for using a Brainstorming & Analysis of Alternatives model
  • How to use Direct and Indirect Influence Strategies to get things done

 


Modules:

  • The difference between management & leadership
  • Position vs. personal power
  • The Eight Laws of Leadership
  • Establishing yourself as a leader
  • Creating a vision
  • Motivating Individuals
  • Creating a motivating team environment
  • Focusing the team on results
  • Using the 6 step Analysis of Alternatives model
  • Identifying and using 4 Direct Influence Tactics
  • Making the commitment to improve job performance

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 Coaching for High Performance:
 Energizing Your Staff for Maximum Performance - (1 day)


Target Audience:
IT managers from team leader to CIO who want to develop and improve the performance and productivity of the people who report to them.

Participants Will Learn:

  • The benefits of learning to coach IT professionals
  • The characteristics of effective coaches
  • The common reasons IT staff members do not do what is expected of them
  • How to give feedback and make it an ongoing process
  • How to deal with problem employees


 


Modules:

  • Coaching self-evaluation
  • Characteristics of effective coaches
  • The Johari model: using feedback and disclosure
  • Common reasons employees do not do what they are asked
    to do
  • Setting expectations
  • How to give effective on-going feedback
  • Dealing with problem performers - tips and techniques
  • Using rewards to separate 'Stars' from 'Benchwarmers'


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 Leadership Skills for IT Managers:
 Transitioning from IT Manager to IT Leader - (1 day)


Target Audience:
IT managers who need to demonstrate leadership skills to succeed in their present jobs or to be considered for a higher level position.

Participants Will Learn:

  • The difference between a manager and a leader
  • How to make the transition from manager to IT leader
  • The characteristics of effective leaders
  • The IT Group's 4C leadership model
  • Success factor in using the 4C model
  • The four leadership styles and when to use each one


 


Modules:

  • Leadership challenges in the new millennium
  • The key building blocks of management
  • The distinction between management and leadership
  • The manager's two sources of power
  • How to use IT Group's 4C Leadership model
  • Determining preferred leadership styles
  • Determining style range and adaptability
  • Success factors for IT Group's 4C Leadership model

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 Leading Change with EI:
Building a Customer Focused IT Organization - (1 day)


Target Audience:
IT leaders/managers who are managing groups that are going through organizational changes.

Participants Will Learn:

  • To understand a predictable pattern of emotions during any change
  • To identify their personal pattern for handling change
  • How to discover that their pattern may be different from their direct reports' patterns
  • To see how leaders and direct reports are often in a different phase of change
  • Their personal EQ, including strengths & weaknesses that will affect their handling of change
  • Skills to improve communication and increase acceptance of changes

 

 


Modules

  • What is EQ
  • What color are your glasses?
  • Understanding your EQ strengths and weaknesses
  • Handling the 3 emotional stages of change
  • Leading people through the 3 emotional stages
  • Defusing your overreactions to change
  • Communicating your feelings during change
  • Listening and responding to staff during change
  • Handling small group meetings
  • Dealing with 'difficult' issues during change
  • The good, the bad, and the ugly of change
  • Knowing what's in and out of your control
  • Handling the stress of change
  • Structured ways to reduce staff's stress

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Leading for IT Service Excellence:
Building a Customer Focused IT Organization - (1 day)


Target Audience:
IT managers at all levels who manage functions that provide information technology services to internal customers.

Participants Will Learn:

  • The principles of service excellence in the IT environment
  • How to manage expectations of IT clients
  • How to make it easier for internal customers to do business with the IT organization
  • How to empower service providers to provide service excellence to their IT clients
  • How to develop 'Service Rules of Behavior' for IT service providers
 


Modules

  • Service excellence in IT
  • Measuring customer satisfaction
  • Making it easier for our clients to do business with IT
  • How to be a role model for my direct reports
  • Managing performance & empowering people for service excellence
  • Service management: case study
  • Service management improvement plan
  • Making the commitment to improve job performance

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