Leadership for IT Training Course
In the field of IT leadership, a variety of styles are prevalent, from servant leadership to paternalistic leadership. Among the essential attributes are soft (interpersonal) skills, hard skills, and the ability to inspire employees to utilize IT for process improvement.
This course is specifically designed for Information Technology managers who aim to enhance their IT leadership capabilities. With a strong focus on practicality, it explores the leadership competencies that significantly impact both business efficiency and professional growth.
Objectives:
- Create a matrix of the competencies required for an organization to effectively leverage new technologies in business operations
- Explain how digital technologies such as mobile applications, the Internet of Things, Cloud computing, and data analytics can be utilized to improve business management and strategy
- Summarize the importance of aligning business and IT strategies, how this alignment can be implemented in the workplace, and the challenges and constraints associated with using IT
- Benchmark your organization against others in the industry and identify the key factors that enable superior performance compared to industry averages
Who should attend?
- Executives responsible for digital and/or IT.
- Digital and IT managers aspiring to reach top leadership positions.
- Chief Information Officers (CIOs).
- IT Directors who seek an additional edge in their roles.
Course Outline
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
Requirements
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Raymond Apena - Quartzelec Ltd (Philippines Branch)
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