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IT Leadership IT Leadership Program Program

Preparing IT Preparing IT Professionals for Professionals for

the Future the Future Margaret StreeterMargaret Streeter

[email protected] [email protected]

Interim Information Security OfficerInterim Information Security Officer

East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University

November 7, 2006November 7, 2006

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IT Leadership Program IT Leadership Program Preparing IT Professionals Preparing IT Professionals

for the Futurefor the Future Changing LandscapeChanging Landscape Leadership DefinedLeadership Defined Characteristics of Future IT LeadersCharacteristics of Future IT Leaders Challenges to ChangeChallenges to Change ECU Leadership ProgramECU Leadership Program Getting StartedGetting Started


Changing LandscapeChanging Landscape

Growing economy and increased Growing economy and increased competition competition

IT must deliver solutions with real IT must deliver solutions with real valuevalue Must deliver them quickly Must deliver them quickly

Foster relationships and trust in ITFoster relationships and trust in IT Invest in IT staffInvest in IT staff

Keep workers energizedKeep workers energized Keep workers focused on businessKeep workers focused on business


Leadership DefinedLeadership Defined

""leadership is influence - nothing more, leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less."nothing less."

John Maxwell’s definition of leadership John Maxwell’s definition of leadership fromfrom

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership


Characteristics of Future IT Characteristics of Future IT LeadersLeaders

Leadership CharacteristicsLeadership Characteristics Incorporate Soft SkillsIncorporate Soft Skills Business FocusBusiness Focus Leadership at Every LevelLeadership at Every Level


Leadership Characteristics Leadership Characteristics VISIONVISION INTEGRITYINTEGRITY TRUSTTRUST SELFLESSNESSSELFLESSNESS COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT CREATIVITYCREATIVITY OPEN-MINDEDNESSOPEN-MINDEDNESS TOUGHNESSTOUGHNESS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ABILITY TO LISTENABILITY TO LISTEN


Leadership Characteristics Leadership Characteristics (cont)(cont)

CALCULATED RISK-TAKINGCALCULATED RISK-TAKING INNOVATIVEINNOVATIVE VISIBILITYVISIBILITY INQUISITIVENESSINQUISITIVENESS INTUITIONINTUITION ACTION-ORIENTATIONACTION-ORIENTATION CANDIDNESSCANDIDNESS TENACIOUSNESSTENACIOUSNESS ABILITY TO NETWORKABILITY TO NETWORK


Incorporate Soft SkillsIncorporate Soft Skills

Foster staff personal development s Foster staff personal development s Dedicate time and effort to a long-Dedicate time and effort to a long-

term leadership development programterm leadership development program Incorporate into your standard Incorporate into your standard

training programtraining program Reinforce by using skills on the jobReinforce by using skills on the job


Business FocusBusiness Focus Alignment to business strategies and goalsAlignment to business strategies and goals Gain special abilities and insight into Gain special abilities and insight into

technology’s impacttechnology’s impact Develop technology initiatives that will Develop technology initiatives that will

deliver effective business solutionsdeliver effective business solutions Politically savvy Politically savvy Market ITMarket IT


Leadership at Every LevelLeadership at Every Level Influence and collaborate with Influence and collaborate with

business partnersbusiness partners Pushes accountability lower within IT Pushes accountability lower within IT Improve alignment with the business Improve alignment with the business

strategies and goalsstrategies and goals Improve responsiveness to problems Improve responsiveness to problems

and concernsand concerns Grows leadership skills within your Grows leadership skills within your

organizationorganization


Challenges to ChangeChallenges to Change Change is difficultChange is difficult Physiological resistance to changePhysiological resistance to change Traditional methods to induce Traditional methods to induce

change don’t work change don’t work Small percentage of staff simply will Small percentage of staff simply will

not embrace changenot embrace change


How to Effect ChangeHow to Effect Change

Ask questionsAsk questions Use repetitionUse repetition Provide learning opportunitiesProvide learning opportunities Hire skillsHire skills Concentrate your effort on the Concentrate your effort on the

percentage who will change percentage who will change


ECU Leadership ProgramECU Leadership Program Launched spring of 2006 Launched spring of 2006 Upper management supportUpper management support Offered each semester Offered each semester Led by the facilitator of the University Led by the facilitator of the University

Leadership ProgramLeadership Program Graduates continue to meet and work projectsGraduates continue to meet and work projects Graduates share experiencesGraduates share experiences Fall 2006 led by Education Leadership Fall 2006 led by Education Leadership

professor professor


Getting StartedGetting Started

Grassroots Initiative Grassroots Initiative Management Training Management Training Management Support Management Support Leadership ClassesLeadership Classes Soft Skill ClassesSoft Skill Classes Share InformationShare Information Testimonials Testimonials


ResourcesResources

East Carolina University, Leadership Program site: East Carolina University, Leadership Program site:

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/leadershiphttp://www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/leadership

Effective Leadership--An IT Perspective: Effective Leadership--An IT Perspective: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/pahal22.htmlhttp://www.westga.edu/~distance/pahal22.html

IT Leadership in 2010:IT Leadership in 2010:

http://www.cio.com/archive/121503/lead.htmlhttp://www.cio.com/archive/121503/lead.html

Alter, A. (1999). We need to teach teachers the truths Alter, A. (1999). We need to teach teachers the truths about IT: about IT: http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/idgnet/99020http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/idgnet/9902018DD618DD6

Avant, B. (1996). Sailing the changing winds: Avant, B. (1996). Sailing the changing winds: Technology driven change in education: Technology driven change in education: http://www.esc13.tenet.edu/~avant/winds.htmlhttp://www.esc13.tenet.edu/~avant/winds.html


ResourcesResources

How to Hook the Talent You Need:How to Hook the Talent You Need:

http://www.cio.com/archive/090106/fea_talent.htmlhttp://www.cio.com/archive/090106/fea_talent.html

Information Technology and Government: The Need for Information Technology and Government: The Need for New Leadership:New Leadership:

http://www.isoc.org/inet96/proceedings/g7/g7_2.htmhttp://www.isoc.org/inet96/proceedings/g7/g7_2.htm

Global IT leaders—why you need them and how to develop Global IT leaders—why you need them and how to develop them:them:

http://www.cio.com/archive/061500_head.html http://www.cio.com/archive/061500_head.html

Ones to Watch: Leadership Lessons - Master Class:Ones to Watch: Leadership Lessons - Master Class:http://www.cio.com/archive/070106/otw_master.html?page=1 http://www.cio.com/archive/070106/otw_master.html?page=1

Mentoring Highlights:Mentoring Highlights:

http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?SECTION_ID=204 http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?SECTION_ID=204


ResourcesResources (cont)(cont)

Leaders at All Levels: Leaders at All Levels:

http://www.cio.com/archive/010106/coach.htmlhttp://www.cio.com/archive/010106/coach.html

The New Science of Change: The New Science of Change:

http://www.cio.com/archive/091506/change.htmlhttp://www.cio.com/archive/091506/change.html

Quo Vadis IT? Structuring the IT Organization of Quo Vadis IT? Structuring the IT Organization of the Future: the Future:

http://www2.cio.com/analyst/report3564.html http://www2.cio.com/analyst/report3564.html

IT Leadership IT Leadership Program Program

Preparing IT Preparing IT Professionals for Professionals for

the Future the Future Margaret StreeterMargaret Streeter

[email protected] [email protected]

Interim Information Security OfficerInterim Information Security Officer

East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University

November 7, 2006November 7, 2006

it leadership program preparing it professionals for the future

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