Thursday Session - IT Leadership

Created by Michael Guentzel (University of Texas at Austin) on October 20, 2005

I attended a "roundtable" session on the future of IT leadership at the CIO level at colleges and universities. I put roundtable in quotes as no table was present. There were a lot of chairs in the room with a lot of people in those chairs. There were people standing and people sitting on the floor. Another great session

Here's the abstract:

Session Details Current Issues Roundtable Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:45 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. Meeting Room W303A

Speaker(s)

Donald E. Harris, Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer, University of Oregon

Amelia A. Tynan, Vice President for IT and CIO, Tufts University

Abstract

The next few years will offer opportunities for advancement as current CIOs and others retire. What can middle managers do now to prepare to move into these leadership roles? This session will focus on practical ways you can begin to prepare for opportunities sure to come.

The session wasn't nearly long enough, but a lot of good information was passed along from 2 sitting CIOs from the University of Oregon and Tufts University. In attendance were middle managers as well as other CIOs. A few of the relevant points I picked up:

You need to know about other academic priorities -- not just IT priorities (read things you're not accustomed to reading).
The ability to deal with non-technical issues is almost as important (and sometimes more important) than the technical issues.
Don't whine in public. The CIO doesn't need to be known as someone who whines. Whine to your peers at other institutions.
Make IT simple. Rutgers has a document (PDF 1.22mb) on it's website that shows what the different parts of the organization are responsible for.

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		Thursday Session - IT Leadership Created by Michael Guentzel (University of Texas at Austin) on October 20, 2005 I attended a "roundtable" session on the future of IT leadership at the CIO level at colleges and universities. I put roundtable in quotes as no table was present. There were a lot of chairs in the room with a lot of people in those chairs. There were people standing and people sitting on the floor. Another great session Here's the abstract: Session Details Current Issues Roundtable Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:45 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. Meeting Room W303A Speaker(s) Donald E. Harris, Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer, University of Oregon Amelia A. Tynan, Vice President for IT and CIO, Tufts University Abstract The next few years will offer opportunities for advancement as current CIOs and others retire. What can middle managers do now to prepare to move into these leadership roles? This session will focus on practical ways you can begin to prepare for opportunities sure to come. The session wasn't nearly long enough, but a lot of good information was passed along from 2 sitting CIOs from the University of Oregon and Tufts University. In attendance were middle managers as well as other CIOs. A few of the relevant points I picked up: You need to know about other academic priorities -- not just IT priorities (read things you're not accustomed to reading). The ability to deal with non-technical issues is almost as important (and sometimes more important) than the technical issues. Don't whine in public. The CIO doesn't need to be known as someone who whines. Whine to your peers at other institutions. Make IT simple. Rutgers has a document (PDF 1.22mb) on it's website that shows what the different parts of the organization are responsible for. EDUCAUSE_ANNUAL Mike's blog Login or register to post comments 2266 reads
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