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Today’s IT organization must be resilient and visionary. To thrive in today's fast-paced environment, leaders at all levels of the IT organization, from the CIO to the help desk, must embrace everyday challenges while planning for the future. This collection of resources was created to help institutions prepare current and future leaders for the ever-changing higher education environment.

The Chief Information Officer in Higher Education, 2012 Reports, CHECS, June 2012. This study provides information about higher education CIOs’ attributes, education, experience, and effectiveness and about the technology professionals who are likely to replace these CIOs. (ECAR subscription required)

Filling the IT Leadership Pipeline: A Panel Discussion, EDUCAUSE Review Online, January 2012. Six CIOs and senior technology leaders talk about their backgrounds, the strengths and skills needed for future CIOs, and the challenges of preparing the next generation of CIOs. They list the most critical competencies for current and future CIOs, and they debate whether these competencies are changing.

Aspiring and Residing IT Leaders: A Legacy for the Future, EDUCAUSE Review Online, January 2012. Keith McIntosh, winner of the inaugural EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award talks about becoming a leader and developing future leaders in the IT professional community. He outlines three steps that aspiring leaders can take to cultivate their leadership skills and three steps that residing leaders can take to leave a lasting legacy.

The Higher Education CIO: Portrait of Today, Landscape of Tomorrow, EDUCAUSE Live! December 2011. This webinar highlights findings from a study of the same name from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR).

Institution Leadership Programs

The Pennsylvania State University’s “IT Connects” IT leadership skill development program.

EDUCAUSE Professional Development – below is a list of Institute Programs, including audience and program objectives

Leading Change Institute

A CIO, librarian, information technology professional, or administrator with a least seven years’ experience
To learn how to create a collaborative community that takes leadership on critical issues to develop a platform for collective action

New IT Managers Program

An IT professional new to or aspiring to management
Outlines the basic skills critical for management and supervision of projects, units and people

Management Program

Existing manager with some supervisory experience
Practical skill development in effective management

Leadership Program

New CIO or an experienced senior-level leader aspiring to CIO/executive-level leadership
Critical success skills for executive leaders & keys to understanding institution-wide IT strategy

Learning Technology Leadership Program

Experienced individual in a learning technology position who aspires to a leadership role
To understand higher education leadership, attributes of effective leaders, and strategic skills for influencing decision-making

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Leadership Development: Leadership Development True Today’s IT organization mus…
On the Path to CIO: June 3, 2013

Mark Askren, CIO for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, discusses the perceived and actual role of the CIO and creating a path to higher education IT leadership. …
A Portfolio for Strengthening IT Leadership Skills: June 3, 2013

Julie Little is Vice President for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development at EDUCAUSE. Norma Holland is Director of Leadership Program Management and Professional Development a…
The CIO Minute: Keith McIntosh: May 6, 2013

Keith McIntosh explains some of the challenges he encountered on his path to becoming an IT leader. Keith McIntosh explains some of the c…
Leading Change as a Library Administrator: June 3, 2013

Key Takeaways What should a leader do when moving to a new administrative position in a field where she hasn't held that role before? Fellow alumni of the Leading Chang…
The CIO: Defining a Career for the Future: June 3, 2013

IT professionals in higher education spend much of their time focusing on demand, resources, and constant change. The author suggests that they need to be investing more time in assessing, adv…
EDUCAUSE 2012 Panel: A CIO's First Year: June 3, 2013

At the 2012 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, four panelists talked about a CIO's first year, sharing their experience and advice on learning the institutional culture, working with stakeholder…
Does It Really Take One to Be One?: June 20, 2013

I suspect many of us faced this issue earlier in our careers: How can I get a management position when employers are looking for prior management experience? Isn't this a bit of a chicken-…
The CIO Minute: Theresa Rowe: April 1, 2013

Theresa Rowe explains some of the challenges she encountered on her path to becoming a female IT leader. Theresa Rowe explains some of th…
Lessons from Dewitt by Mike Chapple: May 23, 2013

Recently the higher education IT community suffered a great loss when Dewitt Latimer was tragically taken from us after a motorcycle accident in Montana. The news of Dewitt’s accident spread qu…

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