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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 Applied 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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Seminar 01F - CIO 101: Successfully Navigating Your First Year as a CIO PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.: October 28, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference
Moving to your first CIO position presents both exciting opportunities and serious risks. This session will address the crucial first year of a successful transition, the time when the senior manag…
Views of the Top: Rising IT Leaders Discuss the CIO Position in Higher Education: September 12, 2008

This ECAR case study complements the 2008 ECAR study by Philip J. Goldstein, Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education . Views of the Top: Rising IT Leaders Discuss the CIO Position in Hi…
Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education: September 12, 2008

Abstract This 2008 ECAR research study builds upon the work done in 2004 by ECAR in its original study of information technology leadership. The 2008 study addresses the following questions: …
Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education—Roadmap: September 12, 2008

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from the 2008 ECAR research study, Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education , by Philip J. Goldstein. The s…
Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education–Key Findings: September 12, 2008

This document presents the key findings of the ECAR study, Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education , by Philip J. Goldstein. The study builds upon the ECAR work done in 2004 in its origin…
Growing the Next Generation of Leaders: August 4, 2008

© 2008 Rebecca Gould, Elizabeth Unger, and Annie Bacon. The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 license ( http://creat…
Balanced Leadership: The Role of Emotional Intelligence: May 29, 2008 | A session at the Enterprise Information & Technology Conference 2008
Researchers have recognized that while IQ has been a good predictor of academic success, many exceptionally bright people remain remarkably ineffective and unproductive in their professional lives.…
Developing the IT Workforce at the University of South Australia: June 20, 2008

This ECAR case study complements the 2008 ECAR study by Philip J. Goldstein, Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education . Developing the IT Workforce at the University of South Australia …
From Their Viewpoint: March 11, 2008 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2008
Ever wonder what your president really thinks about: the role of technology in higher education; the job of the CIO; career paths; the future? Join us for a interactive moderated panel discussion t…
Podcast: Sally Jackson on Sociotechnical Competence: Got Connections?: March 24, 2011

Keeping the IT support environment up to date means more than constantly introducing new technologies. Higher education is changing dramatically ; students and faculty rely on social a…