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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).
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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
- 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
- An IT professional new to or aspiring to management
- Outlines the basic skills critical for management and supervision of projects, units and people
- Existing manager with some supervisory experience
- Practical skill development in effective management
- 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 3 - Understanding Communications: A Key to Effective Leadership PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.
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March 17, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008
Understanding communications and developing good communication skills are critical to effective leadership and success across organizations. What styles of interaction are most comfortable for you?…
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So You Want to Be an IT Manager
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March 11, 2008
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2008
Developing and managing IT staff is essential in the technology field, especially for advancement either within your current or another organization. This session, designed for the technical or sup…
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Succession Planning for Higher Education CIOs: What, Why, and How
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February 20, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2008
This presentation will focus on higher education succession planning for CIOs. Elements will include the presentation of current CIO demographics based on recent research; trends and issues impacti…
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Sustaining Leadership Through Difficult Times
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January 15, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2008
What does a leader do when leading on the front edge without much support? The discussion will identify difficulties encountered in leadership, offer solutions to remedy challenging situations, and…
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Leading the IT Workforce
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December 6, 2007
Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. What are the essential skills for an IT leader? How do rising IT leaders perceive the CIO role, and ar…
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Frye Institute Overview
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October 25, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
This session provides an overview and background on the Frye Leadership Institute. Participants in the 2007 Institute will offer their comments and observations, and there will be an opportunity fo…
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IT Leadership and the Role of the CIO: The Annual Gartner/EDUCAUSE Update
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October 25, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
As higher education institutions face a growing shortage of IT leaders, some executives question the need for a CIO while others see this role expanding. During this annual Gartner/EDUCAUSE update,…
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A Leadership Development Process for IT Professionals
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October 25, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
This session will describe a leadership development process for IT professionals that includes a leadership framework (using leadership research instruments, examining individual strengths, promoti…
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Learning to Drive (and Other Lessons Learned Along the Way) - Sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Silver Partner
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October 24, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
In November of 2006, Brian Hawkins announced his plans to retire from the presidency of EDUCAUSE at the end of the 20072008 academic year. For this session, he was asked to share the important le…
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Things I've Screwed Up—and How!
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October 25, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
Recognitions, awards, best practices, best of breed: so engaging, so uplifting, so motivating, so prominently covered. Failures, frustrations, firings, misdirection: so off-putting, so depressing, …
