Leadership

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Leadership

Managing the IT Product Portfolio: One Dollar at a Time

March 9, 2010 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2010

This session will describe the journey the quickly-growing CSUS IT department embarked on to bring the runaway IT product portfolio under control. Over a period of two years the entire portfolio wa…

Effective Transitions for New IT Leaders

March 15, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2010

This presentation will describe how to effectively transition into your role as a new IT leader. Experienced IT leaders know establishing relationships and opening communication channels takes effo…

Change Is Evil: 'Tis Better to Die…

March 16, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2010

ITSM, and ITIL in particular, can offer solutions for IT service, if organizations can change to meet their goals. It is far easier to change a software program than a person's behavior. This …

Balancing the Immediate vs. the Important: Being Strategic While Finding Solutions

January 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

The ever-increasing demands on IT service units often put the leadership team in an uncomfortable situation of choosing between tasks that are important and need to be addressed for long-term viabi…

Applying Lincoln's Leadership Principles to IT

January 15, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

Leading and managing in troubled times is a major issue today with looming budget cuts and our current economic climate. Lincoln's leadership style is relevant today and has been the subject o…

The Changing Fabric of Higher Education: What Lies Ahead?

January 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

Change has become the fabric of our daily work. Change impacts economics, demographics, technologies, the profession (for example, new blended professionals), the needs of millennial students and t…

Formal Project and Portfolio Management Processes: The Key to Project Success

January 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

IT projects are notorious for coming in over budget, missing deadlines, and failing to meet customers' expectations. A formal project and portfolio management structure can improve the chances…

Ideas and Trends Initiative: Enabling Leaders to Identify and Understand the Impact of Emerging Ideas and Trends

January 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

The Center for Leadership Development at the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University sponsored the Ideas and Trends Initiative to provide an opportunity for students to develop a cours…

You Can Get IT Done!

January 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

Managing your time, daily tasks, and projects is a challenge as an IT professional. Resources are becoming more limited, and user expectations are ever increasing. This presentation will focus on h…

Developing Staff Position Descriptions from an Organizational Perspective

June 2, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2009

Staff position descriptions are often written to address immediate operational needs rather than align with strategic goals. Learn how the Classroom Technologies department at George Mason Universi…