INTRODUCTION
This training course is designed to provide IT leaders and professionals with a set of transformational tools and techniques to help them maximise their own and their team’s creative potential. The starting-point for this 10-day training course is self-discovery; participants will work on the inside first and then focus outwards onto the world of business.
The initial focus of the training course will be:
- Preparation to move out of your comfort zone and experiment with new ways of creating and communicating an inspiring leadership vision
- To define IT strategy and set out techniques for leading an agile IT organisation that is customer-centric, makes good strategic management and technical decisions and leverages IT resources effectively
- The emphasis on the strategic importance of information services to the enterprise and their contribution as a critical partner in meeting business goals
- Identifying opportunities for new kinds of thinking and learning to challenge the givens without breaking the bonds
- How to improve your negotiation skills and overcome departmental and organisational obstacles to success
MODULES
This training course is split into two modules:
MODULE I -
Leading Creatively
MODULE II -
Strategic IT Leadership
Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however,
delegates
will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a 2-week training
course.
Objectives
By the end of this training course, you will be able to:
- Set out their personal leadership brand
- Demonstrate innovative methods for harnessing others’ creative potential
- Articulate a vision using multiple sensory representations
- Communicate their vision in refreshing and engaging ways
- Identify critical components of a strategically-aligned IT department
- Apply value and performance measurement techniques
- Develop meaningful recruitment and retention policies
- Evaluate technology solutions, vendor selection and outsourcing
Training Methodology
This training course will not rely on a series of lectures to tell you what you should be doing. Instead it uses a range of approaches to learning, including experiential group activities, individual visioning exercises and syndicate discussions, to allow you to see and feel for yourself the power of the creative mind. Formal inputs are used to introduce a limited amount of underpinning theory. A key part of the learning process is sharing the differing experiences participants bring, as well as experimenting with novel – and sometimes challenging – techniques.
Organisational Impact
- Leaders at all levels who can develop and communicate a shared vision are better able to engage and motivate their teams and can focus on longer-term organisational and customer needs
- IT professionals who can align IT and corporate strategy are better able to demonstrate the return on investment of their function
- Delegates develop and implement visionary, innovative and effective IT strategies that support the corporate vision and contribute demonstrably to its success
- Focus on long-term organisational and customer needs
- Increased effectiveness against personal KPI’s through more effective use of team
Personal Impact
- Participants will be challenged to explore and articulate a personal vision of the future based on aligned and coherent values within and beyond the boundaries of their professional sphere
- Clear sense of personal and professional vision of the future
- Aligned and coherent personal values
- Stronger personal self-confidence levels
- Opportunities for networking and sharing ideas will provide a further catalyst to personal growth
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- IT Professionals from both technical and management backgrounds, including those who oversee IT operations, networks/systems and IT projects
- Technical professionals who have been – or are about to be – promoted to an IT management position, and experienced managers who are new to the technical environment
- All Professionals wanting to forge innovative approaches to their profession: managers searching for breakthrough ideas and tools they can use to harness the creativity in others within their organisation
- Senior Management Professionals
- Team Leaders