Transitioning into Leadership for an IT Manager
Move from technical expert to IT leader.
About this course
Move from technical expert to IT leader. Over two days you will make the transition, develop your authentic style, build collaborative, self-organising teams, delegate with confidence, stretch people with challenging work and attract and keep great talent.
What you'll learn
- Understand how to make a smooth transition into management
- Develop your authentic leadership style
- Engage and empower staff to achieve excellence
- Build high-performing, collaborative teams
- Apply delegation best practices
- Attract and retain great staff
Curriculum
- Defining Success
- Developing Leadership Competencies
- Acting as Leader, Liaison, Figurehead. Monitor, Disseminator, and Spokesperson
- Allocating Resources
- Acting Entrepreneurially
- Negotiating and Handling Disturbances
- Creating, Facilitating, and Maintaining Teams
- Building a Team through Culture, Human to Human Relationships, Effective Communication, and Setting and Meeting Goals & Objectives
- Modern, Autonomous, Self-Organizing, and Cross-Functional Teams
- Willingness to Delegate
- Delegating Successfully - Preparing and Researching, Clarifying the Intent of the Task, Planning Your Delegation, Delegating Responsibility and Empowering Your Staff to Take Action, and Providing Ongoing Support and Oversight
- Managing Performance
- Knowing Your Staff
- Checking Assumptions
- Engaging Your Team
- Leading and Coaching for Success
- Managing Disruption
Who it's for
Technical specialists newly promoted to IT management.
Before you start
No formal prerequisites. Bring curiosity and a willingness to practise.
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