supporting it leaders of the future - jisc digifest 2016
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Supporting IT leaders of the future
Supporting IT leaders of the future
Running order
»Skills assessment »Challenge areas»Project report and toolkit»Recommend approaches› Coaching and mentoring› Broadening experience› Training and professional development
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Workshop facilitators
»Louisa Dale, Director Jisc group sector intelligence, Jisc»Richard French, Transnational education support
manager, Jisc»Stuart Lewis, Deputy Director of Library & University
Collections, University of Edinburgh»Darren Tysoe, CIO, Regent's University London
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Challenge areas
»Who in institutional IT needs to receive training in leadership skills?
»What skills should be prioritised?»When in the career development of an individual
should the skills be fostered?
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Project report and toolkit
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Working group
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» Drew Cook, University of Lincoln» Stuart Lewis, University of Edinburgh» Peter O'Rourke, University Campus
Suffolk» Robert Stockton, Glyndwr University» Darren Tysoe, Regents University
» Michael Cato, Vassar College» Gerry McCartney, Purdue University» Joseph Moreau, Foothills DeAnza
Community College» Suzanne Traxler, University of Wisconsin-
Platteville» Melissa Woo, University of Oregon
Supporting IT leaders of the future
Challenge areas
»Who in institutional IT needs to receive training in leadership skills?
»What skills should be prioritised?»When in the career development of an individual
should the skills be fostered?
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Our approach
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Our approach
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Toolkit
»Key roles and skills »Skills assessment»Recommended
approaches› Coaching and
mentoring› Broadening experience› Training and
professional development
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Recommended approaches
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Coaching and mentoring
»Extend personal network»Find a mentor outside
your area of work»Professional networking
groups»Use support tools
For aspiring IT leaders »Encourage staff to
become mentors»360-degree feedback
For current IT leaders
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Coaching and mentoring
»What are your experiences of coaching and mentoring?
»What are common barriers?»Are there interventions that organisations like Jisc
could make at a sector level to improve the situation?
Group exercise
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Broadening experience
»Volunteer opportunities»Look outside your
immediate team, organisation and sector
»Visit other departments in your institution
»Understand the business»Engage your user
population
For aspiring IT leaders »Help staff learn to
speak language of business
»Learn to let people go»Encourage cross-
organisational projects and job swaps
»Summer work experience scheme
For current IT leaders
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Broadening experience
»What has helped you to broaden your experience?»What are common barriers?»Are there interventions that organisations like Jisc
could make at a sector level to improve the situation?
Group exercise
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Training and professional development
»Less focus on technical qualifications
»Seek out leadership management programmes
For aspiring IT leaders »Bring training to your
staff»Build a clear training
pipeline»Provide training on core
business
For current IT leaders
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Training and professional development
»What training and professional development have you found most useful in building leadership skills?
»What are common barriers?»Are there interventions that organisations like Jisc
could make at a sector level to improve the situation?
Group exercise
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My leadership challenge…
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Contact details
Download report http://bit.ly/1KQ34cOLouisa Dale [email protected] French [email protected]
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Stuart Lewis @stuartlewisDarren Tysoe @TysoeD