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IT Leadership: Seize the First One Hundred Days

In IT, you only have one chance to make a great first impression.

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Your Challenge

  • New IT leaders are often met with political and skills-based challenges for which they aren't prepared.
  • Mistakes made in the early days of tenure in an IT leadership role may be impossible to undo.
  • This solution set will help new IT leaders avoid the key pitfalls and get set up for success.

Our Advice

Critical Insight
  • Don't over-focus on the CEO. Other business leaders can torpedo your career if you ignore them.
  • Taking on long-term, high-risk projects too early can be a career ender.
Impact and Result
  • Gain self-awareness to better leverage your strengths and opportunities.
  • Establish credibility with IT staff and business decision makers to create a strong foundation for the rest of your tenure.
  • Set clear priorities to focus on the most important things from the start.

Get to Action

  1. Follow a one hundred day plan

    Identify the main steps IT leaders must and must not take in the early days of IT leadership.

  2. Build strong relationships

    Establish a network of support that I can leverage throughout my tenure.

  3. Prioritize early efforts

    Discover the hidden and obvious points of pain to create a positive impression.

  4. Implement good governance controls

    Establish IT policies and measures that will serve as an early platform for communication with the business.

Tags

management, skills management, Leadership, leader, IT leader, CIO, end-user satisfaction survey, IT leadership, leaders, CIO Development, CIO Coaching, good leader, business leaders

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In IT, you only have one chance to make a great first impression.

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