IT Leadership in the 21st IT Leadership in the 21st CenturyCentury

Nothing Beats Enlightened Nothing Beats Enlightened LeadershipLeadership

““Leadership is like the Abominable Leadership is like the Abominable Snowman, whose footprints are Snowman, whose footprints are everywhere but who is nowhere to be everywhere but who is nowhere to be seen.”seen.”

(Warren Bennis, University of Southern California)(Warren Bennis, University of Southern California)

The Bill and Bryce The Bill and Bryce EraEra

Nothing Beats Enlightened Nothing Beats Enlightened LeadershipLeadership

Messages toMessages toFuture IT Future IT LeadersLeaders

““When computers are so When computers are so cheap and we don’t cheap and we don’t integrate them into the integrate them into the University, what will University, what will happen?”happen?”

(J. Gary Augustson, 1982)(J. Gary Augustson, 1982)

What Leaders DoWhat Leaders Do

““Leaders establish Leaders establish the vision for the the vision for the future and set the future and set the strategy for getting strategy for getting there.”there.”

(John Kotter, Harvard (John Kotter, Harvard Business School)Business School)

““The world is divided into people The world is divided into people who do things and people who get who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There’s belong to the first class. There’s far less competition.”far less competition.”

(Dwight Morrow, U.S. Senator)(Dwight Morrow, U.S. Senator)

Be Who You AreBe Who You Are

““Leadership is a Leadership is a matter of how to be, matter of how to be, not a matter of how not a matter of how to do.”to do.”

(Frances Hesselbein, (Frances Hesselbein, Chairman, Drucker Chairman, Drucker Foundation)Foundation)

Have an OpinionHave an Opinion

““To escape criticism—do nothing, To escape criticism—do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.”say nothing, be nothing.”

(Elbert Hubbard, Founder, The Roycroft Press, (Elbert Hubbard, Founder, The Roycroft Press, 1890)1890)

Have an OpinionHave an Opinion

Don’t Be Afraid to Be WrongDon’t Be Afraid to Be Wrong

You’ll probably tick You’ll probably tick off everyone at off everyone at least once every least once every couple of years.couple of years.

Augustson’s CorollaryAugustson’s Corollary

““The supreme quality for leadership The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.”in an office.” - Dwight D. - Dwight D. EisenhowerEisenhower

Integrity

Be true to your valuesBe true to your values

Be true to your valuesBe true to your values

CompassionCompassion

““The secret of managing is to keep The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.” guys who are undecided.”

(Casey Stengel, New York Yankees)(Casey Stengel, New York Yankees)

Hire Good People and Listen to Hire Good People and Listen to ThemThemShackleton said nearly one century Shackleton said nearly one century ago, ago, “Hire those with the talents and “Hire those with the talents and expertise you lack. Don’t feel expertise you lack. Don’t feel threatened by them. They will help threatened by them. They will help you stay on the cutting edge and you stay on the cutting edge and bring distinction to your bring distinction to your organization.”organization.”

Hire Good People and Listen to Hire Good People and Listen to ThemThem

Challenge Your Leaders Challenge Your Leaders When You Think They Are When You Think They Are WrongWrong

Challenge Your Leaders Challenge Your Leaders When You Think They Are When You Think They Are WrongWrong

Always have your AnnaAlways have your Anna

Hire Good People and Listen to Hire Good People and Listen to ThemThem

Anna Anna BoveBove

““The function of The function of leadership is to leadership is to produce more produce more leaders, not more leaders, not more followers.”followers.”

(Ralph Nader)

Nurture and Mentor Your Future Nurture and Mentor Your Future LeadersLeaders

Practice DiversityPractice Diversity

Manage Your EgoManage Your Ego

Leave your history at the doorstepLeave your history at the doorstepDon’t take yourself too seriouslyDon’t take yourself too seriously

Leverage RelationshipsLeverage RelationshipsInternal Internal relationshipsrelationships

Leverage RelationshipsLeverage RelationshipsExternal External relationshipsrelationships