This workshop marks the culmination of a year-long transatlantic project run by Jisc in partnership with US counterparts EDUCAUSE to explore the most effective strategies and support programmes to help aspiring and future IT leaders progress in their careers. Members of the project’s working group - senior information and IT officers from UK and US universities –will share a toolkit outlining the skills, experiences and professional development opportunities needed for those aspiring to be IT leaders.

1. Supporting IT leaders of
the future

2. 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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3. 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
»DarrenTysoe, CIO, Regent's University London
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4. 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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5. Project report and toolkit
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6. 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
» DarrenTysoe, Regents University
» Michael Cato,Vassar College
» Gerry McCartney, Purdue University
» Joseph Moreau, Foothills DeAnzaCommunityCollege
» SuzanneTraxler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
» MelissaWoo, University of Oregon

7. 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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8. Our approach
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9. Our approach
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10. Toolkit
»Key roles and skills
»Skills assessment
»Recommended approaches
› Coaching and mentoring
› Broadening experience
› Training and professional
development
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11. Recommended approaches
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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. My leadership challenge…
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19. jisc.ac.uk
Contact details
Download report http://bit.ly/1KQ34cO
Louisa Dale louisa.dale@jisc.ac.uk
Richard French richard.french@jisc.ac.uk
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Stuart Lewis @stuartlewis
DarrenTysoe @TysoeD