Everyone Can Be A Leader

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Everyone Can Be A Leader

• Brian McNurlen, CITES
• Michael Hites, AITS
• Mike Bohlmann, OTM

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What is leadership?

• Ability to motivate people towards the completion
  of a goal

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What makes a leader?

• Authority?
• Born capability?
• Learned skills?
• Management skills?

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Leading Without A Title

• Brian McNurlen
• CITES

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What is the crisis?

• Leaders are often born out of crisis.
• Need to identify the problem youre trying to
  solve.
• Often you dont chose the problem, someone
  chooses it for you.

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Selling your idea

• Dont feel guilty is the solution something
  people want?
• Dont be shy.
• Will it benefit the common good?

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Execution

• Getting through to completion can be difficult
  without authority.
• Delegation can happen without authority.

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Reward

• What is the pay-off for you?

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Requirements
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Knowledge

• Know your subject.
• Read good books and take classes on leadership.
• Identify wise counsel.

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Relationships

• Who could help you be a better leader?
• Do you need someone else to be the champion?
• Cant do it alone.

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Enthusiasm

• When you believe in what youre doing, its not
  as hard.
• Others will see it in you and feed off of it.

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Risk

• If no risk, everyone would be doing it.
• Accept that making mistakes is okay.
• In the end, usually not as risky as first thought.

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Peer Coaching Example

• Steps
• Need for mentors
• Sold to 16 others
• Made time for it
• Many, many rewards

• Requirements
• Learned from class
• New friends
• Felt excited
• No longer risky

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References, Links, Notes, Etc.

• Sanborn, Mark. 2006. You dont need a title to
  be a leader. New York, Doubleday.
• Illinois Peer Coaching - http//illinoispeercoachi
  ng.blogspot.com/

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Motivating IT Staff

• Michael Hites
• AITS

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Thats a Presumptuous Title

• Can a single person motivate you?

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What Motivates You?

• Just call me Senior Executive Supreme Chancellor
  Bob

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What is leadership?

• Taking what you are given and doing something
  great.

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Assumption

• Motivation is a by-product of leadership

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What makes a leader?Marty Clarke

• Consistency and Conviction
• One Rule, One Promise
• I'm Just Saying
• Managing by Committee
• Managing to the Exception

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What makes a leader?Five Minds - Gardner

• Discipline
• Synthesis
• Creativity
• Respect
• Ethics

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What makes a leader?Good to Great - Collins

• Level 5 Leadership
• Level 5 Executive (greatness through humility
  and will)
• Effective Leader (compelling vision and high
  standards)
• Competent Manager (organizer of efficient
  pursuit)
• Contributing Team Member (group-centered
  individual)
• Highly Capable Individual (talented, skilled
  worker)

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What makes a leader?Principle Centered - Lee

• Motivation by power
• Motivation by negotiation
• Motivation by personal principles, that is,
  consistency, confidence, clarity and conviction

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Motivation Departmental

• Celebrate successes with individual and team
  recognition
• Recognize and value the opinion of others
• Hire great colleagues
• Make helping the customer fun
• Provide interesting and challenging work
• Experiment with work environments (AITS
  telecommuting)
• Try to sync titles and compensation with
  responsibility
• Avoid hurting motivation. Small things can
  deflate everyone.

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Motivation Individual

• Promote accountability and high expectations
• Talk to and listen to those around you
• Care more about organizational success than
  personal success
• Work for a respected organization
• Make your colleagues look good
• Believe the mission statement
• Do external work that helps you succeed
  internally

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More Links

• Motivation and Leadership Styles
• The Accidental IT Leader
• 11 Ways to Motivate Geeks
• Harvard Business School Motivation

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Leadership, Higher Ed, and IT

• Mike Bohlmann
• OTM

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Leadership, Higher Ed, and IT

• Leadership is not maintaining the status quo but
  working to create transformation and change
• David W. Dodd EDUCAUSE

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Why does IT matter?

• Every great organization moved from being good
  through some use of technology
• Jim Collins, Good to Great

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Linking Leadership, IT, and Higher Ed

• Information technology is the tool and we are the
  artisans, artificers, and masters
• How information technology transforms the
  University is up to us

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Make a Difference

• Look at the bigger picture
• Be proactive
• Talk to your boss and your DDDH
• Share your ideas with others
• Work to bring about positive change

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Continual Effort

• IT understands the business 73
• IT investment driven by goals 53
• Close relationship with IT leader 60
• Strong alignment 80

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Issues Dangers

• Sallys unowned problems from the spring
• Economys impact on budgets
• Unit/department/college pains
• Personal pains

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Opportunities

• Attend meetings outside your unit or college
• Volunteer for a committee
• Be creative

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Opportunities

• Join the Community of Interest
• Volunteer for the CCSP Program Committee
• Find someone else interested in the same issues

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Questions?
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References, Links, Notes, Etc.

• Collins, Jim. 2001. Good to Great. New York,
  Harper.
• Community of Interest Leadership, Higher Ed, and
  IT - https//wiki.cites.uiuc.edu/wiki/display/ciol
  ead
• Illinois Peer Coaching - http//illinoispeercoachi
  ng.blogspot.com/
• Campus Round Table - http//www.pso.uiuc.edu/crt/