Creative Strategic IT Leadership

• The Art and Science of Creative Leadership and Key Principles
• Creative Leadership Reality Assessment and Unlocking Creativity
• Bridging Leadership and Management for Fostering a Creative Environment.
• Decoding Our Brain's Creativity: Our Brain Function
• Myths of Creativity and challenge the traditional Limitations of the Rational.
• Embracing Divergence and Divergent Approaches to Problem-solving and Letting Go of Logic
• Thinking Modes: Convergent and Divergent Modes: The Einstein Model

• Navigating the Sigmoid Curve and - Lifecycle Model
• Continuous Improvement and Breakthrough Step Change Concept.
• Self-reflection and Alignment and Personal Goal Alignment/
• Innovation and Adaption and Personal Preferences for Creating Meaning
• Using the Nudge Principle and Understanding Attitudes to Risk.
• Balancing Brainpower: Left- and Right-brain Thinking, encouraging a holistic approach to creative problem-solving.
• Modern Case Studies of Creativity: Uber, Apple and Instagram.

• Diverse Thinking for Innovative Solutions – an Introduction
• The Six Thinking Hats methodology for Diverse Thinking Styles,
• Understanding and Communication JoHari's Window
• The Business Planning Process & Creating a Vision: Selling your Ideas.
• Team Dynamics and Culture Participants and Harnessing the Power of the Team
• Organisational Culture on Innovation: Implementing Change
• Letting Go of the Ego and Working with Different Creative Preferences.

• The Creative Process Unveiled and The 7 Step Creative Process,
• Presenting Ideas with Minto Model: A Roadmap from Inspiration to Implementation.
• Effective Communication and Presentation Techniques Models
• Inspiring Change Sessions on Viral Visioning, Authenticity and Trust, and Creativity Tools, Techniques and Strategy.
• Leadership Reimagined: on Letting Go of the Vision and Leading without Directing, challenging conventional leadership paradigms.

• Driving Motivation and Overcoming Barriers: Beyond the Hierarchy of Needs
• Overcoming Organisational Barriers to Creativity and Change.
• Fostering a Culture of Innovation by Nurturing a Learning Environment
• Building Consensus and Engagement Through Personality Profiling and Building a Creative Consensus
• Leading Through Transformation and Engaging Stakeholders Creatively
• Influencing and Motivating: Through Persuasion Science.

• Understand the challenges of the IT manager
• How to value IT services
• Communicate IT value to upper management, peers and end-users
• Understand the responsibilities of the IT team leader

Managing Technology

• Understand the Strategy for Managing Existing Technology
• Know when to develop and adopt New Technologies
• Be aware of how to manage assets effectively

• Understand the different types of influential power
• Be aware of the various influence strategies
• Select the most effective influence strategy for the situation
• Understanding negotiations, tactics and techniques
• Use influence effectively to thrive as an IT manager

Strategic Decision Making

• Apply strategic decision making
• Recognizing strategic decisions and initiatives
• Apply strategic decision making to vendor selection
• Understand when to outsource

• Using the mission as an IT driver
• Defining the customer profile
• understanding the partnership model
• Creating a strategic plan
• Planning and budgeting issues

Managing IT Quality

• Understanding the importance of managing by process
• Understand the definitions of quality
• Applying maturity models
• Using process management
• Applying international standards

• Evaluating IT performance and metrics
• Understanding delegation and motivation
• Team building
• Managing the management team and stakeholders

IT Project Management

• The Importance of Project Management
• Defining Project Manager talents and skills
• Understanding the principles of Project Management

• Developing a measurement strategy
• Creating a “Best Practices” based organization
• Deploy metrics
• Managing by facts and results
• Integrate metrics into the strategic plan

Common Pitfalls and Lessons Learned

• Balancing technical and corporate requirements
• Balancing tactical and strategic decisions
• Evaluating new and existing technologies
• Balancing management styles and culture