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Leadership
Three months down, seven to go! Just completed my third month of the North Carolina Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) program at the UNC School of Government. This month's focus was IT governance, strategy, artificial intelligence, and personal leadership. And one theme kept coming back throughout...
Leadership
This month continued to challenge how I think about technology leadership. One idea in particular stuck with me: technology should not be the starting point of the conversation. The mission should be. As IT leaders, it is easy to talk about infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, applications, integrations, and...
Leadership
One of the most interesting things about leadership is that most of us can describe the kind of leader we think we are. The harder question is whether the people around us would describe us the same way. In IT leadership, I’ve found most leadership styles tend to fall into a few common categories. Autocratic leadership...
Leadership
I was listening to a leadership discussion recently that used a simple analogy that stuck with me. Imagine you're riding down the highway at 70 mph. If you're the driver, the experience feels very different than if you're the passenger. As the driver, you control the speed. You know when you're about to brake. You know...
Technology
You can teach anybody to be a technician. You can teach somebody how to reset passwords, replace hardware, troubleshoot networks, manage systems, follow documentation, or learn a new platform. Technology changes every few years anyway. If somebody is willing to learn, the technical side can be developed over time. What...
Leadership
One of the most common myths I still see in IT, especially in higher education and K 12 environments, is the belief that leadership only starts once you reach the top of the org chart. It sounds logical on the surface, but in practice, it quietly limits growth, influence, and trust long before anyone realizes it...
Leadership
One of the most misunderstood parts of modern IT leadership is that every meaningful technology project depends on the people outside of IT just as much as the people inside it. The challenge is that many non technical leaders unintentionally pull back from the early planning because they assume their job title exempts...
Leadership
As IT leaders, we are used to working within constraints. We identify needs, set goals, build plans, and then do the hard work of aligning priorities, approvals, and budgets to turn ideas into reality. That process forces discipline. It sharpens focus. It demands that we justify value at every step. Then, sometimes...
