Leading Institutional Change

Technology is changing how we teach, learn, research, operate, communicate, and socialize throughout our institutions. Successful IT leaders provide the strategic vision to move the university through myriad choices and to evaluate, leverage, and support changing technologies and services. A challenging aspect of innovation is helping the institution deal with inevitable change. Focus will be on the essential roles of the CIO to lead institutional change as a trusted advisor, visionary, and relationship builder.

OBJECTIVES: Consider barriers to successful change and assess mitigation strategies * Identify strategies for leading institutional change * Focus on how personal qualities, such as credibility and vision, support change and help build important stakeholder relationships