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Learning:
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3 Key Perceiving Competencies--Pattern
Recognition, Technical Savvy, and Street
Smarts
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Multimedia:
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In-class multimedia exercises; participants
each receive CD-ROM with interactive video
lessons
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Audience:
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IT Managers, IT Professionals
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Format:
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½ day or 1 day session
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Options:
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360 degree feedback process based on the
competencies
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This one-day program shows IT leaders how to
assess their environment, and identify three critical
types of patterns: environmental, technical, and
behavioral. IT leaders often have strong technical
skills, but haven't fully developed their ability
to navigate the political terrain of the organizational
environment. IT managers find that our Getting
the Lay of the Land Course is a powerful tool
to help them communicate more effectively with
key stakeholders, and build support for their
initiatives.
This program helps IT professionals improve their
understanding of the organizational environment
by: spotting important trends and patterns, gathering
the right information, using the right approach
to analyze information, using creative approaches
to problem solving, understanding power and politics,
tailoring communication style, networking effectively,
and seeking out developmental projects.
The course uses a multimedia interactive CD-ROM
program to demonstrate key concepts. In the program,
actors demonstrate both effective and ineffective
examples of the competencies. Then, participants
practice effective behaviors in a realistic role-playing
context, and are given immediate feedback by the
facilitator and other participants. Hence, a risk-free
environment is created where participants try
out new techniques, and benefit from group reaction.
Participants are encouraged to further develop
these skills in conjunction with a coach and actionable
plans. At the end of the course participants receive
a copy of the CD, which reviews the lecture material
and includes tips, on-the-job development ideas,
insights from key leaders, and an interactive
competency building exercise.
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