Sandy Molloy, Yousif Asfour

Broschiertes Buch

FROM GEEK TO LEAD

A TECHIE'S GUIDE TO LEADERSHIP

Beschreibung

Leading an IT team has its own requirements and challenges, and both technical and non-technical professionals can find that leading and managing "techies" can present its own specific difficulties. This book provides both the technical and non-technical IT professionals, who are thinking of becoming a leader or are being asked to take on a leadership role of technical teams for the first time, ideas and suggestions that are instantly actionable. The book anticipates the issues the technical leader is going to face and the authors share their experiences and the experience of the technical teams they have have led and coached, to help future leaders meet the demands of leading in the fast-paced IT of today using actionable advice and real world stories Readers will be able to lead an IT team more effectively by: ¿ Understanding what is expected of contemporary IT teams ¿ Recognizing what makes IT staff different ¿ Being more self-aware of how to effectively interact with technical people ¿ Communicating more effectively with team members ¿ Building IT teams and developing team members ¿ Setting clear direction and priorities for the IT team ¿ Focusing on key skills that make IT leaders more successful Because this book will: ¿ Explain frameworks that we have successfully applied for team building and communication ¿ Provide practical hints and tips based on our extensive experience in leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing IT leaders and teams ¿ Share real-life stories and anecdotes that will resonate with and help the reader internalize the key ideas ¿ Summarize everything discussed in the book through a real-life case study ¿ Be an easy and fun book to read with illustrations, quotes, fun facts, and practical advice.

Autor

Sandy Molloy started her career in education and worked in colleges and universities in Australia, Greece, USA, and the UK teaching communications skills, cultural and behavioural studies. In the early 1990s with an M.A. in HR and Change Management, she joined an American Global IT company. Over the next three decades, she travelled worldwide, working with clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Her IT experience includes the Finance, Government, Education, Retail, Public and Private sectors. Sandy's roles of Director for People, Culture and Communications, and Head of Leadership Development UK IT operations allowed her to design and embed processes that made significant cultural changes. Sandy trained at MIT, Boston in the Learning Lab (Organizational Development) and with the Neuro Leadership Institute, New York University. She is a Master of the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development and a psychometric practitioner. She has written and articles on leadership, managing change and transition management, and studied leadership while living with tribes in Kenya and Tanzania. Sandy has a passion for people and an inexhaustible enthusiasm for helping leaders reach their full potential. She is currently a neuroscience coach working with organizations to develop positive and sustainable change with leadership and teams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Asfour-Molloy
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 495g
• ISBN-13: 9798990218512
• Artikelnr.: 70453659