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Effective Transitions for New IT Leaders

Effective Transitions for New IT Leaders. Thomas L. Hausmann March 15, 2010. How to Make an Effective Transition. Purpose: Make a professional departure and be effective when starting a new position. Five Steps Transition Out of Your Old Job

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Effective Transitions for New IT Leaders

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  1. Effective Transitions for New IT Leaders Thomas L. Hausmann March 15, 2010

  2. How to Make an Effective Transition • Purpose: Make a professional departure and be effective when starting a new position. • Five Steps • Transition Out of Your Old Job • Build Relationships while Assessing the Situation • Get to Know the People in Your Group • Assess your IT Department – The Basic Rules • Score Early Wins

  3. 1. Transition Out of Your Old Job • Assemble a Transition Packet • Updated strategic plan • Interim performance reviews • Current project summary • 5-year budget model (or overview) • DR plans, deadlines or key contracts • List of accounts/subscriptions • Charters of advisory committees • Brief Your Key Constituencies • Name an Interim Successor

  4. 2. Build Relationships While Assessing the Situation Purpose: Build internal relationships, open communication channels, and gather data. Five Assessment Questions to Ask Build a Delta File.

  5. 3. Know the People in Your Group Purpose: Build relationships with direct reports. Conduct weekly one-on-ones with every direct report. Weekly staff meetings with all direct reports. Start one-on-one meetings right away.

  6. 5. Assess Your Own Department • Basic Rules from “The Killer CIO” – August 2004 • My Basic Rules (7) • Enables an assessment based on experience.

  7. 5. Score Early Wins The temptation is to make changes right away—don’t do it! Pull low hanging fruit from your delta file and knock ‘em out of the park. Build a reputation: Can Do, Will Do, Done! Great for the institution, great for the team.

  8. How to be Effective In the Transition Transition out of your old job: make it easy for the institution you leave. Meet with all constituencies while assessing the situation Conduct one-on-ones with your direct reports. Assess the department—are the basics covered? Score early wins on your schedule.

  9. THANK YOU!Questions?

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