Cultivating Careers: Professional development for campus IT

Foreword......Page 6
Endnotes......Page 8
Preface: A Commitment to Professional Development......Page 9
It’s All About the People......Page 10
Time and Money......Page 11
The Role of IT Leaders......Page 12
Summary......Page 13
Endnotes......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 15
Part I: The Organizational Perspective......Page 16
Brian McDonald......Page 17
IT—the Innovative Frontier......Page 18
Different Times, Expanded Skill Sets......Page 19
IT Leadership and the Required Competencies......Page 20
Leadership Roles......Page 22
Conclusion......Page 24
Endnotes......Page 25
About the Authors......Page 26
Gene Spencer and Jeannie Zappe......Page 27
Conversation, Commitment, and Concerted Effort......Page 28
A Complex Interrelationship......Page 30
Professional, Collaborative, and Leadership Skills......Page 32
Engaging the Right People......Page 33
Additional Examples of Bucknell Efforts......Page 35
Conclusion......Page 36
About the Authors......Page 37
A Vision of Organizational Learning......Page 39
Elements of an Organizational Learning Infrastructure......Page 40
Endnotes......Page 51
About the Authors......Page 53
Part II:The Individual Perspective......Page 54
Career Management Equals Career Development......Page 55
It Takes Careful Planning......Page 56
Closing the Gap: Enhancing Skills and Experience......Page 58
Evaluating Professional Opportunities......Page 59
Career Development: Continuously Building Relationships and Optimizing Opportunities......Page 62
About the Authors......Page 64
Catherine Yang......Page 66
Organizations’ Responsibilities......Page 67
Goals of a Mentoring Relationship......Page 68
Types of Mentoring Relationships......Page 69
Types of Mentors......Page 70
Mentoring Phases......Page 71
Politics of Mentoring......Page 75
Conclusion......Page 76
About the Authors......Page 77
Dan Updegrove......Page 79
Broaden Your Perspective......Page 80
Make Professional Contacts......Page 81
Serve the Community......Page 82
Develop Leadership Skills......Page 83
Enhance Communication Skills......Page 84
Change Your Environment......Page 85
Next Steps......Page 86
About the Authors......Page 88
Ron Bleed......Page 89
Personal Values—What Drives You?......Page 90
Managing Priorities......Page 91
Productivity and Managing Time......Page 94
When Worlds Collide......Page 95
Making Changes......Page 96
Conclusion......Page 98
Endnotes......Page 99
Useful Web References......Page 100
About the Authors......Page 101
1. They Are Multilingual......Page 102
2. They Avoid the Unconscious Conspiracy......Page 103
3. They Read Broadly......Page 104
4. They Educate Others About Information-Based Organizations......Page 105
5. They Understand the Limits of Their Advocacy......Page 106
6. They Are Cautious When Speaking Publicly......Page 107
7. They Cultivate Their Advisory Committees......Page 108
9. They Don’t Whine......Page 109
11. They Redefine Themselves......Page 110
12. They Maintain Balance......Page 111
About the Author......Page 112
The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (Again)......Page 113
Building the Higher Education IT Workforce......Page 114
The Role of Professional Development in Retention......Page 118
The Next Generation of Leaders......Page 119
Looking Ahead......Page 122
Endnotes......Page 123
About the Authors......Page 124
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