Mr. Thomas S. Ireland

Information Technology Leadership Excellence Mr. Thomas S. Ireland

This book is written for the Information Technologist who wants to enter and progress through the IT management and leadership ranks. It is also very helpful to the junior information technology manager who wants to become an information technology executive. It is not written for the senior IT executive who should already know everything that is in this book.
The purpose of this book is to help IT organizations, and the enterprises they support, achieve greatness and be excellent work environments for employees. This greatness can only be achieved if there is excellent leadership. It is clear that business leaders are increasingly aware that technology can enable positive business change. Those business leaders who understand this best are demanding that their CIO and IT team become entrenched in the business planning process and be change agents for the business. This requires excellent senior IT leadership that can effectively lead technology teams that produce a product which enhances the ability of the core enterprise to be winners in their market segment. Excellent information technology leaders have an aptitude for establishing great relationships with their team and with lateral managers. They are interested in producing a product that integrates with the enterprise. These are people who have a greater desire to coach their team than to make themselves look good based on the results of their team. The CIO and team who bring the full power of technology value to the business will dramatically improve the enterprise's position in their industry and the position of the IT team in their enterprise. This book helps the information technologist understand the characteristics of information technology leadership and what it takes to be an effective leader of information technology teams.