IT Leadership Growth Series

IT Management and Leadership Institute
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The IT Management and Leadership Institute is the governing body for the ITMLP and ITMLE certifications and a leader in IT Management training. Our goal is to enhance the leadership and management capabilities of those working within IT and of the IT function itself, though an understanding of the business of IT and interpersonal communication best practices.

  1. Episode 42: 3 Steps to get the best IT projects to work on

    JAN 6

    Episode 42: 3 Steps to get the best IT projects to work on

    My team and I never seem to get great projects to work on. I feel like we’re always assigned boring tasks that no one else wants to do. What can I do to help our chances of working on the good stuff? I’m going to divide my answers into three distinct steps: . . .

    5 min
  2. Episode 41: Contractor to employee conversions

    12/18/2025

    Episode 41: Contractor to employee conversions

    There are many occasions when it makes sense to bring in a temporary employee on a contractual basis. The reason may be . . .

    4 min
  3. Episode 40: 10 ways to maintain your professional connections

    11/20/2025

    Episode 40: 10 ways to maintain your professional connections

    I have been contract project manager for about five years and have made some great business connections. My hope is to use these people as professional references, job referrals, and potentially to rehire me for additional contract work. How can I keep in touch with these people without being annoying or looking only self-serving? To begin . . .

    5 min

  4. 10/14/2025

    Episode 38: 12 Tips when writing emails and business communication

    Do you have any tips on how to enhance the emails and other written communications I’m sending to my team, other people inside IT, and my non-IT counterparts and vendors?  The ones I’m writing now seem to leave people flat and uninspired. Let’s begin by discussing . . .

    6 min
  5. Episode 36: 2 Very hard, but doable, steps to becoming a technical thought leader

    09/30/2025

    Episode 36: 2 Very hard, but doable, steps to becoming a technical thought leader

    What is an internal IT thought leader and how can I use it to accelerate my professional growth? One of the best ways to move ahead professionally is to be viewed by those at your company and those generally within your industry as a thought leader. This, of course, is not an easy task but is very doable with the right plan, a willingness to learn, and a willingness to share your hard-earned expertise with others. One advantage of being an IT professional is . . .

    6 min
  6. Episode 33: 7 Ways to talk with business users

    09/17/2025

    Episode 33: 7 Ways to talk with business users

    When my team and I talk with our business counterparts about our software development projects, they seem not to care.  How should I deal with this issue?   As much as we love the technologies we use and how they work, most of our business users don’t.  Business users are, generally speaking, looking for solutions to their problems and not necessarily the behind-the-scenes technologies that make it work.   That said, you will know you are talking too technically to your business users when  . .

    5 min
  7. Episode 31: 10 Questions that can help your IT department be more innovative

    09/03/2025

    Episode 31: 10 Questions that can help your IT department be more innovative

    There has been a big push by our new CIO for our IT organization to be more innovative. What things can I do in my department to enhance our innovative culture? Innovation doesn’t always require the use of new leading technologies, such as AI. Within IT, innovation most often comes from innovative ideas on how to use technologies and equipment you already own. Below are 10 questions you can ask your staff, maybe one question per weekly staff meeting, that may help you drive innovation within your department . . .

    3 min
  8. Episode 29: Giving promotions

    07/23/2025

    Episode 29: Giving promotions

    Giving someone a promotion sounds like it should be easy. You call the person into your office, tell him he has been promoted and to continue doing great work, shake his hand and send him on his way. In one sense, it is that easy. However, there are a number of factors to consider . . .

    3 min
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The IT Management and Leadership Institute is the governing body for the ITMLP and ITMLE certifications and a leader in IT Management training. Our goal is to enhance the leadership and management capabilities of those working within IT and of the IT function itself, though an understanding of the business of IT and interpersonal communication best practices.

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  • Creator
    IT Management and Leadership Institute
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2023 ITML Institute
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    IT Leadership Growth Series