2012 CPD Open Academy Workshops
A key part of our Open Academy Programme for IT executives is the series of monthly 1-day transformational skills workshops at venues in Central London. The 2012 Programme is now open for bookings. If you are interested in attending please contact Rachel Onder at rachel.onder@ciodevelopment.com to reserve places or to enquire about our corporate ticketing schemes.
The 2012 schedule so far comprises:
19 January Development Workshop: Take Control of Your Future
We’re starting the 2012 CPD programme with an exciting new look at how IT executives can most powerfully position themselves for their future in corporate IT, by ensuring their skills keep growing in value through another year of rapid change. You will be guided expertly through our career development model to see exactly where you are today and what you need to secure your successful future. More…
25/26 January Leadership Workshop: Talented Women in IT
We now have almost 40 women IT leaders either already through or hoping to get through the 24-hour personal branding workshop in the next few months. This is making a big impact and our women graduates are becoming a viable executive community for networking and invitations to targeted events. The January workshop is already full so we’ll be announcing further dates as we go through the year. More…
22 February Development Workshop: Charismatic Communication
When are you and your team at your most charismatic, fun, witty, spontaneous and charming? Usually it’s not when you are facing a tricky presentation, a disgruntled client or an angry colleague. So when are important people likely to see the “real you” – the relaxed and confident you. Why can’t we produce our relaxed, comfortable selves in these situations? This brilliant workshop explains why not, and helps participants to develop strategies to do just that. More…
22/23 March Leadership Workshop: Talented Women in IT
Most often we see the lack of women in corporate leadership as a minority or diversity problem. Instead, if we focus on the different values, skills and approaches that women usually bring, we can create a culture that is better balanced and more supportive of individuality and scarce talent in both sexes. This workshop is for talented women who want to bring more of themselves into their work, forging new authentic role-models for others to follow. More…
22 March Development Workshop: The Tools of Influence – Leadership in Action
It is critical to your success as an IT executive to influence others powerfully. To have impact on senior stakeholder and colleague opinions you need robust and proven influencing capabilities and tools. The skilful use of Robert Cialdini’s six tools of influence will make it significantly easier for you to persuade senior stakeholders of your point of view, to influence strategy and demonstrate your contribution to business. More…
19 April Business Skills Workshop: Building your Relationship with Finance – Beyond the Basics
Most IT executives will achieve an understanding of the basics of business finance, but that’s only part of what you need for an effective relationship with you finance peers. For that you need to understand their different perspectives on risk and return, their reporting lines and sub-culture, and their professional ways of working. Less than five per cent of IT professionals are able to engage fully with their finance partners. If you are not already one of them, this workshop will make a crucial difference and give you what you need to elevate your relationship. More…
23-27 April Certified Course: The Boston University CIO Pocket MBA
The role of the business savvy IT executive is no longer just about managing the IT infrastructure. Rather, it is about architecting business strategy and organisation for the information age. This world-renowned Boston University Business School course examines top global companies, and their successes in creating value through information systems. Graduates leave with a burning vision of the future, where IT is everywhere and they claim a major role in its future. More…
17 May Development Workshop: Communicating with Power & Integrity
Listening and speaking with power and integrity are learnable skills. This workshop provides insight and experience of both and helps you to put them together. Gaining these skills reduces misunderstanding and improves teamwork; from a deeper understanding and respect for each other’s communication and an improved sense of being heard. It will greatly improve communication between IT and its business partners. More…
30/31 May Leadership Workshop: Talented Women in IT
Most often we see the lack of women in corporate leadership as a minority or diversity problem. Instead, if we focus on the different values, skills and approaches that women usually bring, we can create a culture that is better balanced and more supportive of individuality and scarce talent in both sexes. This workshop is for talented women who want to bring more of themselves into their work, forging new authentic role-models for others to follow. More…
21 June CIO Master Class: Leading the Next Generation of Corporate IT
There are currently five interdependent technological developments shifting the way we live and work. Corporate IT organisations have a good track-record over the last 30 years of navigating such shifts. But what’s happening this time is much more significant. It’s not a refinement of the same path; it’s a restart at the beginning of a very disruptive new path. For corporate IT to continue to thrive for another 10 years it must move quickly and embrace duality. More…
13 September Leadership Workshop: Developing Your Authentic Leadership Brand
Brilliant leaders are relaxed and comfortable in their own skin. Their confidence impacts others and often persuades even their critics of the journey to be taken. They achieve high expectations, seamlessly together with a highly motivated team. Often at the beginning of our careers, at times of change or when climbing our career ladder we lose sight of who we are and who we want to be. What is it in us that will have us be that brilliant leader we admire? More…
More Autumn Dates for Your Diary
Because we like to respond to changing client needs we don’t announce our Open Programme workshops too far in advance. We do however book the dates, so if you would like to keep yourself free for a stunning autumn workshops programme please pencil these dates into your diary and watch this space for subject announcements:
11 October; 8 November; 6 December
