Leadership Development Programme for ICT Professionals in the Southern Region

• IMI is in the top 2% of executive education providers worldwide.
• We have been empowering business leaders to build their capabilities for over 70 years.
• We are ranked #1 in Ireland for the quality of our teaching staff on Custom programmes.
• As a not-for-profit organisation, our full focus is on you, the participant. Through continuous reinvestment, we engage world class faculty to enhance the learning experience and deliver highly contextualised and outcome-lead programmes. This provides you with the best opportunity possible to grow your career.

The programme will commence in Spring 2025

Workshop 1: Role of the tech leader:

An exploration of what leadership means in this environment with insights on current best practice, research and discussion on common challenges faced by the cohort and how these can be addressed in the post-pandemic working environment.

Amid continued uncertainty, leaders with purpose will be the catalysts within their organisation for driving lasting change. This module will also include discussion around the ‘point of change’, and how leaders can successfully navigate through this point to become both a tech visionary and a business leader.

Workshop 2: Leading people and teams:

A. Focus on ‘you’
• Concentrating on your ability to create a strong executive presence, become adept
at strategic decision making and learn how
to truly master a performance mindset.
• Building Trust, empathy & skills-based leadership to support leading cohesive and impactful teams.
• By understanding how to influence and impact stakeholders, you will be able to lead your organisation with vision and purpose.

B. Focus on ‘your team and org’
An exploration of emerging insights on the future of work and leadership and motivation at work, drawing on organisational development behavioural science and neuroscience. A focus on leading teams with a hybrid lens, exploring intentional approaches to ensure fairness, maximise performance and maintain cultural cohesion in hybrid work arrangements. A discussion on role-modelling, building followership, effective team leadership, and talent and performance management in a technology environment.

Workshop 3: Presenting with Impact and Change:

Maximising your strategy
• Understanding the different elements within
your working environment which feed
into translation of vision into strategy and
direction. Building a culture that understands
the vision and goals of the organisation
and ensuring alignment between all
business units with all barriers removed.
• Understand the drivers of successful
change and strategies to thrive in a
VUCA working environment

Workshop 4: Stakeholder Management with Simulation exercise:

Being able to influence and persuade your stakeholders to garner your success as a leader.
• Building capacity to navigate ambiguity and
build their trust in you.
• Effective understanding of your stakeholders, appreciating their triggers and expectations
• Simulation Exercise to test your learning in an experiential environment.

This programme is for you if you have reached an inflection point in your career and need to embrace a wider set of leadership skills that complement your technical expertise.