Six Tools To Improve Your Tech Leadership & Communication

Welcome to the Leadership Roles section. We will give a quick introduction on how the section is organized before we get started.

A traditional IT organization has 5 leadership roles, which involve varying amounts of communication and leadership responsibilities. In this lecture we'll briefly summarize each role.

The solution architect draws up the technical design specification in a software development project. In this lecture we will look at this role in detail. 

The Senior Vice President Of Engineering is responsible for the technical vision of the organization, with an inward-facing focus towards the team and the stakeholders. In this lecture we will look at this role in detail. 

The Chief Technology Officer is responsible for the technical vision of the organization, with an outward-facing focus towards the market and the media. In this lecture we will look at this role in detail. 

Congratulations on finishing this section. This is a recap of what we have learned.

Review the skills you have learned in this section, and check your progress on becoming an outstanding IT leader. 

Welcome to the Four Horsemen Of Toxic Communication section. We will give a quick introduction on how the section is organized before we get started.

In this lecture you will learn about the first and second horsemen of toxic communication: Criticism and Defensiveness. 

In this lecture you will learn about the third and fourth horsemen of toxic communication: Contempt and Stonewalling. 

Congratulations on finishing this section. This is a recap of what we have learned.

Review the skills you have learned in this section, and check your progress on becoming an outstanding IT leader. 

Welcome to the Toxic Leadership And Power section. We will give a quick introduction on how the section is organized before we get started.

In this lecture we'll teach you about the essence of power, and how it can be misused to create toxic workplace situations. 

In this lecture we'll show you how leaders can fall into so called Power Traps, or how their leadership style can become toxic when they play Power Games. 

In this lecture we will show you how cultures based on Consensus and Groupthink can create a toxic work environment that stifles innovation and impedes progress. 

Congratulations on finishing this section. This is a recap of what we have learned.

Review the skills you have learned in this section, and check your progress on becoming an outstanding IT leader. 

Welcome to the Leadership And Power Anti-Patterns section. We will give a quick introduction on how the section is organized before we get started.

In this lecture we will show you the Blowhard Jamboree anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

In this lecture we will show you the Corncob anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

In this lecture we will show you the Irrational Management anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

In this lecture we will show you the Feud anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

In this lecture we will show you the Intellectual Violence anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

Congratulations on finishing this section. This is a recap of what we have learned.

Review the skills you have learned in this section, and check your progress on becoming an outstanding IT leader. 

Welcome to the Tools For Healthy Leadership section. We will give a quick introduction on how the section is organized before we get started.

In this lecture we'll show you how you can empower introverts in your organization to become great servant leaders.

In this lecture we will teach you how to create alignment in your team. 

In this lecture we will teach you how to ask the Five Whys to get to the bottom of an assumption. 

In this lecture you will learn how to create cultures that encourage creativity. 

In this lecture you will learn how to plan for outcomes.

In this lecture you will learn a tool for making healthy decisions. 

Congratulations on finishing this section. This is a recap of what we have learned.

Review the skills you have learned in this section, and check your progress on becoming an outstanding IT leader. 

Welcome to the Culture Of Fear Anti-Patterns section. We will give a quick introduction on how the section is organized before we get started.

In this lecture we will show you the Fear Of Success anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

In this lecture we will show you the Analysis Paralysis anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

In this lecture we will show you the Death By Planning anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

In this lecture we will show you the Smoke And Mirrors anti-pattern, how you can recognize its symptoms, what causes the pattern to arise, and how you can resolve the anti-pattern in your own organization. 

Congratulations on finishing this section. This is a recap of what we have learned.

Review the skills you have learned in this section, and check your progress on becoming an outstanding IT leader. 

In this lecture we would like to thank you for finishing the course and offer some final words.

In this lecture we'll summarize everything you've learned, and review the skills you have learned in this course.