Steve Cawley
Associate Vice President and CIO
University of Minnesota
Bernard Gulachek
Senior Director, Strategy Management
University of Minnesota
Ann Hill Duin
Associate Vice President and Deputy CIO
University of Minnesota
Higher education and their information technology (IT) organizations must evolve from being seen as machines with leaders at the top to being seen as living, dynamic systems of interconnected relationships, ready to change in smart ways to meet and exceed new expectations and demands. Such dynamic systems require new models of leadership. These new models conceptualize leadership as a more relational process, with shared work occurring at different levels and dependent on social interactions and networks of influence. This presentation includes a case study of shared leadership across the University of Minnesota’s centeral Office of Information Technology (OIT) and across the University. The discussion will focus, in particular, on the balance of power, the development of shared purpose and goals, and specifics about cross-functional work on the immense complex issues surrounding higher education IT.
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