Cyber Expression: Be an Emotionally Intelligent IT Leader

Description

Cyber Expression is a unique leadership course tailored to meet the special needs of IT and cybersecurity professionals.

According to Harvard University, “Emotional intelligence—the ability to, for instance, understand your effect on others and manage yourself accordingly—accounts for nearly 90 percent of what moves people up the ladder when IQ and technical skills are roughly similar.”

According to TechGenix(.)com, “IT professionals who can work in the direction of developing a combination of technical, business, and soft skills are likely to get preference over others who are solely limed to tech expertise.”

CIO(.)com quoted the CIO of Ford Motor Company who said, “Not starting out as a pure technologist helped me leading with relationships, building trust, and seeking to understand first, and then come with the solution next.”

This course helps IT and cybersecurity professionals understand how to apply the soft skills of emotionally intelligent leadership and communications to transform themselves into effective leaders.  IT and cybersecurity professionals will receive the knowledge required to adapt their leadership behavior and their communications styles to manage relationships, build trust, and influence people from diverse backgrounds.

Purpose

IT and cybersecurity professionals face a leadership dilemma.  Research shows two-thirds of information technologists are introverted.  However, researchers have also found that extroversion is the factor most strongly related to leadership. 

I created this course to provide IT and cybersecurity professionals a resource to help them adapt their communications and leadership styles and become effective leaders, overcoming this dilemma.

Why Cyber Expression?

While leading a large IT and cybersecurity program for a US government agency, I found that most of my team leaders had little or no leadership training.  They were excellent technologists, and as a result, their previous managers promoted them into leadership positions.  However, the technical skills that got them promoted were not the soft skills they needed to succeed as leaders.  As a result, they suffered in their positions and their projects were prone to failure.

The Target Audience

This course is perfect for technical and non-technical professionals.  IT and cybersecurity professionals who have worked hard to gain technical experience, education, and certifications, but need leadership and communications soft skills to improve their performance will enjoy and appreciate this course.  It provides the soft skills training to complement their hard, technical knowledge, the soft skills needed to advance their careers and to succeed in leadership positions.

This course also can help non-technical professionals increase their emotional intelligence and communications soft skills, improving their collaboration and leadership ability.

Cyber Expression is Unique

Most leadership courses provide generic, one-size-fits-all training.  Cyber Expression is different because I tailored it for the unique needs and interests of IT and cybersecurity professionals.  

I have over 33 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, and I use IT and cybersecurity anecdotes and stories to help you understand communications and leadership concepts.

I started my career as an analyst and as a developer.  Now, I am a retired US Air Force communications and information systems officer with experience managing several multimillion-dollar IT and cybersecurity programs for several US government agencies.  Along the way, earned elite certifications - I am one of few people worldwide who have PMP, PgMP, and CISSP certifications.   Also, along the way, I learned to overcome my communications and leadership challenges, my anxiety and lack of confidence, to lead effective and successful teams.  I developed this course, Cyber Expression, to help you do the same.