Welcome to the IT Leadership Operating System!
Boost your IT leadership and influence skills with
4-time CIO and best-selling author, Chris Laping.
Abstract.
I’ve coached 1,00’s of tech leaders. The 60% who fail have one problem: they aren’t seen as credible business leaders.
To be considered for an internal promotion or a top job in another organization, you need more than technical skills…
To get a seat at the table, you’ll have to level up your capabilities in leadership, building buy-in with stakeholders, communications, and team building. You’ll also need to know the fundamentals of business.
The IT Leadership Operating System provides an easy path to build C-level skills and fill your toolbox with tried & true templates that helped me fast track to 4 CIO positions, get millions of dollars in IT investment, and be known as a credible business leader.
Content overview.
31 micro-lessons of guided development to strengthen your IT leadership and influence skills and capabilities.
Chapter 1: Know Thyself. Discover your unique strengths & develop your personal brand of IT leadership. You’re not ready to lead or influence if you don’t have self-awareness.
Chapter 2: Inspire Thy Stakeholders. Explore the key mind shifts that change the way stakeholders feel about IT. This includes strategies and tactics for getting aligned, prioritizing the right initiatives, and building buy-in for your roadmap.
Chapter 3: Inspire Thy Stakeholders—The How-To’s. Detailed step-by-step guides for implementing the key mind shifts and templates for execution.
Chapter 4: Inspire Thy Team. Explore the four disciplines of organizational health to improve clarity and buy-in with stakeholders. These disciplines can be used for teams that directly report to you or for cross-functional teams that require your influence.
Chapter 5: Inspire Thy Team—The How-To’s. Detailed step-by-step guides for implementing the four disciplines of organizational health and templates for execution.
Chapter 6: Inspire Thyself. Learn a tactic that has been scientifically proven to increase your implementation success by 2-3x. This will ensure you are able to activate on all of the new ideas you explored in this Mastermind course!
What’s Included?
31 challenge videos with micro-lessons coached by Chris Laping.
Templates including a business case, financial model to support biz case, conflict resolution tool, strategy playbook, model for building your team & culture, and meeting architecture.
A digital copy of People Before Things: Change Isn’t an End-User Problem.
A ‘strengths assessment’ that directly guides personal and professional development.
The Working Genius assessment, which helps you identify the type of work that brings you joy … and the kind that creates burnout.
100% satisfaction guaranteed … you will receive a full refund if you don’t get value from the course.
Your Coach, Chris Laping.
Chris has enjoyed a 30-year career in technology, culture and business transformation. He’s seen a lot!
He has served as the Chief Information/Innovation Officer in four different companies; has been recognized for his leadership by publications such as The Economist, Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company; and is the best-selling author of People Before Things. He’s done the work!
Chris has held multiple board positions and is a private investor. So, in addition to leading teams in a corporate environment, he has relevant experience developing and growing new businesses.
Combining practical tools from his professional “toolbox” with concepts from positive psychology, Chris is ready to help Masterminders dive into discussions and implement solutions.
What people are saying
“This course provided me with many tools that I did not have in my toolkit, ones that will help me be a more effective leader.”
— Lisa B.
“The skills that are emphasized in this course will help one to become a good leader and the way the concept is instilled with participants providing their thoughts and sharing their experience is very useful.”
— Madhavan P.
“The Mastermind sessions have helped me better understand myself and how I work. The coaching and tools provided were easy to translate to my existing IT environment and provided an approach to facilitate change through our projects and regular stakeholder support.”
— Andrew O.
Contact us
Need a little more info before starting this digital course? No problem! Email us at info@peoplebeforethings.co with your questions!