AIM Utah is offering another session of its leadership/mentoring program for the spring of 2010. This leadership training is designed to help develop leadership in Utah’s IT organizations. It is targeted for up and coming Information Technology leaders, up to and including CIO’s. Experienced and successful CIO’s will teach the program. The cost of this program is $200 for members and $300 for non-members, which includes the books and lunches. A short video summary of program can be found at the following link:
                                                                           

The focus of this training is on the “soft leadership skills” and not the technical aspects of the leadership job. Improving the participant’s EQ (Emotional Intelligence) in relationship to themselves, their leaders, peers and subordinates is the specific intent of this program. Recent studies show that a person’s business success is based more on their EQ than their IQ. Each program participant will be expected to read each of the four books below, one each month, and experiment with their concepts.

Each of the 5-hour monthly sessions will be held at the Corporate Offices of the Worker Compensation Fund Company in Murray. The sessions will start promptly at 10:30 AM and be completed by 3:30 PM. Lunch will be served as part of the session. The 5-hour sessions are scheduled for the 3rd Friday of each month as outlined below:

First Session is scheduled for Friday, February 19th, 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Second Session is scheduled for Friday, March 19th, 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Third Session is scheduled for Friday, April 16th, 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Fourth Session is scheduled for Friday, May 21st, 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

The sessions are highly interactive with real life relationship leadership examples. In the 30 days between sessions there will be reading and work assignments to be completed.

"This was a great course. I really enjoyed the opportunity to get acquainted with other IT professionals in the area, as well as the encouragement to seek out someone new within my own organization and get to know them. For me, this lead to a new role which will make better use of my skills, and better opportunities in the future. The application of the concepts taught will help me in my career as well as in my personal life. The instructors were great, and the books are very enlightening. Overall, this was a great course - I would highly recommend it." — Group Dev Mgr, Operations

"In the fast paced, frenzied environments that managers find themselves in today, the Leadership training really hits the nail on the head. Participants quickly learn how to tap into the often overlooked and misunderstood underworld of relationship management. They will learn the skills needed to drive huge changes in their personal effectiveness as leaders. The effective combination of class time and offline reading provides participants a lasting methodology that a one day course will never be able to deliver. This training is a must-have for leaders serious about cultivating the best in themselves and the people they interact with." — Asst. VP, eBusiness