Professional Development

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Eight Essential Elements of Excellent Leaders
David Deming
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Have you ever noticed how some leaders excel at their ability to lead while others struggle? Have you ever noticed teams who follow and respect their leaders while others disrespect and have no confidence in their leaders? This seminar investigates Eight Essential Elementsthat excellent leaders possess and provides a practical guide to how you can be a great leader.

Survivor Guide: Leading in Difficult Times
Harriet Pea
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During her 23 years of IT/Technology Industry experience, Harriet has successfully navigated through several mergers/acquisitions and numerous rounds of downsizing. Through it all she has gained tremendous insight into what makes particular individuals and leaders successful. If you are in a leadership role in the IT or Storage industry it is your responsibility to ensure your organization's success in times of change. This workshop will provide practical tips and guidance on how to make sure you and your organization are able to navigate change and thrive in difficult times.

Learning Objectives

Learning point #1

Learning point #2

- Understanding your Role
- Leading the Way
- Setting the Tone
- Educator
- Symbolism
- Supporting your staff
- How to talk with your people
- Immediate First Aid
- On-going Health Care

Technical Team Work and Team Leadership
Howard Goldstein
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Helping people focus on success in their technical career through the mentoring process has always been very personally rewarding for me. It is one of my passions. At technical conferences such as Storage Network World, it is important to focus on career development from an individual and team point-of-view. Learn more about Technical Team Work and Team Leadership in Storage Networking from someone who is a Data and Storage "Networker". I will share my own personal experiences with team leadership and team membership on my journey to becoming more professionally vital. I will shed light on what it means to have successful teams and what it takes to create them. I will offer an analytical, process-oriented approach an individual or team can use to be successful.