IT Leadership Manual : Roadmap to Becoming a Trusted Business Partner -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 The Journey: Today's Leadership Challenges -- The New World Order and the IT Challenge -- Today's Cultures -- Objective of This Book -- CHAPTER 2 We Are All Unique -- Look within Yourself First -- Self-Evaluation Process -- Reading Others -- Make Time for Yourself -- Know What You Don't Know -- Journey to Self-Awareness -- Self-Awareness Exercise -- Be Prepared -- Make Time for You and Live in the Moment -- Seek a Mentor -- Are You in Balance? -- What Motivates You? -- Do You Have Passion? -- What Will I Be When I Grow Up? -- Notes -- CHAPTER 3 Are You Ready to Make a Move? -- Evaluate Yourself and the New Position -- Dealing with the Change -- Do Your Homework -- The Integration Process -- Building the Foundation of Trust -- CHAPTER 4 Developing Your Leadership Style -- Cast Your Own Shadow -- Consult a Mentor -- Leaders Succeed from the Bottom Up, Not the Top Down -- Building a Strong Team -- It Is Okay to Be Passionate -- CHAPTER 5 Soft Stuff Is What Really Matters -- The Generation Gap -- Combining Cultures -- Match Your Style to the Market -- Ego Gets You Fired -- Be a Good Communicator -- CHAPTER 6 How Do You Compete? -- Competing on the Job Is Not Enough -- It Isn't Just about Winning -- Instill Competition in Your Organization -- Controlled Aggression -- Politics -- Understand the Uniqueness of the Environment -- CHAPTER 7 Do You Have Enough Friends? -- You Need Friends to Succeed -- Building a Network Is Critical -- NoMan Is an Island -- Building a Network -- Always Be Willing to Help -- It Is All about Relationships -- Networks Are Connected -- CHAPTER 8 What Is Your Balance? -- Striving and Never Arriving -- Make Every Day Unique -- Filter Your Input and Make the Right Decisions.

Slow Down to the Pace of Life -- CHAPTER 9 How Good Are You at Sales? -- Presenting Is Entertaining -- CEO Means Chief Sales Officer -- Sales Is Influencing Behavior -- What Is Your Sales Style? -- Sales Is the Most Difficult Part of Starting a Business -- Are You Trustworthy? -- CHAPTER 10 Are You Ready to Make the Change? -- Getting Acclimated to the New Company -- Preparing for the Interview -- Getting Comfortable in Your New Role -- Understanding the Culture -- Learning the Language -- Identifying and Building Relationships with Power Brokers -- Integration Is an Ongoing Process -- CHAPTER 11 Today's New World and How We Cope -- The Influence of the Internet -- Instant Gratification -- Personalization -- What Is the Market Looking for in a Leader? -- The Distributed Workplace -- Create a Plan for You -- Become a Mentor Yourself -- Learn to Present to the Interest of the Audience -- Bringing It All Together -- About the Author -- Index.