There’s a big difference between leading and managing. Oftentimes that difference is subtle, but countless articles and books have been written on this topic. Technology is an area where this distinction can make all the difference, and every business and organization needs a tech LEADER today!
Many times organizations hire an IT manager or specialist to handle the hands-on technical needs. This is a necessary role to handle support requests, replace and upgrade equipment and administer systems, but it doesn’t look beyond “keeping the lights on”.
A tech LEADER thinks beyond the day-to-day towards the opportunities and implications of change. They know that technology is a tool to accomplishing the organization’s goals, and seek to save time and money through better systems and efficiencies while adding value to their employees, customers/participants, or donors.
A good tech LEADER…
- Improves organizational experiences by removing unnecessary software, fine-tuning processes, increasing data integrations, and adding regular training
- Protects organizational data through planning, technical security measures, training, backups, policies and processes
- Is aware of the dependencies organizations have on technology and builds systems and infrastructure that minimize the risk of downtime
- Thinks strategically towards attracting new customers/participants and retaining current ones, looking for opportunities to use technology to facilitate these efforts
- Considers the organization as a whole when researching solutions, recognizing the system incompatibilities and added expense that can happen when purchasing systems in silos
At LeadershipOne Technologies, we firmly believe a tech LEADER is critical to every organization’s success. Whether you already have an IT person on staff that doesn’t have the time to lead, or you don’t have a tech leader at all, we can bring that leadership to you and make sure your technology is proactively supporting your goals rather than reacting to the day.
We would love to have a conversation with you about how we can LEAD technology for your organization. Contact us today and let’s chat!
