Initiation
Selecting a Geek Leader
The Geek Leadership Challenge
Overview of This Book
Why Geek Leadership Is Different
What Is a Leader?
Great Geek Leadership
Transformational Leadership
IT Geeks Are Different
We Need IT Geeks to Lead IT Geeks
Emotionally Intelligent Communications
The Importance of Effective Communication
Missed Signals
Basic Brain Operations
The Rational-Emotive Behavior Model
The Communications Cycle and the REB Model
The Communications Cycle and Self-Images
The Talk Continuum
Analysis of the Missed Signals Use Case
Ground Truth
Keys to Emotionally Intelligent Communications for IT Geeks
Conclusion: Communicating in a Complex Environment
Self-Leadership
Things Are Changing
Self-Talk
The Self-Leadership Cycle
Followership
What Is a Follower?
Use Case: Everything is Spinning
Effective Followership
The Leader and the Effective Followers
The Leader, the Followers, and Conflict
Building Great Groups
Reverse Micromanagement
Conclusion
Personal Credibility
The Incredible Craig
Social Styles for Personal Credibility
Analysis of "The Incredible Craig"
Mindful Credibility
Project Leadership Integration
CompTIA Project+ Project Domains
Leadership Integration
Conclusion
Leadership Integration Plan Template
Closeout
Sidelined
Gold Plating
Let’s Do This Another Way
You Are No Steve Jobs
I Can Handle the Truth
A Not-So-Simple Requirement
Creating the Leadership Standard
Creating a Schedule
Are You Practicing What You Preach?
Anxious and Uncomfortable, but Not Alone
Leadership in Action
A Leadership Opportunity
Stay Out of the Way
The Final Deliverable
References
Further Reading
Index
Biography
Byron A. Love has more than 31 years of experience in information technology, working in positions ranging from systems administrator, to applications and database developer, to project and program manager. He retired from the U. S. Air Force Reserves as a Communications and Information Systems Officer after 21 years of service. Mr. Love holds an MBA from Averett University, a BA in Computer Science from Thomas Edison State College. He holds Program Management Professional (PgMP®), Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®), CompTIA Project+, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation certificates. He is employed as the Senior Director of IT Programs for Intrepid Solutions and Services, Inc. and serves as chairman of the Unity Economic Development Corporation You can read Mr. Love’s blog at www.ITProjectLeadership.com.
