Executive Training and Development

Develop technology leaders

Does your organization need an executive who understands how technology can transform your business and industry?

Do you need a succession plan for your CIO? Would you like to develop those skills within your own ranks?

Are you an IT Manager or IT Director who aspires to serve in the role of a Chief Information Officer in a larger business setting? Or are you a CIO in search of personal growth to become a more effective leader?

Would you like to know how the CIO role is evolving and to develop your skills to become a trusted business partner and guide in your organization?

Develop internal skills to execute and support your digital transformation
Turn technical leaders into business leaders
Become a savvy, value generating executive at your company

Essential CIO Skills

VIE is a group of former CIOs and CTOs who are passionate about developing IT talent to serve business. Throughout our careers, we have coached people to be the best that they can be. Using our collective leadership experience, we have developed a curriculum for aspiring IT leaders called the VIE IT Leadership Academy, or ITLA. The list of skills IT professionals will learn through these course offerings include:

IT Pyramid of Success
Communication and Relationship Skills
Business Acumen
Financial Savvy
Leading a Service Organization
Organizing for Project Management
Building and Developing a Team
Strategic Approach to IT
IT Outsourcing Strategies
Technology as a Business Driver
Trends & Hot Button Issues
Managing your IT career

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Coaching and Mentoring

VIE offers one-on-one coaching services to mid-level to senior-level managers. The objective is to help the manager through custom-tailored advice and training relevant to their personal and team situation. We offer four options including Trusted Advisor and Mentoring, Coaching – I (Lite), Coaching – II (comprehensive) and Team Engagement models.

All our coaching options include helping clients fill gaps related to leadership of their team and management in general. The initial assessment may uncover gaps related to leadership topics such as:

Organization mission and objectives
Organization business plans and metrics
Aligning team objectives and metrics to those of the organization
Motivating and leading teams
Communication skills
Other skills such as problem-solving, managing difficult situations and negotiation skills\

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Brandon Gatke

"The Essential CIO Skills Class provided me comprehensive and effective guidance on how to become a value-generating CIO."

Chief Information Officer
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare

OFD Foods, Inc.

"VIE helped me define the IT Strategy for the company which will help OFD stabilize IT infrastructure and achieve further efficiencies in manufacturing."

- Dale Bookwalter, VP of Finance

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Oregon Catholic Press

We rely on Manoj and his team for breadth of business experience and technical knowledge. With VIE’s help we implemented online subscription services, Agile methodologies, and Business Intelligence initiatives, just to name a few. At OCP, we value that Manoj and VIE are on our team."

- Cara Silva, Director, CIO

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