6 Stages of IT Leadership Development: From Individual Contributor to CIO

As IT professionals move through the IT management ranks, they pass through six specific stages of leadership development.  Identifying the skills, knowledge, and organizational understanding needed at each level of professional growth, can enhance your current job performance, position you for promotion, and accelerate your upward professional mobility.

Eric Bloom is the Executive Director of the IT Management and Leadership Institute, the governing body of the ITMLP (IT Management and Leadership Professional) and ITMLE (IT Management and Leadership Executive) certifications, and a leading provider of IT leadership, interpersonal communication, and business skills training.

Eric is also an Amazon #1 bestselling author, former nationally syndicated columnist, Certified Professional Speaker (CSP), TEDx Talk speaker, trainer, executive coach, CIO.com contributor, and past President of National Speakers Association New England. 

His books include the Amazon #1 bestseller “Productivity Driven Success: Hidden Secrets of Organizational Efficiency”, “Office Influence: Get What You Want from The Mailroom to the Boardroom” and "The CIO’s Guide to Staff Needs, Growth, and Productivity."

Prior to founding IT Management and Leadership Institute, Eric held senior IT executive positions at various firms including Monster Worldwide, Independence Investments, and Fidelity Investments.

Contact him at eric@ ITMLInstitute.org, follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpbloom, or visit www.ITMLInstitute.org.