This session examines successful approaches and common sense solutions related to delivering higher levels of IT effectiveness within organizations. From Leadership 101 for IT Leaders, to Hiring / Assembling Teams, to Calling and Running Meetings, to Preparing Budgets, to Managing Projects, to Managing Your Boss, to Managing End User Expectations, to IT Departmental "Branding", this presentation gives practical advice and insights related to becoming a more effective IT leader.

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
1. Assess your strengths/ weaknesses related to how effective an IT leader you are.
2. Seeing through organizational barriers, and help with overall effectiveness in IT goals.
3. Step-by-step "instructions" on making sense of some of the most difficult issues in IT.