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Exploring leadership coaching as a tool to improve the people management skills of information technology and cybersecurity project managers

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  • Burrell Darrell Norman

    (The Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia)

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According to recent research 55 percent of information technology (IT) projects are deemed unsuccessful. In 2016, globally, organizations waste an average of $97 million dollars for every $1 billion invested information technology projects. These numbers should be of tremendous concern when these projects often focus on critical operational aspects like knowledge management, data analytics, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and information management. These numbers also point the critical need to develop leadership skills for information technology project managers. This paper explores the need and viability for organizations to invest in leadership coaching as employee development tools for their IT project managers and cybersecurity technical staffers.

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  • Burrell Darrell Norman, 2018. "Exploring leadership coaching as a tool to improve the people management skills of information technology and cybersecurity project managers," HOLISTICA – Journal of Business and Public Administration, Sciendo, vol. 9(2), pages 107-126, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:vrs:hjobpa:v:9:y:2018:i:2:p:107-126:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/hjbpa-2018-0015
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    1. Francis Hannafey & Lawrence Vitulano, 2013. "Ethics and Executive Coaching: An Agency Theory Approach," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 115(3), pages 599-603, July.
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    Keywords

    Information Technology Project Management; Cybersecurity Project Management; Technology Management;
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    JEL classification:

    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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