Technology Leadership Essentials (TLE) Overview
Customized Workshops for Emerging Technical Leaders
Why Technology Leadership Essentials (TLE)
Every year, the Technological Leadership Institute's workshops successfully train technical managers at some of Minnesota’s largest companies. This custom workshop is divided into a number of different modules, each one led by a different instructor with extensive experience in their field.
Trainees walk away from the workshop learning how to think strategically about technology, rally teams behind a project, and communicate effectively across the organization.
Flexible Training
This engaging workshop combines in-person and asynchronous training for a flexible learning experience that fits seamlessly into your schedule. The flexible format offers the convenience of self-paced progress within a structured environment, ensuring participants gain valuable, industry-focused insights on their terms.
Flexible
and Dynamic
Schedule
Your Dates
Asynchronous
and In-Person Training
A Path to Career Growth
Providing an early grounding in leadership fundamentals ensures a successful transition to management. The Technology Leadership Essentials (TLE) program is specifically designed to provide employees with the right tools they need for that success.
Organizations not only benefit in the short term from the Technology Leadership Essentials (TLE) program, but graduates often report feeling energized and valued by their employers after being chosen to take part; they also come away from TLE feeling more optimistic about their careers going forward.
“I wanted to develop my ability to think strategically to help the areas of the business that I support, and to help me grow my career. It’s been very exciting, very motivating. I’m looking forward to applying a lot of what I’ve learned here to the job.”
- Recent TLE trainee
Dynamic and Customizable
Technology Leadership Essentials (TLE) can be easily tailored for your industry, employing case studies and examples that are meaningful to your employees – including case studies from your own company. The modules can be adapted to suit the needs of your company and your employees, and the agenda can be shifted to focus on areas you’d like to emphasize.
Technology Leadership Essentials (TLE) isn’t a one-size-fits-all class – it’s a dynamic, hands-on workshop that can be customized to meet your organization's needs.
Potential Topics Include:
- Leadership and Team Design
- Technology Management
- Technology Innovation and Growth
- Managing Internal and External Partners
- Strategic Technology Management
- Intellectual Property Strategy & Innovation Funding
- Organizational Influence and Communication
- Leadership and Team Design
- Technology Roadmapping & Maturity
- Technology Architecting
- Business Communication
- Storytelling
Discover how General Mills applied the Technology Leadership Essentials workshop to strengthen leadership, foster innovation, and achieve measurable results.
Through this collaboration, leaders gained new strategies to navigate complex challenges, build cross-functional alignment, and accelerate progress toward business goals.
Interested in Bringing Leadership Training to Your Workplace?
Contact TLI’s Senior Fellow for Industrial Outreach, Randy Ross, at [email protected] to explore potential collaboration opportunities.