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Executive Development

Thought Leader Forum

On April 10, 2007, OPM convened a Thought Leader Forum in Washington, DC to discuss executive development. The purpose of the Forum was to develop actionable ideas for improving the development of Senior Executives. The Forum was co-sponsored by the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It brought together approximately 100 leaders on the topic of executive development from Government, the military, academia, good-government organizations, and the private sector. The below documents provide comprehensive information about the Forum.

Summary Report (Overall description of the purpose and outcome of the forum)

• THOUGHT LEADER FORUM: Developing Federal Executives in the 21st Century (Summary Report) [124 KB]

Read Ahead Documents (Background information provided to participants in advance)

• Snapshot of Executive Development in the Federal Government [169 KB]
• Developing 21st Century Department of Defense Senior Executive Service Leaders [147 KB]
• Getting the "X" into Senior Executive Service: Thoughts on Generation X and the Future of the SES [283 KB]
• 2006 Federal Human Capital Survey Executive Views [174 KB]
• A Baker's Dozen of Things that are Increasingly Self-evident About Executive Development
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Miscellaneous Documents (Describes major action items discussed by forum participants)

• Notes from Panel Discussion: Executive Development Across Sectors 26 KB]
• Comments/Action Items from Small Group Discussions [38 KB]
• Small Group Discussion Results [251 KB]