U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Federal agencies often are faced with external mandates or internal strategic plans that lead them to implement changes in the form of critical organization-wide goals or programs. At the agency level, these projects are often critical components rated by the Office of Personnel Management or other groups for their contribution to agency effectiveness and efficiency. As a middle or senior manager, you may be responsible for successfully implementing these critical goals or programs that will directly affect the long-term operation of your agency. This cutting-edge, interactive seminar will help you develop the thought processes, strategies, procedures, and tools you will need.

This seminar is designed for managers and project leaders who need to develop and monitor a successful, high-level implementation strategy. You will learn how to manage the human side of implementing projects of this scope, including getting buy-in from multiple groups or individuals, dealing with resistance and push-back, keeping people involved and supportive during the implementation process, and having a clear strategy to sustain the implemented project. You will learn specific and practical tools that you can apply to be strategic in your thinking, productive in your conversations, skillful in guiding your team, and clear in building your plan. You will walk away with a tool kit of ideas and techniques.

• Learn to create a high-level implementation strategy for critical agency goals or programs that will allow you to successfully monitor progress and success
• Learn how to get the project buy-in needed for long-term, sustained energy and effort
• Understand how to manage the human side of implementing critical projects, including dealing with resistance, push-back, and frustration in different stakeholder and employee groups. Also learn how to maximize individual strengths and reduce team tension
• Develop the implementation strategy you will need for a critical project back home

Middle and senior managers and high-level project managers who have the responsibility of leading people through the successful implementation of strategic plans and critical organizational goals or programs

• Accountability
• External Awareness
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Strategic Thinking
• Vision