Leadership Excellence and Achievement Program (LEAP) is a Department-wide leadership expereince designed and developed to address DOJ’s current and future succession planning needs. LEAP is a 12 month (part-time) program that includes a series of challenging developmental experiences for DOJ employees who have the potential to assume leadership positions within the next three years. Components nominate employees at the GS-13-15 or equivalent levels who best meet their organizational succession planning needs. Nominees will also be expected to be highly motivated self-starters, who and are interested in enhancing their leadership skills.

Once selected into the program, participants engage in classroom discussions, group exercises, learning teams and independent studies. The LEAP provides participants with the keys to self-awareness and the tools to refine their leadership skills. The program challenges its participants to step outside their comfort level, to sample new environments, and to stretch, grow, contribute and make a difference. The individual elements include: self assessment; individual development plans; residential training; mentoring; coaching; developmental assignment(s); shadowing assignment(s); reading assignment; and a program impact paper.

For more information on the LEAP, please email or call Mary R. Jones at 202/616-3619.

Leadership Excellence and Achievement Program
Memo from Lee Lofthus, Assistant Attorney General for Administration (April 20, 2009)

2009 LEAP Announcement

2008 Leadership Excellence and Achievement Program

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