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

This Seminar will help you develop essential leadership skills for upper-level management.  You will acquire a big-picture perspective and learn to lead change by examining structure, strategy and policy.  You will also discuss real-world leadership challenges and explore your leadership style through a 360-degree assessment.

Collaborating with your seminar group, you will design a Government office, establish its mission, set its goals and complete an efficient strategic plan aligned with the President's Management Agenda and the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART).  Guided and independent research will help you determine which Government agencies, Congressional committees and special interest groups are appropriate partners.  Group work and instruction will teach you to interact positively and build collaborative relationships.  You will learn the strategies of effective oral communication and improve your political savy as you prepare for a final presentation.

• Acquire a toolbox of fresh approaches for leading change within the Federal Government
• Recalibrate strategic planning skills to the executive level
• Improve political ingenuity to identify and cultivate valuable partnerships, coalitions, and relationships with external constituencies
• Better grasp of the relations between the Legislative and Executive Branches and their effect on agency policies
• Improve executive communication skills, both public and interpersonal
• Acquire a deeper understanding of leadership

The seminar is specifically designed to meet the interagency training requirements for OPM-approved Candidate Development Programs.

Experienced managers (GS-14s/15s)

SES-level managers seeking focused skills development and promotion

 Individuals enrolled in a Candidate Development Program