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

Whether you are moving into a new leadership position or need to adjust your strategies and tactics because your organization is in transition, the actions you take in the first few months determine your success or failure. As administrations change, agencies reorganize, or potential mentors move toward retirement, it is imperative that you garner as much information and goodwill as swiftly as possible. This seminar will show you how to quickly lay a secure foundation for long-term success.

You will learn how to diagnose your situation and discern its risks and opportunities. You will assess your strengths and weaknesses and identify personal vulnerabilities in your new situation. You will gain insights into how to learn about your new organization and quickly establish your priorities, and receive solid advice about how to manage key relationships by building teams and creating alliances. You will leave the session with a road map for creating your transition plan.

• Diagnose key aspects of your approach to leadership, including learning preference, leadership style, and strengths and weaknesses
• Accelerate your transition to new leadership assignments by applying a proven framework and tool kit to your situation
• Apply this framework to navigate organizational transitions and strengthen your qualifications for future advancement
• Describe common pitfalls that derail leaders in all stages of their careers and identify different types of transitions and strategies appropriate in each of them
• Create initial strategies for establishing or enhancing critical working relationships and partnerships, and gaining necessary support from your peers, team, and boss
• Set and test your leadership transition priorities

Individuals who are new to Government or experienced individuals transferring from one agency to another, who supervise, manage, or lead efforts to transform an organization

Presidential Management Fellows

• Continual Learning
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Political Savvy
• Strategic Thinking
• Team Building