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

Competencies Emphasized

• External Awareness
• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communication
• Political Savvy
• Strategic Thinking

Length

9 weeks 5 days.

Location

WMDC, Aurora, CO; 

College Credits

4 Hours Graduate

Schedule

• May 17 - July 16, 2010 @ WMDC, Aurora, CO   $3800
  
  Starts 8:30 AM on 1st day ends 12:00 PM on last day
  Online for 8 weeks ( No course work during Memorial Day holiday (May 31-June4, 2010). In Residence portion is 7/27-7/29/2010 in Aurora.

Overview

This seminar helps senior Federal and other public sector managers transition from technical, division-level activities to strategic, agency-level leadership positions that require an understanding of the big picture. You will be challenged to view policy, strategic planning, leadership and change from a global perspective. You will learn to act strategically, communicate orally and interact positively with constituencies. Group projects will also help you examine how policy is made, plan for internal and external politics and maximize the interests of all concerned parties.

The blended seminar covers the same content as the two-week in-residence program and qualifies as an 80-hour interagency experience for Candidate Development Programs. Assignments, readings, discussions, teleconferences and project work are completed during an eight-week period using a virtual classroom. The amount of work varies between six and 10 hours per week allowing you to remain on the jobs. This is not a self-paced independent study; you progress as a group. After the virtual course is completed, you will join other students for an intensive two-and-a-half day in-residence program.

You are expected to have completed a 360-degree leadership assessment prior to this seminar. If not, a 360 assessment can be included for an additional fee and is offered as a half-day workshop on the second Friday morning.

How You Will Benefit

• Understand how to implement change in the Federal Government
• Recalibrate strategic planning skills for the executive level
• Identify and meet the needs of stakeholders to create buy-in
• Design policy to include partnerships and coalitions with internal and external constituencies
• Explore the Legislative and Executive Branches and their impact on policy-making
• Improve oral communications and collaborative skills
• Review strategy, policy and the big picture from a senior-level perspective

Who Should Attend

Highly effective managers at the GS-14 or 15 levels who are eligible to transition to the Senior Executive Service (SES)

Those in Candidate Development Programs (this seminar meets the requirement for 80 hours of interagency training)

SES-level managers

Because the focus of this seminar is not on the individual leader, participants should have taken some basic leadership training prior to this seminar.