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

FEI’s Aspen Institute Executive Seminar helps you define and understand basic values that are at the heart of the issues key leaders face. It will prepare you to manage relationships with diverse constituencies, conduct business in a global environment, and motivate followers through visions that unite and inspire.

Fulfilling the needs of diverse constituencies requires more than knowledge of the latest management techniques. The best leaders ground their actions in enduring ideas and uplifting values. They are sensitive to differing values, and they know how to help their followers focus their energies on the pursuit of common, enlightened goals.

In this seminar, leaders come together to learn from each other and from some of the greatest thinkers of all time: philosophers and social theorists, revolutionaries and voices of conscience, historical figures and contemporary minds. You will learn how to identify what others believe and why, gain a deeper understanding of your own values, and learn how to communicate your goals and beliefs.

• Understand basic ideas of a free democratic society and how they affect the way people think and act as citizens
• Gain insights from discussions of the underlying values of a good society and their application to the work of Federal executives
• Appreciate the importance of beliefs and values in leadership challenges

SES members, GS-14s/15s, and their equivalents

• External Awareness
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Team Building