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

How do senior executive leaders sustain their initiatives, perspectives, and senseof themselves as agents of change? They consistently articulate new ways of doing things and model these possibilities in the face of daily challenges. They choose effective strategies for dealing with complex and conflicting priorities. They maintain focus, rooted in a purposeful commitment to change. They draw sustenance from a range of practices, both at work and in their larger lives, to develop resilience,capacity, and balance. Lastly, they inspire and coach others to contribute as well.

This dynamic and experiential seminar explores the power of resilience in a world of change. It provides a forum for addressing the challenge of resilience explicitly and directly. You will practice coaching others, receive coaching, and use cutting-edge tools, perspectives, and strategies. You will learn to sustain yourself as an agent of change and to support others during the change process. A resilience self-assessment, individual and group exercises, and skill practices, interspersed with group discussions and brief presentations, will give you the tools to sustain for yourself and others a sense of possibility, perspective, and optimism.

• Clarify and embody your purpose as a leader
• Apply research findings concerning the impact of empowering perspectives
• Design ongoing personal practices to strengthen focus and resilience
• Create a map for managing strategic partnerships
• Select key initiatives for proactive engagement
• Commit to a personal strategy to maintain your focus, intensity and persistence

SES members, GS-15s, and their high-performing equivalents in Federal, international, State, and local governments