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

If you have the responsibility of leadership, but lack the formal position and title, how can you command the authority you need? This intensive seminar is designed for individuals who are not currently in supervisory or managerial positions but take on key leadership roles as analysts, project managers, and technical specialists. It will help you develop informal leadership skills to influence positive organizational success without positional authority. Through its highly participatory and experiential exercises, you will create an integrated development plan that matches your organization’s needs with individual achievement and success.

• Discover and test effective models for leadership success
• Understand the importance of personal influence
• Develop values-based leadership practices
• Facilitate groups more effectively
• Cultivate the art of positive interpersonal dynamics
• Learn to influence others without formal authority

Technical specialists, analysts, project leaders, scientists, engineers, and professional staff who are currently not supervisors or managers, but wish to learn more about increasing their leadership abilities

• Continual Learning
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Interpersonal Skills
• Team Building