Building High-Performance Organizations in the 21st Century
Understanding the Theory and Practice of Organizational Change
Overview
This advanced program offered by the Federal Executive Institute (FEI) is based on three key assumptions:
- You are an expert on your organization because of your years of experience
- You want to lead your organization into a culture of high performance
- You are better able to bring about change when you have a foundation of organizational theory
This program will help you look inside your agency and ask, "How can I move it toward high performance?" You will link your expert knowledge about your surroundings with the best organizational theory to transform your agency into one that delivers high-quality products and services, outstanding customer value and sound financial performance. Through varied presentations and an intensive small-group format, you will get the most out of your interactions with both your colleagues and the seminar leaders. Faculty will also be available to provide individualized feedback outside of class.
How You Will Benefit
- Discover why most organizations today need a change in culture to raise their performance level
- Appreciate the critical nature of leadership as the primary "lever" to begin positive organizational change
- Learn the importance of developing and articulating a shared vision for the organization
- Understand how commonly held organizational values can play a central role in performance building
- Recognize organizational strategies, structures and systems that currently inhibit change and learn to use them as catalysts
Who Should Attend
SES members, GS-15s and their equivalents in state, local and international government