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

Competencies Emphasized

• Conflict Management
• External Awareness
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Political Savvy
• Problem Solving

Length

3 days.

Location

Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA; 

College Credits

N/A

Schedule

• March 17 - 19, 2010 @ Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA   $3495
  

Overview

Each day, senior Federal leaders struggle with leadership challenges with potentially profound implications for their organizations and American society. Their leadership occurs within a context perhaps more demanding than any other; our Constitutional system and democratic society. As leadership researcher and writer Jim Collins noted, "Social sector leaders are not less decisive than business leaders as a general rule; they only appear that way to those who fail to grasp the complex governance and diffuse power structures common to social sectors."

This Seminar in the new Horizons series, The Constitution and Contemporary Public Sector Leadership will provide you with an unrivaled opportunity to step back from day-to-day demands, to explore and better understand the unique, demanding and ultimately rewarding milieu in which you operate and seek to excel. Splitting time between FEI's Charlottesville campus and Montpelier, the home of President James Madison, father of the Constitution, seminar participants will heighten their understanding of the relationship between historical antecedents to their contemporary leadership and discover new perspectives and approaches to apply in their organizations.

How You Will Benefit

• Reconnect with the Constitution and concepts of public service and "trusteeship," and work with key values and issues underlying public sector leadership
• Strengthen key leadership skills required for success in leading employees and navigating the career/political interface
• Deepen your cross-agency SES network and your "corporate" sense of the Federal sector
• Enhance your personal "constitution" with new strategies for wellness and resilience

Who Should Attend

The Leadership Horizon Series is designed for Federal leaders with a minimum of two years' experience at the SES level, senior military officers and state/local/international counterparts. Because of FEI's emphasis on interagency networks and building a vibrant learning community, participants will be selected to represent the fullest range of the Federal sector possible.