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

Competencies Emphasized

• Decisiveness
• Flexibility
• Resilience

Length

3 days.

Location

Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA; 

College Credits

N/A

Schedule

• January 6 - 8, 2010 @ Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA   $3495
  

Overview

More and more executive in senior leadership positions report feeling out of balance. In the Harvard Business Review, Stewart Friedman observes, "many people feel unfulfilled, overwhelmed or stagnant because they are forsaking performance in one or more aspects of their lives. They aren't bringing their leadership abilities to bear in all of life's domains--work, home, community and self (mind, body and spirit)". The demands placed on SES members can contribute to a feeling of imbalance and impact productivity.

This unique course is designed to help restore equilibrium in your own life. Working with FEI faculty and peers from across Government, you will discuss and explore ways to balance leadership responsibilities. This course will help you recognize successful patterns, habits and behaviors for making informed choices that support your goals and make you a more effective leader. You will also consider the impact of imbalance, on others in your organization and brainstorm ideas for improving staff performance and retention. Post-program conversations generate goals for continued equilibrium.

How You Will Benefit

• Understand how to achieve balance and why balance leads to more effective leadership
• Identify choices and options to enhance equilibrium and foster authentic leadership
• Learn tools for clarifying values, setting goals, making decisions, managing stress and refueling
• Discover barriers to change and develop practical plans for overcoming them
• Monitor personal behavior and make continued course corrections
• Understand the critical link between personal balance and successful values-based leadership
• Apply what you have learned to support balance initiatives throughout your organization as well as in your family and community

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.