Course Audience

• Government Leadership Team: Public CEOs, Departmental Directors and Managers; Government Finance Managers; Human Resources Managers; Project Managers; Team Leaders; Community and Political Leaders.

• Note: This training course is designed for government professionals. We do not accept students seeking initial employment, postsecondary education or initial licensing programs

Course Objectives 

• Understanding the management framework of government organizations and public agencies leadership

• Offer experiential analysis of the challenges of government leaders and their management teams in leading and transforming their organizations

• Focus on leadership development and relationship management

• Explore leadership best practices, tools and models for building high-performance teams

• Provide advice on how to develop and share socioeconomic development vision, build consensus  and manage various stakeholders with different values and interests

• Share leadership insights from the world's most successful leaders

Training Focus

• Develop organizational leadership skills and competencies with emphasis on organizational culture, change management, relationship management, workplace politics, and performance management

Training Model

• Experiential action learning

• 25%-50% seminar and 50-75% experiential discussion and project work

• The development and evaluation of management skills are based on KASAC training model

Key Course Modules

• What is Leadership?

• Executive Leadership Thinking (Questions)

• Management vs. Leadership

• Leadership and Power

• Personality Profiling: Knowledge of Self and Others

• Managing Difficult Personalities

• Workplace Politics

• How to Win Your Boss

• Leadership Science & Psychology: Human Needs and Motivation

• Leadership Traits, Behavior and Styles

• Emotional Intelligence

• Leadership Credibility and Ethics

• Leadership Insights from Highly Successful Leaders

Key Concepts

• Management Leadership Experience:
  Top Management Leadership Questions. Leadership Challenges

• Managerial Leadership Science: Leadership Psychology. Leadership Styles & Behaviors. Personality Profiling. Critical Thinking. Decision Making. Organizational Psychology & Behavior. Motivation Theories. Social Animal. Hygiene Factors Theory. Contingency Approach. Path-Goal Theory. Expectancy Theory. Equity Theory. Tournament Theory. Hierarchy of Needs. Management by Objectives. Learning Organizations. Theory X, Theory Y & Theory Z. Organization Culture

• Managerial Leadership Skills: Transformational Leadership. Charismatic Leadership. Change Management. Managing Workplace Politics. Organizational Alignment. Action Learning Teams. 4-Phase Action Learning Change Process. Self-Awareness. Emotional Intelligence. Relationship Management. Conflict Management & Negotiation. Managerial Ethics. Professional Networking. Communication. Crisis Management. Stress Management. Success Management. Finding Fulfillment in Life and at Work

Key Tools

• Personality profiling, leadership assessment, management leadership case studies, executive leadership interviews, government leadership success factors, brainstorming and leadership discussions

Training Course Customization Subjects 

Government Leadership course focuses on managerial "soft" skills. These skills are divided into 2 categories; self management skills and relationship management skills

Self-Management Skills

• Self awareness: Personality profiles (strengths and pitfalls)

• Leadership characteristics

• Leadership SWOT self-analysis

• Learn how successful leaders succeed and why many talented professionals fail

Relationship Management Skills

• Learn how to plan, organize, control and motivate your team

• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various personalities (including yours) and how to work with them

• Change Management: Plan growth and overcome resistance to change

• Transformational Leadership: Create a culture of success and overcome barriers to effective leadership

• Action Learning Teams: Build and manage high-performance teams

• Explore organizational behavior and workplace politics

• Managerial Ethics: Win the trust and support of your stakeholders through social responsibility

Courseware Content (Customized)

The courseware includes the following:

1. Participant's coursework and assessment project guide

2. Subject matter handbook and lecture notes

3. Executive summary of the subject matter:

   • Summary of essential concepts and leadership best practices

   • Examples and case studies

4. Government leadership's toolkit (management frameworks, decision models, checklists, etc.)

5. Government leadership career assessment project

6. Experiential work-based assessment project

7. Online resources for the completion of the experiential assessment project

Performance Evaluation (Optional)

• Performance can be evaluated on the basis of individual or team project deliverables

• There are no Q&A exams or tests. Candidates can choose to complete customized experiential work-based projects such as developing a relevant analysis document, management strategy, action plan or a senior management presentation

• The course advisor will review the deliverables and provide improvement feedback

• The evaluation is a form of management consulting and experiential coaching for performance improvement

Training Course Registration

Government Leadership Training Course

• Accelerated Workshop In-Classroom (In-Person)
• Requires seat reservation
• Training Program Registration