Federal leaders seeking to gain practical tools for inspiring, engaging, and elevating their teams will explore transformational leadership, performance maximization, team dynamics, and strengths-based development.
This three-day course is designed for high-potential managers and executives. The curriculum reviews elements of leadership excellence, how to maximize performance, and how to identify and leverage your leadership strengths. Learners also examine trust and integrity as the foundations for leadership. Specific topics include characteristics of great leaders, teams, and organizations, purpose-centered leadership, leadership principles and pitfalls, and creating expectations for excellence. This highly interactive seminar will help you develop insight into critical leadership behaviors and learn how to adapt them to the needs of your organization. The training focuses on the Executive Core Qualification (ECQ), leading people, and the fundamental leadership competencies. During the seminar, you will examine trust and integrity as the foundations for leadership while learning to maximize performance. Explore the dynamics of team leadership and how to create a "Culture of Greatness," through coaching and empowerment.
Target Audience
Individuals at the GS 13-15 levels, participants in Agency Candidate Development Programs, and SES members seeking additional or refresher training.
This course has a prerequisite
Ideal for individuals who have been in a leadership position for five years or more.
What You'll Learn at a Glance
- Identifying and leveraging leadership strengths.
- Building trust and integrity as leadership foundations.
- Exploring characteristics of great leaders, teams, and organizations.
- Creating a "Culture of Greatness" through coaching and empowerment.
- Maximizing team performance and setting expectations for excellence.
Course Syllabus
Module 1: Leadership Foundations
- Examine traditional vs. performance-maxing leadership paradigms
- Understand the expectations of Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders
- Explore the Purpose-Centered Leadership model
- Define "greatness" in leadership and performance
Module 2: Transformational Leadership and the 4 I’s
- Learn the characteristics of transformational leadership
- Understand and apply the 4 I’s: Idealized Influence, Inspirational Motivation, Individualized Consideration, and Intellectual Stimulation
- Explore real-world examples of transformational leaders
Module 3: Coaching for Greatness
- Create “greatness expectations” within your team
- Use “on-the-spot” feedback and performance corrections
- Empower initiative and create a psychologically safe climate
Module 4: Strengths-Based Leadership
- Discover personal strengths using StrengthsFinder or similar tools
- Understand the importance of aligning team roles with individual strengths
- Use task ordering and strength-based assignments to improve engagement
Module 5: Engagement and Motivation
- Apply Gallup Q12 and other tools to measure engagement
- Explore drivers of team motivation across different demographics
- Conduct recognition and feedback interviews with intent
Module 6: Performance Rating and Leadership Impact
- Distinguish between transactional and transformational performance evaluations
- Learn to assess performance vs. potential, strategic contribution, and peer benchmarks
- Apply multi-dimensional ratings for holistic performance assessments
Module 7: Leadership Ethics and Avoiding Hostile Environments
- Discuss ethical challenges and personal “leadership but” factors
- Recognize and prevent bias, tribalism, and exclusion
- Apply the Ten Commandments of Environment Leadership
