Program: ESMP

Effective Supervisory Management Program

New supervisors  or those who want to refine their management and supervisory skills.

Focus: SUPERVISING OTHERS

Foundational skills critical to effective supervision.

What will I learn from the class?

• Understand your management style and make it more effective
• Gain an overview of management and supervisory roles and issues
• Diagnose problems and analyze difficult interpersonal situations
• Build teamwork and lead problem-solving efforts
• Address conflict and strengthen relationships with employees and coworkers
• Improve listening, communication, and coaching skills
• Appreciate what it means to work in the public sector and make a contribution to the community

Program: LGFCU Fellows

Leading for Results

Current and emerging leaders in local government.

Focus: LEADING YOUR ORGANIZATION

Personal self-development to become a better organizational and institutional leader in a complex public setting.

What will I learn from the class?

• Understand the five practices of exemplary leadership.
• Effectively set a vision and help others engage that vision.
• Understand your strengths and weaknesses as a leader.
• Recognize how others perceive you as a leader.
• Develop a leadership plan based on feedback from others.

A set of competencies essential for emerging leaders: communication skills, decision-making skills, civics, change management, and public speaking.

Program: PELA

Public Executive Leadership Academy

Experience in leadership positions and are working in the ‘gap’ between political responsiveness and administrative sustainability.

Focus: LEADING COMMUNITY CHANGE

Working to improve the quality of community life in a complex world that requires working within organizations and across jurisdictions and sectors.

What will I learn from the class?

• The context of working in the public sector and celebrate the dignity and worth of public service.
• Your role as a community leader relative to that of elected officials.
• Utilize and draw on tools to enhance personal resiliency.
• Use systems thinking to identify and diagnose problems and analyze situations.
• Cultivate community building, partnerships, and collaborative and innovative problem solving across jurisdictions and sectors.
• Analyze and frame community issues to determine level and type of stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and hone listening and communication skills for working in community settings, with governing boards, and with professional staff.
• Better understand and manage change to improve the quality of life in their communities

Program: ‘One Day’

Public Leadership Series

Open to all public sector professionals, including those working in state government and the judicial branch.

Focus: DEEPENING YOUR SKILLS

Additional content and opportunity to practice new skills on a variety of leadership topics

Range of topics include:

• Leading with Emotional Intelligence
• Getting Your Message Across
• Social Media Strategies (I and II)
• Leading Diverse and Inclusive Teams
• Working with Advisory Boards and Commissions
• Leadership Principles with 360 Review
• Managing Conflict Effectively
• Understanding Leadership Preferences (MBTI)
• Strategic Planning for Government Professionals
• Facilitation Skills for Successful Meetings
• Leading Change in Governmental Organizations
• Building and Maintaining a Competitive Workforce