Seminar Audience

• Government leadership team: Heads of states, executive branch leaders, parliament members, judiciary members, public sector CEOs, agency directors, civil service managers, public project managers, team leaders, and community leaders.

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

Seminar Objectives 

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

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

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

• Focus on leadership development and relationship management skills

• Explore leadership best practices, tools, and decision-making 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 perspectives, values, and interests

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 project work

• The development of management skills is based on KASAC executive education and management training model

Seminar Modules

• What is Leadership?

• Executive Leadership Thinking (Top Leadership Questions)

• Management vs. Leadership

• Leadership and Power in Government Agencies

  • Workplace Politics: How to overcome dysfunctional workplace politics?

  • Conflict Management

  • Negotiation

  • How to Win Your Boss

• Leadership Science & Psychology:

  • Human Needs, Motivation and Performance

  • Personality Profiling: Knowledge of Self and Others

  • Managing Difficult Personalities

  • Leadership Traits, Behavior and Styles

  • Emotional Intelligence

• Leadership Credibility and Ethics

• Leadership Examples and Insights from Highly Successful Government Leaders

Key Concepts

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

• Government Leadership Science: Leadership Psychology. Leadership Styles and Behaviors. Personality Profiling. Critical Thinking. Decision Making. Organizational Psychology and 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 and Theory Z. Organization Culture

• Government Leadership Skills: Transformational Leadership. Charismatic Leadership. Change Management in Government Agencies. Team Building. Managing Workplace Politics. Organizational Alignment. Action Learning Teams. 4-Phase Action Learning Change Process. Self-Awareness. Emotional Intelligence. Relationship Management. Conflict Management and Negotiation. Managerial Ethics. Professional Networking. Communication. Crisis Management. Stress Management. Success Management.

Key Tools

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

Training Seminar 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 government 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 in government agencies

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

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

• Explore organizational behavior and workplace politics

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

Courseware Content (Customized)

The Government Leadership courseware includes the following:

1. Participant's training 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, and checklists)

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

USA, Canada, and Europe Seasonal Programs and Venues:

This executive education program is offered during the following months:

• Winter & Spring Seminars:  December, January, February, March, April, and May in USA
• Spring & Summer Seminars: May, June, July, and August, September, and October in USA, Canada, and Europe
• Autumn & Winter: September, October, November, and December in USA

Executive Seminar Registration

Government Leadership Seminar

• Accelerated workshop in-classroom (In-person)
• Requires seat reservation
• Executive Seminar Registration