Partnership Leadership Seminars

Effective government depends on capable leaders. Each federal agency needs a strong cadre of leaders throughout its workforce to streamline operations, find efficiencies and drive results.

The Partnership Leadership Seminars are one- and two-day programs ideal for agencies looking to develop the leadership skills of their employees. These adaptable seminars leverage proven best practices from the private and public sectors to instill the fundamentals of leadership into a workforce. Participants have demonstrated their ability, following the seminar, to use the leadership skills they learn to solve their agencies’ unique challenges. And by returning to work with these strategies, participants are helping agencies build the long-term, in-house capacity to innovate and solve management problems.

“My experience was all positive. The approach was like a breath of fresh air in comparison to other seminars I have attended. New, progressive and out of the box!”

Former Seminar Participant

Seminar Details

Each seminar consists of thought-provoking discussions and practical exercises designed to help participants understand and use proven leadership strategies. At the end of each seminar, participants create a plan of action that they will use to address current challenges within their agency. Throughout the seminar, participants are encouraged to discuss their challenges and develop solutions jointly. To ensure effective collaboration, participants should have similar levels of experience and we set recommended roles or GS grade ranges for each seminar.

1 Day: Recommended for all levels

Building Resilience

Examine the concepts of resilience and growth mindset and their relevance to coping with change and setbacks
Share best practices for building resilience and adopting a growth mindset, both individually and organizationally
Enable employees to build a culture of support to increase resilience as a team
Gather ideas and commitments to action related to resilience and energy management

2 Days: Recommended for GS-9 and above

Crucial Conversations

Determine when crucial conversations are necessary and learn how to get “unstuck”
Learn how to manage emotions to build better relationships and better outcomes for self, others, and the organization
Cultivate active listening skills to ensure the other person feels heard
Practice specific communication skills for a conversation you need to have and take away practical tools to bring back to the office

2 Days: Recommended for GS-12 and above

Driving Innovation

Understand how innovation works in the federal context
Know the attributes of innovative leaders, and how to assess yourself and others
Apply a set of tools to specific innovation efforts in your office
Apply assessment and measurement approaches to innovation efforts

1 Day: All levels (content can be tailored to level)

Fostering Diversity and Inclusion

Increase understanding of the cultural dynamics and organizational barriers that negatively impact individuals with certain social identities. Seminars are tailored for individual contributors, supervisors and team leads, affinity group members, senior executive and intact teams.

2 Days: Recommended for GS-9 to GS-12

Leading From Your Level

Discover how self-awareness and emotional intelligence can improve interpersonal relationships
Discuss and practice communication models for coordinating work and leading peers and volunteers
Generate your own framework for navigating your agency, including developing a stronger relationship with your manager
Learn ways to plan and manage your career
Discuss resilience and ways for managing stress

1 Day: Recommended for GS-12 to GS-14

Managing Change

Understand the factors that cause resistance to change and how to address them
Learn the fundamentals of a change management framework, and how to apply it to changes on your team
Identify ways to overcome team inertia, and address individual resistors that impact team dynamics

1 Day: Recommended for all supervisors

Managing Performance

Diagnose factors contributing to high and low performance
Develop and use tools for improving poor performance
Effectively deploy appropriate strategies for managing varying levels of performance (both high and low performers) and increasing future performance

1 Day: Raising your Emotional Intelligence

Raising your Emotional Intelligence

Turn self-awareness into more effective actions
Understand the impact of poor emotional intelligence (EQ), including overdone strengths
Strengthen the ability to handle stress productively
Apply EQ principles to contribute to better team performance