Develop essential leadership and management capabilities to guide organizations through change and operational uncertainty. This comprehensive course addresses the critical responsibilities of managers in federal workplace environments, including financial stewardship, human resources oversight, and technology management. Participants explore practical techniques for addressing diverse leadership challenges and gain a structured framework for applying knowledge to their current positions.
Target Audience: This course is specifically designed for employees who are new to leadership positions or have been promoted within the past three years. Whether your leadership role is formal (as a supervisor or manager) or informal (as a project manager or team lead), this training applies to anyone responsible for guiding and developing others.
Course Includes:
- One full day of live, interactive training led by subject matter experts
- Proprietary workbook for reference and note-taking
- Verified digital certificate of completion
- Training delivered by an accredited institution
- 0.6 Continuing Education Units for professional development
- Small group class sizes for personalized attention
Core Learning Objectives:
- Analyze the qualities that distinguish effective managers from others
- Apply effective approaches to financial management and budgeting
- Utilize effective strategies for human capital management
- Implement effective approaches to technology management
Module 1: Qualities of Effective Management
- Understand the big picture and align projects with organizational mission, vision, and strategy
- Build political awareness and strengthen relationships and influence within your organization
- Recognize common barriers, including poor communication, failure to delegate, weak relationships, skills gaps, conflict avoidance, and resistance to change
- Apply strategies to improve communication, delegate effectively, develop team member skills, address conflict constructively, embrace change, and maintain a results-oriented focus
Module 2: Financial Management Foundations
- Understand the federal budget cycle, including formulation, congressional action, execution, and audit phases
- Learn key roles, including CFO, budget analysts, accountants, and auditors, plus the ethical and controls framework
- Follow the transaction lifecycle from appropriation and apportionment through obligation, certification, and disbursement with required documentation
- Apply strategies for effective financial stewardship, including budget planning and justification, execution within authority, performance monitoring with metrics, and audit preparation
Module 3: Human Capital Management Foundations
- Define strategic human capital management and understand OPM's Human Capital Framework components, including Strategic Planning, Talent Management, Performance Culture, and Evaluation
- Connect organizational culture and mission to hiring, development, performance management, and reward systems
- Address contemporary trends, including accountability demands, talent competition, evolving worker expectations, and changing HR and manager roles
- Clarify responsibilities across strategic, operational, and individual employee levels for workforce planning, development, performance management, and labor relations
- Measure and improve results using data-driven approaches and continuous evaluation for mission impact
Module 4: Technology Management Foundations
- Explain technology's strategic role in communication, automation, remote work capability, analytics, and cybersecurity, and survey current and emerging tools
- Identify manager responsibilities, including solution selection, modernization planning, governance, accessibility, cybersecurity, and policy compliance
- Align technology investments to strategic plans and implement with clear objectives, stakeholder engagement, security considerations, and change management communications
- Evaluate and sustain technology implementations by tracking post-deployment performance and costs, planning scalable improvements, and delivering targeted training based on organizational needs
