Preparing the Next Generation of Federal Leaders: Agency-Based Leadership Develop-ment Programs : IBM Center for The Business of Government , 2017
2017
IBM Center for The Business of Government
Preparing the Next Generation of Federal Leaders: Agency-Based Leadership Develop-ment Programs : IBM Center for The Business of Government , 2017
2017
IBM Center for The Business of Government
From the report: “Agency-based leadership development programs are an essential tool the federal government utilizes to nurture and develop leaders at every step of a civil servant’s career. In an era of rapid and disruptive change, these agency-based programs become even more important because federal leaders must be prepared to effectively and efficiently administer government products and services on behalf of the American taxpayer.
Agency-based leadership development programs are those that an individual federal agency has created that may or may not utilize external service providers. The key characteristic of an agency-based leadership development program is that agency leaders have made an intentional decision to develop a structured program that is managed by the agency itself. The agency will then use a mix of internal and external resources to provide leadership development programs to their staff.
These programs ensure that current leaders remain abreast of new developments that affect their everyday jobs, such as risk management or cybersecurity, and that future leaders are prepared for the rigors of administering a $4.4 trillion enterprise that touches the lives of all Americans daily. They also ensure that implemented programs are aligned with the mission requirements of their agencies and the skillsets needed to support that mission. This report explores five research themes:
1. What are the factors that enable a sustainable agency-based leadership development program?
2. What are the system-level challenges that prevent agencies from creating and sustaining agency-based leadership development programs?
3. What are the training/development modalities that have had the most success in the federal government?
4. Are the lessons learned from exemplar agency-based leadership development programs transferable to other agencies?
5. Do assessment and evaluation models exist that demonstrate the return-on-investment (ROI) of federal leadership development programs?”
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