New OPM Leadership Certificate Helps Professionals Gain Greater Influence in their Careers

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In challenging times, leadership training is more important than ever for individuals to accomplish Agency missions and to advance their careers.

OPM helps agencies and individuals build the competencies for success through top shelf leadership development programs offered through the Federal Executive Institute and the Management Development Centers. These programs are designed to strengthen competencies consistent with the Federal Executive Core Qualifications, and help set the stage for individual career growth and agency succession planning.

Participants can enroll in programs based on specific needs, or they may opt to enroll as part of the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) certificate training, which helps Federal employees navigate a pathway for career development and growth.

Participants receive a LEAD certificate by completing five of OPMs leadership development programs over a three-year period. LEAD Certificates are available for five levels of Leadership: Team/Project Lead, Supervisor, Manager, Executive, and the new Professional level for strategic or subject matter experts who do not supervise others.

OPMs LEAD Certificate Program is the best solution for helping agencies tackle their leadership challenges. It is the only Federally recognized program that offers contemporary training programs that are relevant to the specific needs of leaders at each level of career responsibility. Moreover, OPMs LEAD certificate program is recognized across all agencies and easy to procure under streamlined inter-agency agreements.

For those looking to build an effective Individual Development Plan that invigorates their careers and opens doors to further growth and transformation, visit OPMs Leadership Website, www.Leadership.opm.gov, or contact the LEAD Program Manager, Claire Thurston at LEAD@opm.gov.

OPM Improves Leadership 360™ Assessment

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As part of the Human Resources Solutions (HRS) organization’s continuous improvement efforts, HRS recently took its venerable Leadership 360™ assessment and made it even better. The OPM Leadership 360™ has long been the Federal sector standard for obtaining quality multi-source leadership assessment, but through this “refresh” process, HRS revisited the content, processes, and deliverables associated with the assessment to ensure they continue to provide state of the industry features. HRS solicited feedback from agency clients and internal OPM stakeholders, and designed, built, tested and implemented enhancements guided by the academic literature and HRS’s singular expertise in organizational assessment. Major additions to the latest generation of Leadership 360™ include an “Other” rating category, importance ratings, highlighted “derailers,” and an interpretation guide to supplement individual feedback reports. HRS also made a number of aesthetic and usability improvements, including revamping the design and layout of the individual feedback reports to reflect the enhanced content and deliver a more intuitive yet highly informative feedback experience. As a result, the OPM Leadership 360™ has retained the features that made it an industry leader while adding many attractive new ones. For more information on how to leverage the power of the Leadership 360™ assessment experience, please contact Michael Rossi at Michael.rossi@opm.gov.

OPM Unveils its Leadership Profiler

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

OPM's Human Resources Solutions (HRS) organization recently completed extensive research and development efforts on its OPM Leadership Profiler (LP). The LP is a personality assessment designed to assist current and future leaders in the Federal government with their leadership and personal development. The LP accomplishes this by providing participants with a research-based feedback report with valuable, developmental feedback about their general personality (i.e., the “Big Five”--Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Emotional Stability) as well as how their personality impacts performance as a Federal leader. LP's chief developer, Nick Martin, states "the LP is unique in that it is both personally applicable and universally transferable in the Federal sector," as LP defines leadership performance within the framework of OPM's Executive Core Qualifications. The LP is available now for agency use. To discuss how LP can energize your current and future leader'’ professional and personal development, contact Nick Martin at Nicholas.martin@opm.gov.

HRS Fields First Federal New Leader Onboarding Assessment

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

While most executive onboarding programs focus on "the first 90 days," research shows it can actually take more than six months for a leader to become fully productive in a new role. To shorten the path to full productivity, HRS has developed and fielded the New Leaders Onboarding Assessment (NLOA), the first of its kind in the Federal sector. NLOA provides a high-level snapshot of key facets of an executive's new organization, and is comprised of three pulse surveys: The Organizational Assessment Survey; a Leadership Assessment; and a Workforce Capabilities & Training Needs Assessment. NLOA’s detailed results report accelerates the new leader’s learning curve while providing analyses in a clear, succinct format to prevent information overload (a common challenge for new leaders.) If you are taking on a leadership role in an organization and would like to discuss how NLOA can accelerate your journey to effectiveness, please contact Matthew Sigafoose at matthew.sigafoose@opm.gov.