Leadership for the Government Executive

Overview

The next generation of successful California government leaders will be those who know how to embrace and implement positive government transformation and build cross-functional, interagency relationships. These relationships will be key building blocks for our future leaders.

Leadership for the Government Executive expands the practical application of the skills required to achieve success in today’s changing business climate. Government leaders will be challenged to develop and adopt statewide best practices, create interagency solutions, and develop relationships to implement and sustain government transformation efforts.

Through conversations and focus group meetings with top public service leaders, this certificate program connects these key skills with visionary statewide interagency initiatives including the:

HR Modernization Project
FI$Cal Project
Enterprise Process Advisory Committee (EPAC)
21st Century Project
Enterprise Leadership Council (ELC)

The program also addresses workforce development, succession planning and strategic thinking.

Audience

Leadership for the Government Executive is a certificate program for individuals who set the vision and direction of California’s statewide priorities.

Participants are considered senior leaders including executives and upper-level managers from the business, program and information technology programs or branches of an agency or department. Individuals responsible for strategic planning and policy setting across agency and departmental lines are ideal candidates. Enrollment is limited to participants with specific responsibilities rather than specific titles.

Delivery Model

Leadership for the Government Executive is a forward-thinking departure from traditional “day in a desk” training. Using individual development plans, group discussions, distinguished speakers from the public and private sectors, case studies, and participant-submitted project proposals, the classroom becomes an experiential laboratory in which leaders address real world problems with realistic solutions.

Leadership for the Government Executive consists of seven required courses for a total of 49 hours of instruction and 4.9 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Courses	Hours	Days	CEUs
Kick Off: Building a Mission, Vision, Values and Goals	7	1	0.7
Building a Service Culture	7	1	0.7
Organizational Change and Overcoming Resistance	7	1	0.7
Coaching, Mentoring and Motivating Others	7	1	0.7
Teams and Teamwork	7	1	0.7
Leadership Communication	7	1	0.7
Measuring Success	7	1	0.7
7 courses	49 hours	7 days	4.9 units

Cohort classes of no more than 25 participants create an opportunity to develop intra- and inter-departmental relationships, building networks that pave the way for collaboration beyond the scope of this experience.

Evaluation

Upon acceptance to Leadership for the Government Executive, participants are required to complete the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), which is based on The Leadership Challenge authored by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner.

Throughout the program, participants are evaluated through class discussions, experiential exercises and an individual project. Participants are expected to complete a project and report the findings at the end of the program.

Approximately six months after completion of Leadership for the Government Executive, participants are invited to participate in a post-training assessment process by completing a follow-up Leadership Practices Inventory and an online self-assessment to measure the training effectiveness of the program.

Schedule

Course sessions meet from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

	Cohort 10	Cohort 11
Applications Accepted	July 1 – September 30
Kick Off: Building a Mission, Vision, Values and Goals	November 5, 2009	November 5, 2009
Building a Service Culture	December 3, 2009	December 10, 2009
Organizational Change and Overcoming Resistance	January 7, 2010	January 14, 2010
Coaching, Mentoring and Motivating Others	February 11, 2010	February 11, 2010
Teams and Teamwork	March 4, 2010	March 11, 2010
Leadership Communication	April 1, 2010	April 8, 2010
Measuring Success	May 6, 2010	May 6, 2010
Graduation Celebration	May 6, 2010 (held at the end of Day 7)	May 6, 2010 (held at the end of Day 7)

Curriculum

Please select a course title to view complete course descriptions.

Guest Speakers

Distinguished public and private sector executives make a major contribution to the program by discussing their leadership challenges and how aspiring leaders can develop cross-functional interagency relationships to implement and sustain California's transformational efforts.

Past guest speakers include:

Clark Kelso, Federal Receiver, California Prison Healthcare Receivership

Teri Takai, State Chief Information Officer

P.K. Agarwal, Chief Technology Officer, State of California

Selvi Stanislaus, Executive Officer, California Franchise Tax Board

Jeff Szczesny, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Raley's

Supporters

The College of Continuing Education wishes to thank the dedicated public servants who invest their time and energy to ensure the professional merit and applicability of this program.

Founding Sponsors

J. Clark Kelso
Federal Receiver, California Prison Healthcare Receivership
William C. Bush
Director, California Department of General Services
David A. Gilb
Director, Department of Personnel Administration (Retired September 2009)

Sponsors

Debbie Endsley
Director, Department of Personnel Administration
Teri Takai
California Chief Information Officer, California Office of the State Chief Information Officer
Suzanne Ambrose
Executive Officer, State Personnel Board
Ron Diedrich
Acting Director, Department of General Services

Advisory Committee

P.K. Agarwal
Chief Technology Officer, State of California
Suzanne Ambrose
Executive Officer, State Personnel Board
Andrew Armani
Deputy Secretary, California State and Consumer Services Agency
Ann Barsotti
Deputy Director, Information Technology / CIO, California Department of Transportation
Ron Diedrich
Acting Director, Department of General Services
Debbie Endsley
Director, Department of Personnel Administration
Martha Esmael
Commander, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, California Highway Patrol
Bob Garcia
Chief Deputy Director, California Department of Social Services
Ramon Hirsig
Executive Officer, California Board of Equalization
Mark Hutchinson
Chief Deputy Director, California Department of Developmental Services
Dale Jablonsky
Chief Information Officer, California Employment Development Department
J. Clark Kelso
Federal Receiver, California Prison Healthcare Receivership
Leonard Robinson
Chief Deputy Director, California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Selvi Stanislaus
Executive Officer, California Franchise Tax Board
Teri Takai
California Chief Information Officer, California Office of the State Chief Information Officer

Past Advisory Committee Members

William C. Bush
Director, California Department of General Services
David A. Gilb
Director, Department of Personnel Administration
Davood Ghods
Agency Information Officer, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Debra Gonzales
CIO & IT Council HR Committee Chair, Department of Consumer Affairs
Carlos Ramos
Agency Information Officer, California Health and Human Services Agency

Commitment

The $4,779 program fee includes:

49 hours of instruction
4.9 continuing education units
Course materials
Pre- and post-program Leadership Practices Inventory assessments
Continental breakfast and afternoon snack for each classroom day
Graduation celebration with program sponsors
Certificate of Completion

There are no provisions for auditing this program at this time.

Nomination Process

To participate in Leadership for the Government Executive, all prospective applicants must be nominated by their supervisor, sponsored by their director or a director's designee, and accepted into the program.

When selecting nominees, look for individuals who will benefit from hands-on collaboration in the areas of strategic planning and policy setting across agency and departmental lines.

Consider your organization's succession planning needs and nominate individuals with strong potential for upward mobility who will benefit from a leadership curriculum, and those in a leadership position or poised to be in one in the near future. CCE encourages nominations from the business, program and information technology areas.

While there are only 25 seats available in each cohort, the college does not limit the number of nominations submitted by an individual organization. Candidates not accepted upon first nomination may be considered for future cohorts. Nominations are reviewed by committee and applicants will be notified of their acceptance.

To nominate a candidate for Leadership for the Government Executive, complete the online nomination form available here.

Nomination Deadline: The college accepts nominations each year between July 1 and September 30.

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