8:30am Arrival/Networking/Coffee & Tea  

9:00am  Introductions & Ice Breaker 

9:30am  Module 1: Your personal journey as a leader  

• Explore the importance of understanding their personal values 

• Define their vision of who they want to be as a leader 

• Identify their non-negotiables red lines 

• Complete an exercise to develop a clearer understanding of their values, vision, and red lines 

10:15am 

• Gain insight into how leadership in government compares to other sectors 

• Identify and address barriers specific to leading in government 

• Explore strategies to foster a culture of innovation in the public sector 

• Develop critical skills for leading individuals and teams 

• Understand how to build a strong team culture and define shared values 

• Apply their learning through a team development case study 

11:30am

• Develop skills for managing up and across their organization 

• Learn how to build productive relationships with peers and negotiate agreements 

• Explore challenges unique to influencing within government IT organizations as well as the various constituencies that they will need to influence 

• Develop a relationship map to strengthen their influence 

12:30pm Lunch & Table Exercise  

1:15pm

• Master the fundamentals of creating an IT strategy and implementation plans and the importance of change management. 

• Discuss case studies, evaluate the outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement. 

2:15 pm

• Discover the fundamentals of risk management and crisis management. 

• Discuss real world incidents and evaluate the effectiveness of risk management and crisis management in those cases. 

3:00pm

• Explore the concept of personal branding and complete an exercise to understand their current brand, what they want their brand to be and how well aligned those two things are.   

• Learn about executive presence and how to cultivate their executive presence. 

3:45pm

• Learn about the importance of sponsorship, mentorship and networking.  

• Develop a relationship map to identify opportunities to both be mentored and mentor others as well as to identify networking opportunities.   

• Discuss techniques to remove the discomfort from networking and the challenges of gender bias and how to overcome it. 

4:45pm

In this final session, participants will be wrapping up their day by developing a 30-60-90 plan and will be assigned to an optional mastermind group for follow-up and accountability.
 

5:00pm End of Day