Mid-Level Enrichment (MLE) Program
Mid-level leaders need business acumen and superior leadership tools to support them both professionally and personally. MLE is a hands-on, experience-based program that sharpens critical skills to prepare for advancement within an agency.
Start Date
November 2024
Duration
15 weeks
Pricing
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What Is MLE?
This SoFLE program is a 15-week immersive experience for federal leaders who are tasked with making strategic organizational decisions. Aligned with OPM ECQs, the DoD Civilian Leaders Development Framework, and the DoD Civilian Leader Development Continuum, MLE provides a practical approach to the leadership skills and technical knowledge every senior leader needs.
Who Attends
The MLE program assumes 3–5 years of management experience and completion of an in-agency LDP or federally focused leadership certificate program. It is recommended for high-potential managers in the GS-13 to GS-15 levels.
How It Works
Applicants must submit a learner’s application essay, letter of recommendation, and letter of commitment. The program starts with 3 days of instructor-led, in-classroom activities, group projects, and 1:1 executive coaching.
The Details
Students develop business acumen through acquisition, financial management, and data analytics topics, engaging in action learning, service projects, assessments, and receive feedback from coaches, peers, and mentors.
What’s Included
MLE is aligned with OPM ECQs and DoD Civilian Leader Development Continuum and DoD Civilian Framework Competencies.
Developing Business Acumen
The MLE program exposes learners to key knowledge areas such as federal acquisitions, financial management, and strategic planning.
Leading People
MLE features cohort-based projects including an agency-specific Action Learning project, a cohort service project, and an individual research assignment.
Driving Results
MLE explores courses such as Data Analytics and Advanced Problem Solving and facilitates intra-agency job shadowing, a 360-degree review, the Hogan Personality Inventory, and the Hogan Development Survey.
Building Coalitions
MLE provides learners with a range of support including mentorship within the agency, cohort networking opportunities, chances for community-based improvements, and online discussions.
Leading Change
MLE includes essential courses such as Leading Organizational Change and Strategic Planning. The program utilizes a science-based approach to forming new habits so the behaviors needed to support change initiatives are easier to master.
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