A New Relationship: the Center for Creative Leadership® and Management Concepts
Written by: Scott Boozer
The partnership between Management Concepts and the Center for Creative Leadership ® is a collaboration that aims to provide leadership development solutions designed specifically for the U.S. federal government marketplace. The partnership combines CCL’s ® award-winning content and innovative best practices with Management Concepts’ deep understanding of the public sector workforce.
The partnership between CCL and Management Concepts offers a series of unique leadership learning experiences that are tailored to the federal context and aligned with the OPM ECQs. The partnership supports federal leaders at every level, from aspiring managers to executives, by offering core, specialized, and foundational courses. The partnership benefits federal leaders by enhancing their leadership skills, competencies, and capabilities to meet the challenges and opportunities of public service.
One of the benefits of the partnership is that it enhances the leadership skills of federal leaders, such as strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, innovation, and influence. The partnership offers programs that help federal leaders develop these skills through experiential learning, feedback, coaching, and peer learning. For example, the Leading Strategically in the Federal Government program helps federal leaders to think and act strategically, communicate and align vision, foster innovation and change, and leverage networks and partnerships. By enhancing their leadership skills, federal leaders can improve their performance, effectiveness, and impact in their roles and organizations.
Another benefit of the partnership is that it develops the leadership competencies of federal leaders, such as leading people, leading change, results driven, business acumen, and building coalitions. The partnership offers programs that help federal leaders acquire these competencies through assessment, reflection, action planning, and application. For example, the Effective Federal Leader program helps federal leaders to assess their strengths and areas for improvement, create a personal development plan, and apply their learning to real-world challenges. By developing their leadership competencies, federal leaders can increase their readiness, potential, and growth for current and future leadership roles.
A third benefit of the partnership is that it builds the leadership capabilities of federal leaders, such as resilience, adaptability, agility, and learning agility. The partnership offers programs that help federal leaders cultivate these capabilities through exposure, challenge, support, and practice. For example, the Leadership at the Peak for Federal Leaders program helps federal leaders to enhance their resilience, adapt to changing environments, leverage their strengths, and learn from their experiences. By building their leadership capabilities, federal leaders can cope with stress, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in their work.
The partnership between Management Concepts and CCL ® is a valuable opportunity for federal leaders to advance their leadership development. The partnership benefits federal leaders by enhancing their leadership skills, developing their leadership competencies, and building their leadership capabilities. The partnership prepares federal leaders to lead effectively, efficiently, and ethically in the public sector.
