This GLOMACS 'Political / Administrative Alignment in the Public Sector’ training course will help you to navigate the ambiguities between political decision makers and management. You will gain contemporary insights to the political/administrative interface, ‘real time’ leadership strategies and practical tools to enhance your personal leadership success.
Failure to ensure clear roles, accepted ‘rules of engagement’ and well-designed processes leads to conflict rather than cooperation. Join a timely discussion with colleagues to enable you to contribute to enhanced organizational and governance effectiveness in public service agencies.
This GLOMACS training seminar will highlight:
The Public Service Paradigm – balancing efficiency and effectiveness
The Core Government Functions – strategy, policy, services and systems
The Political Realm – mandate of elected and appointed officials
The Administrative Realm – responsibilities of managers and staff
Leadership at the Apex – roles of Chief Elected and Appointed Officials
The Interface – preventive and remedial relationship strategies
Objectives
At the end of this GLOMACS training seminar, you will learn to:
Recognize evolutionary aspects of contemporary public services
Differentiate the political and administrative realms
Appreciate the overlapping political and administrative roles
Assess governance and administrative effectiveness
Develop political / administrative alignment strategies
Analyze and develop strategies to manage contemporary challenges
Training Methodology
A highly interactive learning environment enables participants to:
Explore contemporary organizational and government models
Learn global best practices for governance & administrative excellence
Apply diagnostic tools to identify ‘real time’ challenges facing participants
Facilitate group solution seeking processes
Present strategies to enhance political / administrative interface
Organisational Impact
The return on organizational investment involves participants being able to:
Facilitate efforts to improve political / administrative alignment
Develop policies and guidance for good governance and administration
Coach others on the roles and responsibilities of elected officials and staff
Help individuals and groups to find effective solutions
Enhance their personal capacity to make a leadership difference in their organization
Personal Impact
Participants will realize enhanced leadership capabilities to successfully:
Assess and identify personal leadership aims for attention
Navigate the political / administrative interface for a favorable organizational fit
Facilitate group solution seeking to produce valued outcomes
Align leadership style with organizational expectations
Adapt leadership approaches as required for different situations
Nurture effective organizational relationships
Who Should Attend?
Elected and appointed civic officials in local, regional and national government such as:
Current, newly appointed and aspiring Principal Appointed Officers
Senior Managers interacting elected officials
Professionals responsible for public service delivery
Elected officials and Chief Executive Officials
Appointed Board and Commission members
Course Outline
DAY 1
Public Service Paradigms
– the prevailing effectiveness / efficiency paradox for public services is explored through government reform movement. This module is a building block for examining both the political / administrative interface and the essence of many contemporary public service challenges.
Apply organizational models to the study of government institutions
Reconcile effectiveness and efficiency aspects of public services
Understand emerging government paradigms
Articulate the impact of reform efforts on government leadership
Appreciate different leadership styles and approaches
Identify contemporary issues and opportunities facing government
Facilitate group solution thinking to government challenges
DAY 2
The Core Government Functions
– the traditional notion of very ‘separate roles’ is replaced by a ‘overlapping role’ model reflecting ‘real time’ nature of political / administrative relations in the core government functions. A Framework is proposed as a diagnostic tool to identify activities and criteria to assess governance and administrative success.
Understand the historical aspects of role separation
Articulate conditions leading to the need for collaborative roles
Compare key elements of the dichotomy and duality models
Utilize a framework to examine the political / administrative interface
Communicate key sustainable government activities
Develop clear expectations for good government
Assess governance/administrative effectiveness
Employ strategies to enhance organizational success
DAY 3
Political Realm
– the roles & responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and elected officials are identified and examined in terms of key government functions. The Core Functions Framework is used to identify roles and expectations of elected officials.
Understand the key roles within the political realm
Identify the internal responsibilities of elected (or appointed) officials
Explore the external role of individual elected (or appointed) officials
Examine the role of chief executive officials (elected or appointed)
Define key skills and knowledge for successful elected officials
Determine key abilities and behaviours of successful elected officials
Conduct an administrative review for efficiency and effectiveness
Develop preventive and remedial strategies for governance excellence
DAY 4
Administrative Realm
- the roles & responsibilities of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and staff are identified and examined. Participants use the Core Functions Framework to identify roles and expectations of management.
Understand the key roles within the administrative realm
Identify the internal responsibilities of managers
Explore the external role of managers
Examine the role of chief administrative officer (CAO)
Define key skills and knowledge for the CAO and managers
Determine key abilities and behaviours of successful managers and CAO’s
Conduct an administrative review for efficiency and effectiveness
Develop preventive and remedial strategies for administrative excellence
DAY 5
Leadership at the Apex
– the ‘Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) situational fit’ and ‘Chief Executive official (CEO) source of influence’ are explored to understand the leadership imperatives of these two roles beyond positional authority. Participants will interview a CAO or CEO to get at the key qualities and competencies of effective civic executives.
Review contemporary power models
Analyze the ‘source of influence’ for CEO’s
Explore contemporary leadership theories
Articulate the ‘situational fit’ conditions for a CAO
Understand the CAO/CEO relationship dynamics
Political / Administrative Interface (PAI)
– preventive and remedial strategies are shared to deal with and/or prevent relationship dilemmas between elected officials and staff. Participants will focus on personally observed ‘real time’ challenges.
Examine problem solving approaches and dilemmas
Analyze the root cause of PAI relationship challenges
Facilitate solution seeking approaches
Propose appropriate preventive and remedial PAI strategies
Personal Follow-up
– take away ideas, tools and strategies to make a leadership difference. Participants will prepare a personal re-entry action plan.
Review leadership learning tactics
Develop personal leaning aims
Identify ideas to share with colleagues
Determine strategies to implement in personal workplace
Certificates
On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Providers and Associations
Endorsed Education Provider
GLOMACS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org
In Association With
Oxford Management Centre
A GLOMACS - Oxford Management Centre collaboration aimed at providing the best training services and benefits to our valued clients.
Political / Administrative Alignment in the Public Sector
What is Black and White, and Grey All Over?
Upcoming Dates
Code
Date
Venue
Fees
PS008
23 - 27 Oct 2023
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
Introduction
This GLOMACS 'Political / Administrative Alignment in the Public Sector’ training course will help you to navigate the ambiguities between political decision makers and management. You will gain contemporary insights to the political/administrative interface, ‘real time’ leadership strategies and practical tools to enhance your personal leadership success.
Failure to ensure clear roles, accepted ‘rules of engagement’ and well-designed processes leads to conflict rather than cooperation. Join a timely discussion with colleagues to enable you to contribute to enhanced organizational and governance effectiveness in public service agencies.
This GLOMACS training seminar will highlight:
The Public Service Paradigm – balancing efficiency and effectiveness
The Core Government Functions – strategy, policy, services and systems
The Political Realm – mandate of elected and appointed officials
The Administrative Realm – responsibilities of managers and staff
Leadership at the Apex – roles of Chief Elected and Appointed Officials
The Interface – preventive and remedial relationship strategies
Objectives
At the end of this GLOMACS training seminar, you will learn to:
Recognize evolutionary aspects of contemporary public services
Differentiate the political and administrative realms
Appreciate the overlapping political and administrative roles
Assess governance and administrative effectiveness
Develop political / administrative alignment strategies
Analyze and develop strategies to manage contemporary challenges
Training Methodology
A highly interactive learning environment enables participants to:
Explore contemporary organizational and government models
Learn global best practices for governance & administrative excellence
Apply diagnostic tools to identify ‘real time’ challenges facing participants
Facilitate group solution seeking processes
Present strategies to enhance political / administrative interface
Organisational Impact
The return on organizational investment involves participants being able to:
Facilitate efforts to improve political / administrative alignment
Develop policies and guidance for good governance and administration
Coach others on the roles and responsibilities of elected officials and staff
Help individuals and groups to find effective solutions
Enhance their personal capacity to make a leadership difference in their organization
Personal Impact
Participants will realize enhanced leadership capabilities to successfully:
Assess and identify personal leadership aims for attention
Navigate the political / administrative interface for a favorable organizational fit
Facilitate group solution seeking to produce valued outcomes
Align leadership style with organizational expectations
Adapt leadership approaches as required for different situations
Nurture effective organizational relationships
Who Should Attend?
Elected and appointed civic officials in local, regional and national government such as:
Current, newly appointed and aspiring Principal Appointed Officers
Senior Managers interacting elected officials
Professionals responsible for public service delivery
Elected officials and Chief Executive Officials
Appointed Board and Commission members
SEMINAR OUTLINE
DAY 1
Public Service Paradigms
– the prevailing effectiveness / efficiency paradox for public services is explored through government reform movement. This module is a building block for examining both the political / administrative interface and the essence of many contemporary public service challenges.
Apply organizational models to the study of government institutions
Reconcile effectiveness and efficiency aspects of public services
Understand emerging government paradigms
Articulate the impact of reform efforts on government leadership
Appreciate different leadership styles and approaches
Identify contemporary issues and opportunities facing government
Facilitate group solution thinking to government challenges
DAY 2
The Core Government Functions
– the traditional notion of very ‘separate roles’ is replaced by a ‘overlapping role’ model reflecting ‘real time’ nature of political / administrative relations in the core government functions. A Framework is proposed as a diagnostic tool to identify activities and criteria to assess governance and administrative success.
Understand the historical aspects of role separation
Articulate conditions leading to the need for collaborative roles
Compare key elements of the dichotomy and duality models
Utilize a framework to examine the political / administrative interface
Communicate key sustainable government activities
Develop clear expectations for good government
Assess governance/administrative effectiveness
Employ strategies to enhance organizational success
DAY 3
Political Realm
– the roles & responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and elected officials are identified and examined in terms of key government functions. The Core Functions Framework is used to identify roles and expectations of elected officials.
Understand the key roles within the political realm
Identify the internal responsibilities of elected (or appointed) officials
Explore the external role of individual elected (or appointed) officials
Examine the role of chief executive officials (elected or appointed)
Define key skills and knowledge for successful elected officials
Determine key abilities and behaviours of successful elected officials
Conduct an administrative review for efficiency and effectiveness
Develop preventive and remedial strategies for governance excellence
DAY 4
Administrative Realm
- the roles & responsibilities of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and staff are identified and examined. Participants use the Core Functions Framework to identify roles and expectations of management.
Understand the key roles within the administrative realm
Identify the internal responsibilities of managers
Explore the external role of managers
Examine the role of chief administrative officer (CAO)
Define key skills and knowledge for the CAO and managers
Determine key abilities and behaviours of successful managers and CAO’s
Conduct an administrative review for efficiency and effectiveness
Develop preventive and remedial strategies for administrative excellence
DAY 5
Leadership at the Apex
– the ‘Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) situational fit’ and ‘Chief Executive official (CEO) source of influence’ are explored to understand the leadership imperatives of these two roles beyond positional authority. Participants will interview a CAO or CEO to get at the key qualities and competencies of effective civic executives.
Review contemporary power models
Analyze the ‘source of influence’ for CEO’s
Explore contemporary leadership theories
Articulate the ‘situational fit’ conditions for a CAO
Understand the CAO/CEO relationship dynamics
Political / Administrative Interface (PAI)
– preventive and remedial strategies are shared to deal with and/or prevent relationship dilemmas between elected officials and staff. Participants will focus on personally observed ‘real time’ challenges.
Examine problem solving approaches and dilemmas
Analyze the root cause of PAI relationship challenges
Facilitate solution seeking approaches
Propose appropriate preventive and remedial PAI strategies
Personal Follow-up
– take away ideas, tools and strategies to make a leadership difference. Participants will prepare a personal re-entry action plan.
Review leadership learning tactics
Develop personal leaning aims
Identify ideas to share with colleagues
Determine strategies to implement in personal workplace
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