Annenberg Leadership Institute Overview
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LEADERSHIP LABORATORY FOR TOP FEDERAL MANAGERS TAPS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADDRESS URGENT NATIONAL PROBLEMS
On March 5, the Partnership for Public Service announced the start up of an innovative leadership training laboratory to help the federal government tackle the nation’s most pressing issues – before they become public crises.
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About the Annenberg Leadership Institute
The Partnership for Public Service Annenberg Leadership Institute prepares rising federal leaders to solve pressing national issues by driving innovation, inspiring employees and delivering results.
Overview
Leaders learn best by doing. The Annenberg Leadership Institute enhances the federal government’s existing leadership programs by offering challenging projects to high-potential, developing leaders.
This six-month program improves the leadership skills of select GS-13 to GS-15 federal employees through coursework, challenging action-learning projects and executive coaching. These activities fuel innovation, strengthen leadership and build public-private leadership networks.
Leaders Teaching Leaders
Annenberg Fellows attend a series of courses taught by the nation’s leading management experts. These courses address competencies critical to leading successfully in the government including:
- Leading People and High-Performing Teams
- Delivering Results On-Time and On-Budget
- Networking for Mission Success
- Leading Innovation and Managing Change
- Influencing Executives
- Pursuing Continuous Self-Development
Challenging Projects
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The inaugural class of the Annenberg Leadership Institute inlcudes 32 career federal employees from eight agencies. Among the 2008 class of Fellows are physicians, law enforcement officials and research pharmacists with Ph.D degrees. The gender ratio is 55 percent female to 45 percent male. Most of the participants selected for the inaugural class are in their 30s to early 40s. About 40 percent of the class members live outside the Washington metropolitan area. Most are GS-13 and GS-14 career civil service employees. |
Annenberg Fellows reinforce the leadership skills taught in the classroom by tackling real-life, high-risk issues confronting our government and our country. The projects ensure that our Fellows have a meaningful leadership development experience and provide the agencies with practical solutions to some of their most significant problems.
In 2008, project teams addressed issues such as strengthening interagency communications during food recalls, recruiting mission critical talent, and improving employee morale to enhance performance and results.
Each agency team is paired with a Partnership consultant who provides ongoing guidance and connections to a network of external project advisors. In 2008, our advisors included Google, Deloitte, Procter & Gamble, CH2M HILL, Wegmans and Teach for America.
Executive Coaching
Coaching is critical to leadership development. One study found that training increases managerial effectiveness by 22 percent. The combination of training and coaching increases effectiveness by 88 percent.Annenberg Fellows receive targeted leadership development support through a 360o assessment – an anonymous survey of managers, peers and direct reports that identifies their strengths and weaknesses – and coaching from an established public, private or nonprofit sector leader.
Benefits
Benefits to participating agencies and employees include:
- Receive the same development opportunities as top corporate leaders
- Enhance employees’ growth and effectiveness through 360o assessments and coaching
- Partner with the best public, private and nonprofit leaders to address critical issues
- Build the long-term, in-house capacity to innovate and solve management problems
- Join a growing network of federal leaders and innovators
For more information, please contact:
Tom Fox
Director, Annenberg Leadership Institute
Partnership for Public Service
(202) 775-2745
tfox@ourpublicservice.org
Laura Howes
Associate Manager, Annenberg Leadership Institute
Partnership for Public Service
lhowes@ourpublicservice.org
(202) 775-6963
This program is made possible with the generous support of the Annenberg Foundation.
The Partnership for Public Service works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
