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Leading Organizations is designed for emerging and established senior leaders in Washington state government. This program focuses on developing and cultivating a growth mindset that will help you elevate your leadership skills, foster strategic alignment with other agencies, and bring out the best in your programs and organization.

Recruiting for fall 2023

Enrollment deadline is August 16, 2023. Complete this candidate form as part of the enrollment. Contact Patrick Seigler for more details or share the flyer with your co-workers.

Deliver on the outcomes that matter most

This executive leadership program entails 48 hours of rich content delivered in a live format, with an emphasis on participant interaction, network building, and individualized coaching. An additional 20 hours of Action Learning provides an opportunity to address a real agency (or enterprise ) problem by applying the skills developed in the training.

Program overview

The program begins with the cohort attending A Path Toward Equity: Disrupting Structural Racism Through Awareness and Belonging (10 hours) as a group. Each Leading Organizations session is comprised of two full-day in-person experiences. Dive into an immersive, live learning experience addressing the program themes. The sessions are in-person to maximize your learning and engagement.

Intersessions are conducted virtually. In the weeks prior and between each in-person session, participants will work on self-assessments, interactive online learning, connection to fellow program participants, and key resources to complement the live session material.

• Kick-off — orientation
• A Path Toward Equity: Disrupting Structural Racism Through Awareness and Belonging. (10 hours)
• 360 assessment, Influence Style Indicator, coaching (3 hours)
• Session 1 — Laying the Foundation: Strategic Leadership Framework (2 days, in-person)
• Intersession —Action Learning Project (approx. 10 hours), 1:1 coaching (60 minutes)
• Session 2 — Building the Leadership Culture: Spanning Silos, Feedback Methodology (2 days, in-person)
• Intersession —Action Learning Project (approx. 10 hours), 1:1 coaching (60 minutes)
• Session 3 — Boundary Spanning Mindset: Influence, Polarities, and Organizational Networks (2 days, in-person)
• Post-program — Leadership resources and networking opportunities

Learning continues beyond the live sessions when you bring your new skills to your workplace, apply new leadership approaches, and use the tools and job aids provided in the program (including your coaching sessions) to create your own leadership toolkit.

Timeline and cost

• Fall Cohort Timeline
• Tuition is $8,500/person