Develop federal leaders at every level
The Center for Leadership and Management runs four cohort programs covering every grade up to GS 15, built on OPM’s competency framework and taught by people who have done the work inside government.
Four programs, one continuum
Grade ranges are a guide, not a gate. What matters is whether someone is about to take on people, about to take on scope, or is being positioned for the senior bench.
New Leader ProgramPrepares employees for management and leadership roles: the shift from doing the work to getting work done through other people.Program details
Executive Leadership ProgramCompetency-based, combining training with developmental experiences for mid-level employees moving toward senior roles.Program details
Executive Potential ProgramFor high-potential candidates targeting the senior executive bench, structured around OPM's Executive Core Qualifications.Program details
Aspiring Leader ProgramFor employees building a foundational understanding of leadership competencies, before they supervise anyone.Program detailsWhat graduates say
More than 100,000 public servants have been through a CLM program since 1985. More of them, in their own words.
“The ELP exceeded my expectations. Each session and deliverable provided me with critical lessons, and I now have a better sense of who I want to be as a leader.”
“An all-access pass to the exclusive world of senior federal leadership. It provided me with the background information I needed to develop into a senior executive.”
“This program helped bring out qualities that had gone dormant, which have now been reactivated so that I can be the absolute best leader I can be.”
Agencies we have developed leaders for
A sample of the agencies and organizations that have sent people through CLM.
Beyond the programs
Courses
62 leadership and management courses you can take on their own, from a single day on one skill to multi-course certificates. Browse the catalog.
Assessments
Assessment is how a development plan stops being a guess. The LEI is our 360-degree instrument, built on OPM’s framework. See the instruments.
Building a leadership pipeline?
Tell us the grades you are developing and how many people. We will map them to the right programs, and where a cohort goes through together we will price it as a private class.