August 12 – 16, 2024
November 18 – 22, 2024
February 24 - 28, 2025
or equivalent
Tuition covers all materials. (Travel is not included)
The New Leader Program (NLP) is a six-month program designed to prepare employees at the GS 7-11 levels for management and leadership positions. The program theme is "Leading Self." The program objectives are to give motivated individuals the confidence and training they need to set and meet personal and professional goals, expand their network, and broaden their experience.
The New Leader Program (NLP) is a six-month program designed to prepare employees at the GS 7-11 levels for management and leadership positions. The program theme is "Leading Self." The program objectives are to give motivated individuals the confidence and training they need to set and meet personal and professional goals, expand their network, and broaden their experience.
The NLP curriculum is focused on the Office of Personnel and Management’s Executive Core Qualifications framework and addresses 22 of the 28 competencies. Training consists of three one-week training sessions. Program components include individual development, experiential learning, and assessments. Some of the competencies addressed during the trainings include teambuilding, communication, conflict management, decision making and problem solving.
TThis program is for you, if you:
The following requirements are to be met in order for successful completion on this program:
Benefits to Participants:
Benefits to organizations:
The New Leader Program is strategically designed around three program components; assessment, experiential learning and individual development. Assessments –Participants take the Graduate School USA’s Leadership Effectiveness Inventory (LEI), a robust 360°degree feedback. The results guide the individual’s developmental objectives. The program uses various assessments to help teams better understand various personalities and your behavioral impact on others, ascertain conflict management styles, and to assess their diversity and cultural awareness.
Experiential Learning – Participants engage in activities inside and outside of class designed to develop core competencies. Program requirements:
Individual Development – During the three training sessions, participants receive instructions focused on 22 of the 28 competencies of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) framework. Classes include lessons on, but not limited to, Leadership in the 21st Century, Courageous Conversations, and Decision Making and Problem Solving. During training, participants continue to build a network of peers across agencies, challenge one another, and expand their resume of accomplishments.
To consider or be considered for this program, participants are either nominated by their agencies for their leadership potential, or they apply directly with the support of their agency based on their personal development objectives. This program demands a large commitment of time and effort from participants and, in return, delivers results. At the very least, participants will be away from their positions for a minimum of 7 weeks (three one-week training sessions and four weeks on a developmental assignment). Participants can expect to work on individual and team activities outside the training sessions, sometimes meeting weekly with team members. Please consider carefully these requirements before submitting an application. In order to graduate from the New Leader Program, participants must finish all program components— NO exceptions.