IPSL PROGRAM
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PROGRAM OUTLINE:
SESSIONS #1, 2, 3: THE Role of the ADM & DM
Moderators: Ingrid Bergmann & Mary Garden
Mentor Panelists: Bert Phipps, Joy MacPhail, David Zussman, Cairine MacDonald, George Abbott, Lynda Tarras, Allan Seckel
In this session, you will learn more about the essential attributes needed in order to be successful as a senior public servant. The differences between the job of the Executive Director, ADM and the DM will be discussed as well as the skill development and ongoing development journey for these roles especially with regard to their relationship with the political service. Expectations of the political service and the types of situations an ADM or DM faces will be explored.
This discussion will help you determine if this is really the type of work you aspire to or if you have already reached this level, the discussion will help you confirm the skills you already have and build your confidence in using them. At the end of this discussion you will have begun to describe the key skills and attributes you want to add to your learning plan and who you can look to for support.
Moderators: Ingrid Bergmann & Mary Garden
Mentor Panelists: Bert Phipps, Joy MacPhail, David Zussman, Cairine MacDonald, George Abbott, Lynda Tarras, Allan Seckel
In this session, you will learn more about the essential attributes needed in order to be successful as a senior public servant. The differences between the job of the Executive Director, ADM and the DM will be discussed as well as the skill development and ongoing development journey for these roles especially with regard to their relationship with the political service. Expectations of the political service and the types of situations an ADM or DM faces will be explored.
This discussion will help you determine if this is really the type of work you aspire to or if you have already reached this level, the discussion will help you confirm the skills you already have and build your confidence in using them. At the end of this discussion you will have begun to describe the key skills and attributes you want to add to your learning plan and who you can look to for support.
SESSION #1 -
The Role of the ADM & DM - Fall 2017. Lynda Tarras, George Abbott, Bert Phipps
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SESSION #2 -
The Role of the ADM & DM - Spring 2018. Chris Trump, Allan Seckel, Joy MacPhail
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SESSION #3 -
The Role of the ADM & DM - Fall 2018.
Cairine McDonald, David Zussman, Bert Phipps
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SESSIONS #4, #5, #6: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS & SITUATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Moderators: Ingrid Bergmann & Mary Garden
Mentor Panelists: Chris Trumpy, Harry Swain, Bert Phipps, Lynda Tarras, Cassie Doyle, Bob de Faye, James Moore, Lynda Tarras, Joy MacPhail
In these three sessions, mentors will share how they learned to anticipate and recognize the impact of political, bureaucratic or cultural themes that can have a direct or indirect impact on your ability to carry out your mandate.
Mentors will discuss the development and exercise of leadership judgment and provide examples that illustrate:
● When to act/contribute
● What to say and how to say it
● How to ‘socialize’ the idea
● Your audience and knowing who can influence the outcomes positively or negatively
● How to distinguish between the urgent and the important without getting ‘snowed’ by your own staff or by other parts of government who have different agendas.
You will learn more about how and why it is important to develop a constant awareness of the strategic implications and downstream effects that a decision made in one Ministry/Sector can have on another. Discussion will offer perspectives on why cross sector collaboration is so important.
SESSION #4 -
Situational Awareness & Situational Intelligence - Fall 2017. Chris Trumpy, Harry Swain, Bert Phipps
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SESSION #5 -
Situational Awareness & Situational Intelligence - Fall 2017. Lynda Tarras, Joy MacPhail, Bob de Faye
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SESSION #6 -
Situational Awareness & Situational Intelligence - Fall 2018. Cassie Doyle, James Moore, Bob de Faye
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SESSIONS #7, #8, #9: CAREER BLIND SPOTS
Moderators: Ingrid Bergmann & Mary Garden
Mentor Panelists: Lynda Tarras, Jan Sanderson, Chris Trumpy, Harry Swain, Allan Seckel, Daphne Meredith, Ingrid Bergmann
In this session Presenters will share thoughts on what behaviours and circumstances can interfere with a technically competent public servant’s ability to achieve peak performance and promotability.
You will gain a better understanding of:
Moderators: Ingrid Bergmann & Mary Garden
Mentor Panelists: Lynda Tarras, Jan Sanderson, Chris Trumpy, Harry Swain, Allan Seckel, Daphne Meredith, Ingrid Bergmann
In this session Presenters will share thoughts on what behaviours and circumstances can interfere with a technically competent public servant’s ability to achieve peak performance and promotability.
You will gain a better understanding of:
- How to network with others
- How to bring attention to your work
- What Willful Blindness is and why it matters
- The value of a thick skin
- Key skills that successful public sector leaders need
- Your own blind spots and how to overcome them
- How to recover from career limiting mistakes
SESSION #7 -
Career Blind Spots - Fall 2017. Lynda Tarras, Ingrid Bergmann, Allan Seckel
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SESSION #8 -
Career Blind Spots - Spring 2018. Ingrid Bergmann, Jan Sanderson, Harry Swain
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SESSION #9 -
Career Blind Spots - Fall 2018. Chris Trumpy, Daphne Meredith, Ingrid Bergmann
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***Please note that the opinions expressed in Resource Room materials, or by any of the Mentor Presenters during the course of this program, do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of Ingrid Bergmann and Associates Inc., The Public Sector Leader, the Inside Public Sector Leadership: Practical Wisdom (IPSL) production team, or any other person(s) involved in the delivery, production or support of these programs. All materials and information on this website is intended for the sole use of registered attendees of IPSL only. © 2018 Ingrid Bergmann and Associates Inc.