The Mid-Management Leadership Academy (MMLA) supports performance management and leadership competencies among state managers. The academy begins with a four-day session, followed by a one month project. The final three days will cover additional skill development and project presentations.

The Academy, based on understanding people’s strengths is highly interactive, project anchored, and specifically intended for participants to develop and practice high performance management skills. We partner with senior leaders to assure the best applied management learning possible. The core leadership program focuses on building a strength-based culture and building leadership competencies.

Academy topics:

• Strategic Planning
• Customer/Public Focus
• Organizational Teambuilding
• Risk Management and Ethics
• Government Management Accountability and Performance (GMAP)
• Internal and External Communication
• Interpersonal Leadership Assessment
• Measurement of Results
• Application of Individual and Team Strengths
• Problem Solving

Performance Objectives: Upon completion of this course you should be able to:

• Assess personal leadership capability and develop an action plan for improvement.
• Evaluate, design and implement changes that improve organizational results.
• Manage employee performance.
• Use your own strengths to enhance personal performance.

Competencies covered in this class: Strategic planning, measuring performance, organizational analysis, goal setting and monitoring, organizational and team communication, giving feedback, reinforcing high performance, managing externally

Intended Audience: Mid to senior managers.