Explore The Leadership Institute at DOIU, where we offer an extensive range of in-person and virtual leadership development experiences crafted to empower individuals and organizations for success in ever-changing environments. Immerse yourself in career development opportunities and dynamic learning experiences, featuring cutting-edge methodologies that guarantee a flexible and impactful journey towards growth and excellence. Aside from our SESCDP our courses are generally designed for all GS-levels who are preparing for - or those who are leading teams or people.
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In-Person Leadership Seminars
The Leadership Advantage: Strategies for Influence, Negotiation, Change, and Decision Making
This comprehensive in-person 4-day program is designed for government professionals to enhance their leadership skills and drive organizational success. This course equips participants with advanced strategies in three key areas: leveraging influence and negotiation styles to achieve positive outcomes, mastering change through the 3Ps framework (Process, People, Personal), and making informed decisions using a robust toolkit of analytical tools. Through interactive sessions, practical exercises, and the application of proven models and techniques, participants will develop a deep understanding of their personal styles and learn to adapt these to complex public sector environments. By the end of this course, participants will be adept at building coalitions, leading change, and making decisions, effectively addressing the unique challenges of government leadership.
DOIU Albuquerque Learning Center: February 10-13, 2025 Read full description and register here. Registration closes Jan 9.
DOIU Denver Learning Center: June 9-12, 2025 Read full description and register here. Registration closes May 2.
Tuition: $2,450
Transformational Leadership: Mastering the 4 Habits of Higher Performing Teams
Experience the transformative power of our 3-day CARE Experience program and our innovative leadership simulation. The CARE Experience offers an immersive, day-long workshop designed to instill essential leadership skills that foster psychological safety, collaboration, and inclusion within your team. Following this, our two-day leadership simulation provides a dynamic and engaging environment where participants can apply their new skills in real-time scenarios, reinforcing the learning and ensuring long-term positive change. This combination not only greatly enhances self-awareness and empathy among individuals, but also drives better communication, decision-making, and overall team performance. Elevate your team culture and empower your people to unlock their full potential from wherever you sit with our proven, science-backed approach to leadership development.
Dates: April 22-24, Registration closes March 19
Times: 8:30 - 4:30
Location: DOIU Denver Learning Center:
Tuition: $2,245.
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Learning from our Lands: Exploring Leadership Lessons in Alaska 2025
This exciting in-person 5-day experience offers supervisors, team leaders, and employees the opportunity to develop their interpersonal and leadership skills using DOI field sites as their classroom. This course takes participants to Anchorage, Alaska and to surrounding sites to learn about the land, natural resource, and cultural resource management topics unique to the area, and connects these topics to leadership skills and competencies essential to supporting the missions of DOI and its bureaus and offices across the country. This content is supported by the innovative “Taking Flight with DISC” curriculum, used to develop participants’ awareness of their and others’ styles and hone strategies for leading effectively. Upon completing this course, participants will be skilled in applying leadership competencies and an awareness of self and others to complex challenges and will have a deepened understanding of the complex work done across DOI.
Dates: June 2-6, -, Registration closes April 15
Location: Anchorage, AK
Tuition: $3,345.
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Fierce Leadership at NCTC
Enhance your leadership potential with the award-winning Fierce Conversations Series®, a comprehensive program designed to align with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Leadership Competencies. Tailored for leaders seeking to excel in areas such as Leading Change, Driving Results, and Building Coalitions, this program features transformative modules like Fierce Foundations, Fierce Feedback, and Fierce Accountability. Gain actionable tools to foster inclusive teams, drive productivity, and lead with confidence in the face of challenges. Whether you're mastering negotiation strategies or cultivating resilience, the Fierce Conversations Series® equips you with proven methodologies to spark meaningful change and achieve measurable results. Join us to elevate your leadership impact today!
Dates: August 25-29, Register by July 5
Times: 8:30-4:30 Monday – Thursday, 8:30 – 11:30, Friday
Location: FWS National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown WV
Tuition: $2,475
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Leadership Odyssey: Emerging Leader Summit - Nestled in the National Conservation Center in Shepherdstown WV, this immersive program empowers individuals on their path to inspiring leadership. Our holistic approach focuses on leading self, others, business, and future, providing essential tools for success Join us on this extraordinary leadership adventure with former Southwest Airlines executive and Chief Learning Officer. Join us for this highly acclaimed program and put your leadership skills to work for results!
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Dates: September 22-26, Register by Aug 1
Tuition: $2,975
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Virtual Workshop Series for Leaders
Unlock your leadership potential by choosing one of our Virtual Workshop Series for Leaders, designed to hone targeted leadership competencies. Enjoy the flexibility of virtual delivery, saving you time and eliminating travel costs. Choose from a diverse array of Workshop Series tailored to elevate your leadership skills.
Turning Storytelling into Strategy: A 3-Part Virtual Workshop Series for Leaders
Transform how you communicate with Turning Storytelling into Strategy, a dynamic program, from the Presentation Company, designed for senior leaders and professionals who craft and deliver impactful messages. Through three engaging workshops—Crafting Strategic Visual Stories, Influencing with Visuals, and Presenting Data Visually—you’ll learn to tailor your messages, use data effectively, and inspire action. Offered virtually, this program makes it easy to participate from anywhere. With convenient 2.5-hour sessions spread over three workshops (for a total of 9, 2.5-hour session), you’ll gain hands-on learning and powerful tools without disrupting your schedule. Plus, you’ll work with your own data and information throughout the course, ensuring the strategies and skills you develop are immediately applicable — and you will leave with polished communication products ready for immediate use. Elevate your storytelling skills to influence decisions and drive powerful outcomes from the comfort of your workspace! This program is designed for leaders who need to craft and deliver impactful messages to key audiences. If your role involves influencing decisions, sharing complex information, or ensuring your message resonates with high-stakes audiences, this course is appropriate for you.
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Crafting Strategic Visual Stories: 1-3 Apr, 12:00-2:30 ET
Influencing with Visuals: 29 Apr – 1 May 12:00-2:30 ET
Presenting Data Visually: 13-15 May 12:00-2:30 ET
Tuition: $3,425
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Fierce Leadership Virtual Workshop Series for Leaders - Experience the Fierce Leadership Virtual Workshop Series: a minimal 5-hour investment per week over 5 weeks (9, 2.5-hour virtual sessions), yielding immense leadership dividends. Elevate your leadership prowess with award-winning methodologies empowering you to spark engagement, boost productivity, and drive organizational success. Don't miss this opportunity to invest minimally and reap substantial leadership rewards.
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Dates: Jan 28-Feb 25, 2025 Read full description and register here Registration extended to Dec 28.
Tuition: $2,225
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The Leadership Development Journey
Leadership is a journey that requires thinking beyond your role, committing to challenging yourself, developing your leadership competencies, and continually fine-tuning your skills. The leadership journey begins the moment you are hired. This chart depicts the roadmap for leadership development and will help you craft your Individual Development Plan (IDP). Included on the chart are the levels of leadership and management identified by OPM. The related competencies are those you must have to be successful at each level. The fundamental or core leadership competencies are basic for all employees and research has shown that employees who become proficient in these competencies have a greater rate of success in their career progression. Contact us for assistance with developing a plan to achieve your individual and organizational leadership goals.
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About Our Leadership Programs
DOI University's leadership programs provide a planned, systematic, competency-based approach to developing future leaders at all levels of the organization. We place an emphasis on developing the competencies that are most appropriate at each level of leadership and providing learning and development opportunities to increase your competency proficiency as you progress in your leadership journey.
Entry-Level Leadership Development – Aspiring to Leadership: This program explores the difference between being an individual contributor and a leader. The program focuses on increasing awareness of personal leadership style, reinforcing strengths, and building a set of practical skills that prepare participants for future leadership roles. Through assessments, lecture, and large and small group discussion, participants develop knowledge and skills in the following competency areas: Conflict Management, Team Building, Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving, Flexibility, Accountability, Technological Credibility, and Decisiveness.
Supervisory Leadership Development: Supervision is defined as “getting the work done through other people.” The supervisory development programs and courses are designed to provide new and experienced supervisors with the knowledge and skills to inspire and guide employees to achieve the organization’s mission and goals. To prepare new and existing supervisors for the challenges and demands of their role, the DOI University Supervisory Program is aligned with the OPM and OMB supervisory development framework for non-managers and aspiring supervisors, new supervisors, and experienced supervisors.
Mid-Level Leadership Development – Exploring Leadership: Mid-level managers serve as the operational engine that helps drive the work and the glue that holds work teams together. Exploring Leadership focuses on the competencies that are critical to successfully lead in the challenging and complex federal environment. Exploring Leadership uses a blended learning approach and includes assessments, large and small group discussion, case studies, mentoring, and webinars to give participants a challenging and enriching leadership development experience. The program is comprised of three instructor-led core sessions that address Teambuilding, Accountability, Problem Solving, Decisiveness, Influencing/Negotiating, Partnering/Collaboration, Developing Others, and External Awareness. Exploring Leadership is most appropriate for those who have some demonstrated leadership experience.
Senior Level Leadership Development: DOI University’s senior level leadership program is specifically designed to sharpen skills, develop knowledge, and strengthen personal qualities and characteristics. Participants in this program will assess their leadership skills, develop effective leadership competencies, and address the challenges of achieving the DOI mission. The program focuses on building proficiency in Visioning, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, External Awareness, Political Savvy, and Resilience; and includes developmental details, mentoring, and case studies presented by senior leadership. The senior level leadership program is most appropriate for those at the GS-14/15 level who have demonstrated leadership experience.
Executive-Level Development – Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) : The Department of the Interior’s Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) is an OPM certified program that is tailored to grow and develop a cadre of highly qualified leaders for senior executive positions. The SESCDP focuses on developing the competencies in each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) to prepare candidates to lead at the executive level. The SESCDP includes formal classroom training, formal leadership assessments, executive level developmental assignments, networking opportunities with other senior executives, exposure to government-wide leadership challenges, and mentoring. The SESCDP is a competitively selected program targeted to those at the GS-15 and high performing GS-14 level.
If DOI University does not have a leadership program that meets your organizational needs, we will work with you to design and develop a customized program which will meet your leadership development goals. to learn more about this service.