Overview

The world has been turned upside down as a result of the global pandemic. The principles of good leadership remains the same but the skillset has changed. Leaders need to be agile and creative as they lead through strenuous conditions. The course tailors leadership and management training as it pertains to the public service sector. The skill set that needs to be developed includes leadership and decision-making, crisis management, organizational management, human capital development, navigating through political waters, and effective communications. The case studies are designed to address key issues in international development.

Format

The seminar will be delivered through 5 live on-Line sessions via Zoom videoconferencing platform. Each session will last approximately 3.5 hours and will start at 8:30am Washington DC time (Eastern Standard Time). We expect the class to be highly interactive and will include presentations, case studies and exercises.

Course Outline

Leading Teams and Organizations

• Leading through a Crisis
• Crisis Communications
• Making Decisions at Zen
• Developing personal leadership competencies: self awareness; courage; vision; strategic and analytical thinking; learning agility; decisiveness; energy; results driven; credibility; influence; communication
• Planning for and achieving team and organizational results
• Building and maintaining relationships
• Building diversity
• Fostering innovation
• Handling risks, changes, complications and conflicts
• Cultural adaptation

Managing Teams and Organizations

Team and organizational management skills in respect to change, communication, conflict, constraint, crisis, decision, finances, human resources, information, operations, perception, performance, process, projects and programs, quality, resources, risk, skills, and strategy.

Leadership and Management in International Development Work

• Meeting donor and other key stakeholder requirements
• Building strong relationships with strategic partners
• Executing in challenging political environments
• Working with limited resources
• Institutionalizing open and participatory communication channels

Course Advisor

Kim Phan is the Executive Director of the International Law Institute, where she oversees all of ILI’s practice areas. Ms. Phan also serves as the Project Director of all ILI projects with various donors and has worked on projects in over 30 countries. Prior to joining ILI, she worked at the U.S. Embassy in Manila/Office of the U.S. Commercial Liaison to the Asian Development Bank where she served as the United States – Asia Environmental Partnership Liaison to the Asian Development Bank. She has a Masters in the Study of Law from Northwestern University Law School and a B.A. from Allegheny College with a focus in Nuclear Warfare Strategy. She teaches Leadership at the University of California at Irvine Law School. Ms. Phan is the immediate past President of the Board of the Friends of the Law Library of Congress.