Webinar: Beyond Ransomware and Phishing: A Leader’s Role in Creating a Cybersecurity Culture

Virtual Event

Watch the recording. Download the slides. (.pptx) We live in a digital world where adversaries are constantly seeking ways to exploit vulnerabilities, cybersecurity initiatives don't always produce return on investment, "when" rather than "if" is why incident response teams are a necessary, and insider threats challenge our ability to safeguard our organization's critical assets. In this session, learn why leaders ... Read More

Upward Bullying in the Workplace

The City Club of Washington DC 555 13th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Upward bullying (UB) is not new to the lexicon of harassment in the workplace. It is often misunderstood and unrecognizable as a viable term and construct under the harassment banner by the masses. For instance, some men and many women described to their loved ones a sickening feeling they experienced in the workplace at the hands of an unrequested love ... Read More

The Current State of Congress

The City Club of Washington DC 555 13th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

  In this Professional Development Session, join Dr. Joshua Huder, Senior Fellow of the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University, as he discusses Congress, the presidency, its effects on the Federal workforce and American politics in 2019 and what’s in store for 2020 and beyond.  Josh joined the Government Affairs Institute as a Senior Fellow in 2013. He has taught courses on ... Read More

Resilience: The Art of Failure, Recovery, and Success

The City Club of Washington DC 555 13th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

In an ever-changing, uncertain work environment, resilience is a must. Optimism, a positive attitude, emotional intelligence, and the ability to embrace failure positions managers and leaders for success. The impact on mind, body, and organization is not only important, it's measurable. When managers are able to engage in accurate self-assessment and a clear analysis of potential decisions, they are poised ... Read More

Webinar: L&D’s Opportunity to Help Engineer the Future Organization

Virtual Event

In this session, you will learn how L&D can 1) build its constituency, 2) enhance its effectiveness, and 3) increase its ability to help shape strategy by capitalizing on the enterprise imperative to become more flexible and adaptive. The nature of work is changing. Organizations are shifting employees from low value work (computers do easily) to high value work (only ... Read More

TOC Program Year Kickoff and Moving from Diversity and Inclusion to Equity and Belonging

Virtual Event

Join us for the kick off the Training Officers Consortium 2020-2021 program year. In this two-part session the TOC Executive Board will reveal the plans for an incredible TOC Program Year and explain some of the revisions we’re making to deepen learning for our registrants. The second part of our session will be spent with Mike Powell and the Powell ... Read More

Authentic Leadership in a Context of Crisis

PDP Symposium- Virtual Event

We each have an inner sense that tells us when we are experiencing authenticity, integrity, and congruency. However, that inner knowing can become clouded and distorted by fear. How can leaders provide assurance and confidence to move forward and through a crisis without false promises or blaming and shaming others to provide the the temporary security others may be seeking? ... Read More

The State of Congress and Political Impacts on the Federal Workforce in 2021 and Beyond

FREE Webinar

2020 and the years leading up to it have created a very divisive and politically challenging environment for a number of Federal employees.  With shifting priorities, Agency consolidation recommendations, budget reductions, resignations of key senior administration officials coupled with a significant increase in departures of senior executive servants, Government employees find it sometimes difficult to remain focused on accomplishing their ... Read More

February Roundtable Series: Creating a Coaching Culture- Part 1- Live Webinar

PDP Roundtable- Virtual Event Series

Alan Myers, a Senior Instructional Designer at FDA and a Professional Certified Coach, combined his love of learning with his love of coaching to spearhead an effort to foster a culture of coaching across the Government. Alan pursued his vision of providing no cost coach training to create a cadre of effective and competent coaches across the Federal landscape. The ... Read More

Hack Your Box for 2022 and Beyond!

FREE Webinar

If there was ever a time when the world needs to think out of the box, it is most certainly now! “Think out of the box" is a common phrase used to encourage creativity or new thinking. But what exactly is “the box”? And how do you think outside it? Thinking IN the box isn’t inherently bad. It’s unconscious patterns ... Read More