Foundations of Public Sector Management

Foundations of Public Sector Management

Become the leader your community needs now.

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Bringing about sustainable change in your community requires specific management skills.

Prepare to be more self-aware, manage complexity, and leverage diverse perspectives with Eller Executive Education's Foundations of Public Sector Management program. This is an experiential and application-focused program, providing you with an opportunity to develop core competencies and skills which are essential for every manager in the highly complex public sector.

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Upskill to Grow Your Career

Public sector professionals are experiencing radical and ongoing change. Major macroeconomic, social, environmental, and business trends will bring about a transformation in policies and in the way government agencies are managed. Our Foundations of Public Sector Management program delivers highly relevant local government management training to prepare you for those changes.

Program details are subject to change

Dates

March 10-14, 2025

Live

 in-person; highly interactive

Cost

$3,500

Certificate

upon completion 

Explore Management Competencies

  1. Learn techniques to launch creative thinking.
  2. Design strategies to effective and persuasive communication.
  3. Learn the fundamentals of budgeting.
  1. Discover research-based tools to steer toward pro-ethical choices.
  2. Explore how to lead others through change and lead for inclusion.
  3. Persuade stakeholders with engaging presentation design and delivery.

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Prepare today. Manage tomorrow.

Who Should Attend?

This program is created specifically for public sector managers seeking to enhance their leadership skills and organizational management effectiveness. Past participants have included law enforcement and fire service supervisors, managers of local and tribal government, federal and state government managers and supervisors, elected officials, college administrators and board members of public institutions.

What You Will Learn

Our seminars are relevant and interactive. Be prepared for those ah-ha moments. Expert instructors share strategies to help you develop core competencies and skills essential for every manager in the public sector in today's volatile and complex environment. We also provide collaborative learning opportunities and a group Operational Process Improvement project to enhance your ability to work virtually with others. 

Program Sessions

  • Driving Innovation
  • Strategic Communication
  • New Perspectives in Negotiations
  • Team Dynamics
  • Extracting Value from Big Data & AI
  • Ethical Leadership

Your future begins today. 
Gain skills you need to manage today and into the future. 

Program sessions are subject to change.

 

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The information presented in the Foundations of Public Sector Management program was precisely what I've been looking for as a supervisor to help me motivate my employees and build a high-functioning team.

Nathan Daoum, City of Tucson

 

Registration

 

Please note that your registration is not complete until you have received a payment confirmation from the secure payment portal.

To request a disability-related accommodation or receive a copy of our cancelation policy, please specify in the Comment box above or contact us at programsupport@eller.arizona.edu

 

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Corporate partners receive discounts for each participant and we can potentially tailor a capstone project designed to address your current organization's challenges for sending groups of four or more. We can also hold a program at your site or design a leadership program that specifically meets your organization’s needs.

 

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