Thought Leader Forum: Developing Federal Executives in the 21st Century, April 10, 2007

摘要

On April 10, 2007, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) convened a Thought Leader Forum in Washington, DC. The Forum was co-sponsored by the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It brought together approximately 100 leaders on the topic of executive development from Government, the military, academia, good-government organizations, and the private sector. The purpose of the Forum was to develop actionable ideas for improving the development of Senior Executives. By broadening their perspective through the establishment of enterprise-wide, cross-agency competencies, we hope to build for the long term a results-oriented, sustainable high-performance culture across Government, with Senior Executives as leaders and role models. In keeping with the emphasis on action, much of the day was set aside for small group discussion among the participants. Seven groups in all with a trained facilitator to channel and focus the conversation, and a recorder to ensure that the ideas were captured for reporting out at the end of the day. The major action items captured by the facilitators and supported by the recorder notes form the basis for this report.