Instructor: Donald Nagle

Course Description:
Change is a constant factor in nearly every workplace, including state government. Every agency in Oregon is undergoing some type of change. Leading and participating effectively in change is a critical public management leadership skill. This course focuses on how to navigate your way through major changes in your organization, whether you are participating or taking an active leadership role in those changes. The format of the course involves lecture, interactive discussion (based on short reading assignments), breakout sessions, proactive with change tools, and a group mini-project. We will close with brief presentations by the participants on some aspect of the changes in which they are participating or leading within their agencies.

Executive Professor

Course Description:
Examines important principles in public budgeting and related financial management with an eye toward improved budget development and execution. Concepts include: sources and uses of public funds, the logic and policy, performance management and accountability, budget management and selected budgetary reform techniques.

Instructor: TBD

Explores the challenges of managing people in the workplace. Examines the role that managers play in effectively recruiting, selecting, hiring coaching and correcting employees. Includes instruction on the legal framework of employment law and discusses operating in organized labor environments. All topics include application to actual workplace Scenarios. You can't make this stuff up!

Instructor: TBD

Long term performance is a matter of clear intent, the right kind of planning, excellence in project execution and refusing to settle for less than success.
This class explores how to develop organizational strategies to set and reach worthwhile strategic goals. Topics include strategic planning, execution mapping, setting performance targets, strategic risk management and leadership.