Learning Objectives

Creating Effective Strategies and Managing Risks

M1: Prioritizing, implementing, and enabling a proactive safety culture from project inception to closeout
M2: Anticipating and managing project risks through rigorous analytical methods
M3: Employing effective front-end and acquisition planning
M4: Negotiating balanced partnering arrangements and contracts
M5: Employing effective decision-making processes to make high quality, data-driven decisions
M6: Developing and implementing effective systems engineering-centric approaches
M7: Managing effective change management processes
M8: Analyzing and aligning strategy, structure, and project culture

Becoming a more Effective Leader

L1: Exercising resiliency in challenging and stressful scenarios
L2: Expanding awareness of influences on effective decision making, including leadership strategies
L3: Enhancing emotional intelligence and self-awareness required to lead high performing teams
L4: Developing a leadership mindset
L5: Acting ethically

Leading High-Performing Teams

T1: Building high-quality teams that demonstrate consideration for varied skills, strengths, experience, and potential
T2: Modeling authentic leadership
T3: Demonstrating awareness of organizational differences in high performance team practices
T4: Understanding and reflecting on leadership skill development
T5: Creating the conditions for constructive conflict and group ideation.
T6: Using strong and effective communication skills

Managing Partnerships and Building Trust Relationships in the Department of Energy

D1: Demonstrating awareness of relevant organizational culture, history, and operating dynamics that inform a leader’s ability to effectively anticipate opportunities and foresee challenges
D2: Achieving effective performance management in matrix-organization contexts, including those that are multi-institutional and/or international
D3: Creating and facilitating inter-lab or inter-site partnership agreements
D4: Demonstrating effective communication skills and practices that are tailored to various stakeholder groups and individuals
D5: Creating alignment among primary stakeholders through development of clear, concise, consensus project goals