Customizable Leadership Development Programs

CPS’ certified coaches are trained on interpreting various personal assessments, including CliftonStrengths®, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the Thomas-Kilmann Instrument. Armed with the personalized results for participants, our coaches provide targeted feedback on how to leverage strengths and compensate for weaknesses as leaders in the workplace. One popular approach is for CPS staff to offer a preliminary half-day session covering the basics of understanding personal assessments, followed by one-on-one coaching sessions over a period of months.

As a supplement to the personal assessment/coaching module or as a standalone option, CPS can also provide strengths-based training to help participants enhance self-awareness and knowledge about their talents, increase awareness of how each individual’s unique contributions matter in functioning as a high-performing team, and understand the power of a strengths-based leadership approach in achieving success with followers and teams.

In conjunction with an assessment tool and theory-based materials, CPS facilitators provide an overview of the concept of emotional intelligence, help participants understand their personal results, and explore its applicability to individual and team-level performance.

CPS instructors are able to provide frequent and varied opportunities for participants to practice their communication skills, including public speaking, presentations, formal writing, and personal feedback. Through innovative tools such as The Moth Storytelling, peer critiques, and rubric-based feedback, participants learn how to communicate their ideas effectively, clearly, relatably, and engagingly.

CPS’ Institute for Tribal Government (ITG) is a valuable resource for organizations that want to interact more effectively with Tribes in the Pacific Northwest. ITG staff members provide a variety of training opportunities, including workshops on Tribal history and worldview, fine-tuning engagement practices, and connections between specific organizations and Tribes. ITG can also leverage its strong connections with Tribes to arrange for targeted expert panel discussions and networking opportunities.

 CPS has experience with governments at the national, state, and local levels. From providing “leadership bootcamps” for newly elected officials to escorting cohorts through the national policy process on a week-long trip to Washington, D.C., CPS staff members can tailor programs to suit a wide variety of needs and audiences.

• Leadership Types, Styles, and Preferences

• Leading Organizations

• Facilitative Leadership

• Collaboration and Conflict Styles and Strategies

• Policymaking and Strategy

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

• Governance and the Political Economy

• Identifying and Solving “Wicked Problems”

• Supervision, Management, and Leadership

• Change Management
 

The length of time it will take to develop a customized program depends on a variety of factors, including how many modules are included, how much customization is required, client availability for collaboration, and the number of hours contracted for development. Generally, workshops can be ready for delivery within a few weeks, and more involved programs can be ready within two to three months.
 

Generally, participants benefit from smaller groups of 10-20, allowing more one-on-one time between them and the instructor(s). However, it is possible for CPS to accommodate larger groups - up to 30 for coaching programs, and up to 100 for online-delivery workshops.
 

In-person programs can be delivered in a classroom setting on the PSU campus in Portland, at your organization’s facilities, or in a third-party location, such as a retreat.