The HHS Workplace of the Leader Data Officer (OCIO) is dedicated to rising its leaders thru skilled construction. 

HHS Leader Data Officer Karl S. Mathias, Ph.D. explains, “It’s mutually recommended for workers and OCIO when workforce individuals decide to rising their talents, broadening their wisdom, and profiting from studying alternatives.  As an govt chief, encouraging skilled construction is helping me fill gaps within the office, but in addition helps and elevates body of workers to lend a hand get them the place they need to move of their careers.  That improve interprets right into a happier body of workers with dependable staff.  This is only one approach that OCIO maintains its standing as an ‘employer of selection’ inside the HHS and Federal IT communities.”

Two OCIO staff finished month-long skilled construction methods this spring and feature since returned to paintings extra engaged and excited to carry value efficient, protected, cutting edge, and well timed IT answers and products and services to handle the breadth of urgent human products and services and well being care demanding situations throughout HHS program customers and stakeholders.

Harvard Kennedy Faculty Senior Government Fellow Program

Bobby Flanders used to be the only HHS graduate from the April 2023 Cohort of the Senior Government Fellows (SEF) program on the John F. Kennedy Faculty of Executive at Harvard College.  The pro construction program is designed to sharpen management and managerial talents for federal civilians on the GS-14 and GS-15 grade ranges.

The SEF program is among the OCIO’s aggressive management construction alternatives and gives individuals the chance to be told from Harvard college, together with former presidential cupboard individuals, Nationwide Safety Council leaders, former political leaders, and trade and idea leaders.  This system additionally supplies an unheard of alternative to community with different senior leaders from various industries, sectors, and nations, facilitating a singular alternate of concepts and views.

Bobby spent over 100 hours in school room instruction (lectures, case research and simulations) and an identical period of time in studying and exterior coursework, pushing him to suppose seriously, creatively, and strategically.  The case approach pioneered by means of Harvard presented a hands-on way that allowed him to use what they’ve discovered to real-world eventualities and increase the abilities vital to steer successfully in these days’s fast moving society.

“I all the time knew my paintings used to be valued by means of my supervisors, however my engagement with different SEF classmates confirmed me simply how vital the paintings of OCIO is to improve the well being and well-being of all American citizens,” stated Bobby.  “I’m deeply thankful to HHS and OCIO for sending me in this transformative enjoy and supporting my efforts to develop into a greater chief.”

Bobby recently serves because the Deputy Leader of Body of workers in OCIO’s Speedy Workplace.  He manages a workforce this is chargeable for all sides of OCIO’s inner and exterior communications; inner controls/audit liaison, FOIA electronic mail searches, administrative improve, and process control.

The following cohort of the Senior Government Fellows program is instantly drawing near.  OCIO encourages staff to speak about together with your manager and achieve out to Bobby to get the interior scoop from a contemporary graduate.

Federal Government Institute Management for a Democratic Society

Jaime Robinson graduated from the March/April 2023 Cohort of the Federal Government Institute (FEI) Management for a Democratic Society (LDS) program in conjunction with HHS body of workers from the Management for Preparedness and Reaction, the Meals and Drug Management, and the Nationwide Institutes of Well being.  This skilled construction program prepares senior govt leaders on the GS-15 and SES point for these days’s advanced demanding situations.

The LDS program is designed to organize senior-level govt executives for the advanced demanding situations of management.  Thru skilled instruction and experiential studying, this system develops the capability for visionary leaders who can turn out to be their organizations and govt.  LDS prepares senior-level leaders for these days’s advanced demanding situations, together with higher essential self-awareness; enhanced management and control strengths and spaces for growth within the spaces of workforce development, strategic pondering, influencing/negotiating, political savvy, and exterior consciousness; enhanced talent to spot issues and plan for motion to give a boost to group efficiency; and stepped forward talent to leverage the varied skills of the Federal body of workers.

Leveraging the experience and enjoy of every govt, the LDS establishes a studying group the place the individuals and school are each lecturers and beginners. Anchored in present management concept, the core curriculum is aligned with OPM’s Government Core {Qualifications} and Management Competencies.  Along with the core curriculum, Jaime finished a number of introspective assignments, an motion studying mission, and produced plans to turn out to be himself and OCIO.

“I want to categorical my heartfelt gratitude for being decided on to wait the FEI coaching program,” stated Jaime.  “I’m actually humbled and appreciative of the chance I used to be afforded to satisfy with and be informed from different leaders inside the federal govt.  This useful enjoy has enhanced my management talents and can permit me to give a contribution to the expansion and good fortune of HHS and OCIO.  I imagine that my attendance on the senior govt coaching will permit me to carry recent perception and cutting edge approaches to my group.”

Jaime recently serves as Director of Governance, Technique & Coverage withing OCIO’s Workplace of Undertaking Services and products.

The following cohort of the Management for a Democratic Society program is instantly drawing near.  OCIO encourages staff to speak about together with your manager and achieve out to Jaime for a contemporary graduate viewpoint on what to anticipate all the way through this system.