Leading Forward ― Successful Public Leadership Amidst Complexity, Chaos and Change (With Professional Content)

Explains the four dimensions of effective leadership for leaders in the public sphere

There is a wealth of advice available for corporate leaders, but little in the way of leadership guidance for those in government agencies. Leading Forward fills that gap by providing a development framework and assessment tool based on the four dimensions of effective leadership—empowerment, fairness, leaders, and supervisors. These four dimensions are critical competencies that leaders must develop in order to succeed now and in the future. Based on years of working with agency leaders at all levels of government and the latest assessment data from the Office of Personnel Management, this practical resource includes a review of the current core leadership competencies and a detailed look at the gaps between actual and expected execution.

• Offers unique and uncommon leadership guidance for those in the public sector
• Includes examples, exercises, techniques, and case studies, as well as interviews with past and current leaders
• Ideal for government agency executives and students in leadership and professional development programs

Leading effectively in a government agency is different than leading in the private sphere. Leading Forward offers a practical and effective framework for developing great leaders for the public good.

Tim Flanagan is owner and lead consultant at Flanagan Custom Leadership Solutions where he designs and delivers programs on leadership, teamwork, conflict management, problem solving, emotional intelligence, communication, organizational culture, and change. Tim works extensively in the public sector with experience at the federal, state and local government levels, the military, and with various non-profit organizations and agencies. Tim is a program leader and instructor with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Western Management Development Center and a visiting instructor for programs in Management and Executive Education at the Crummer Business School, Rollins College and Eckerd College. He is also a lead instructor and feedback coach for various programs with the Center for Creative Leadership.

John S. Lybarger, PhD is a nationally known consultant and facilitator serving public and private sector clients as an organizational development consultant, program manager, curriculum designer, facilitator, and executive coach through his consulting firm, Lybarger & Associates, founded in 1993. His engagements include course design and coaching for the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Western Management Development Center. He has served as a visiting program manager leading multi-million dollar custom organizational development projects for the Department of the Treasury (US Mint and Internal Revenue Service), EPA, DoD, US Army, Social Security Administration, US Customs and Immigration Services, Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation.