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To recruit and retain a highly skilled and diverse workforce for the NIH.

The NIH Continuum of Leadership

Did you know that the NIH Training Center offers a continuum of leadership development programs to build leaders for today and tomorrow?


Description	NIH Mid-Level Leadership Program	NIH Senior Leadership Program	NIH Executive Leadership Program
Duration	13-day program over 6 months. 4 months' learning reinforcement	13-day program over 4-5 months	13+ day program over 7 months. Program offered every other FY
Audience	New and aspiring first-level team leads and supervisors	Middle and senior managers; experienced first-line supervisors	Select group preparing to take on Top 5 leadership roles and existing “Top 5” leaders
Targeted Group	GS 12, 13, 14 and equivalents	GS 14, 15, SES and equivalents Team/IC recruitment	GS 15, SES and equivalents
Recruitment Model	Individual Recruitment	Team/IC recruitment	Individual recruitment/competitive
Application Process	Selection process and requirements handled within IC	Selection process and requirements handled within IC	Competitive application and interviews with “Top 5” leadership recommended
Individual Assessment	360 degree assessment Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument	360 degree assessment Myers-Briggs Type Indicator FIRO-B	360-Degree assessment (aligned to NIH’s Executive Proficiency model) and other leadership and/or personality assessments
Developmental Relationships	2 hours coaching, with additional options available. Mentoring relationships and shadowing others is strongly encouraged.	6.5 hours of coaching. Additional options available.	8 hours of individual coaching provided throughout program, with additional options available
Focus Areas	Topics: Self-Awareness Collaboration Delegating Cultural Intelligence Strategic and Change Management Managing a Shifting Workforce Well-Being and Resilience	Topics: Negotiation & Persuasion Emotional Intelligence Results-Based Accountability Diversity & Racial Equity Resilience Succession Planning Innovative Technology Polarities in Leadership	Topics: Leading at the Top Executive Communications Self-Awareness/Emotional Intelligence Policy Making on the Hill Leading Change Special Events with NIH Senior Executives
Development Guide	360 degree assessments Creating a Leadership Development Plan Mentoring relationships recommended	360 degree assessments Creating a Leadership Development Action Plan	360 degree assessments Creating an Executive Development Plan
Extra-curricular Learning	Applied learning assignments Guided tasks for reflection and application Coaching	1-on-1 Coaching throughout the program Small Team Coaching Recommended reading materials provided	Communications module-videotaped simulated interview Coaching paired with peer advisors Meetings with members of Congress, HHS and Policy Experts

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