TRANSFORM YOUR THINKING, LEAD WITH PURPOSE

Program Overview

Leaders Edge is a transformative leadership development program for mid-senior level procurement professionals. This year, we kick-off our 3rd cohort group for a unique learning experience designed specifically to meet your needs, to close the leadership gap and to prepare the future leaders of our profession.

Program Overview

The core competencies public procurement leaders need to succeed form the foundation of the Leaders Edge program. It is critical that public procurement leaders are part of their organization’s strategic planning team, providing expertise and value to help the overall effectiveness of any public entity. Leaders Edge provides participants the blueprint to excel in three key areas:

 Leading Self

 Leading Others

Leading Organizations

Leading Self

  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Influence and Persuasion
  • Leader Communication

Leading self is the heart of the NIGP leadership development approach, based on the critical role that emotional intelligence plays in leadership effectiveness, and it influences the other two components of the model.

Leaders Edge Courses in Leading Self

  • Leader Communication (Opening Workshop)  
  • Leader Vision (Opening Workshop)
  • Emotional Intelligence (Opening Workshop)
  • Virtual Session 2: Influence and Persuasion

Leading Others

  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Conflict Management

Leading others focuses on leadership skills to strengthen interactions with others.

Leaders Edge Courses in Leading Others

  • Conflict Management (Opening Workshop)
  • Virtual Session 3: Coaching and Mentoring
  • Virtual Session 4: Leading Teams

Leading Organizations

  • Leading Change
  • Leadership Styles

Leaders Edge Courses in Leading Organizations

  • Leadership Styles (Opening Workshop)
  • Leadership Development Planning (Opening Workshop)
  • Virtual Session 1: Leading Change