1. HPO National Change Conference Federal Executive Institute
“Helping EPA Move to Higher Performance
What EPA Needs To Do To Be Successful”
EPA Organizational Leadership Enterprise Presentation to the HRC May 2002
HPO National Change Conference
Federal Executive Institute
May 28, 2002

2. EPA’s Organizational Leadership Enterprise
What is it?
How are we doing it?
Who is participating?
What future activities are planned?
Lessons learned?
What is needed from the HRC?
Panel Insights

3. What is it?
A context for organizational renewal, the work of the 21st century
Moving organizations toward higher performance
Clarifying importance of work for individuals and the organization
Strengthening measurable results and accountability
Supporting the President’s Management Agenda and the Human Capital Plan

4. How are we doing it?
Under oversight of the National HRC per November 2000 briefing
Staffed by the EPA Institute and consists of an executive leadership seminar called the High Performance Organizations- 2 1/2 -3 day seminar--theory and levers of leadership;
Consulting Tools Seminar to build in-house capacity to help organizations make the theory work for them- 2 1/2 day seminar;
National Dialogue Forums to help strengthen both communications and the network of participants who are implementing OLE initiatives-two per year. Three held to date
Consultation Services to work with implementers in follow-up work

5. Organizational Leadership Enterprise
HPO Seminar
Consulting
Tools Seminar
OLE Network
Dialogue Forums
Consulting
Services to Support
Implementation

6. Who is participating?
Several program offices including Region 4,5,7, OSW, OARM, OPPTS, IG. and ORD
Others interested include, OW
Superfund, Region 9, and SES
Candidate Program

7. Future Activities Strengthen OLE Network
Participate in FEI’s National Change Conference
Sponsor fourth National OLE Dialogue Forum
Sponsor third Consulting Tools Seminar
Provide ongoing leadership consultation and coaching activities

8. Lessons Learned
Continued visible commitment from Senior Leadership; and
Adequate resources.

9. What we need from the HRC?
HRC attend HPO Seminar (December 2002)
HRC support for the OLE Charter
Influence 2-3 new FTEs in each Region/Program
Office- to provide organizational development consultation
and executive coaching

10. LEADERSHIP FORM
“The movement of organizations toward higher-performance will require relentless patience over a long period of time. It took many organizations a century or more to evolve to the point they are now, so it will take a dedicated, sustained, and steady effort at all levels of the organization to change the future.”
Darrell Maxwell, Navy Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 4.1E Briefing, January 2001

11. Champions Panel
Daiva Balkus
Russ Wright
Howard Corcoran
John Meagher
Elizabeth Cotsworth