Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Leadership & Management Development Program

1. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Leadership & Management Development Program Presented by Marc Scow Director’s Office Organizational Development For Montana Human Resource Conference, 2006 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Red Lodge, Montana “Develop Yourself, Coach Others”

2. The Problem: • High turnover • Lack of qualified candidates • Typical pattern of internal promotions • Ever-changing operating environment

3. The Need: • High quality, consistent and relevant Leadership and Management development and training. • Tailored to the needs of FW&P with the purpose of empowering leaders and training managers. The Program: • FW&P designed LMDP to develop and recruit the next generation of leaders and managers within the agency. • Four 3-day sessions are scheduled quarterly at rotating locations across the state.

4. Guiding Principles of the Leadership & Management Development Program (LMDP) • Purpose: To build visionary leaders and effective managers. • Program is tailored, relevant and actively applied. • Foster and enhance relationships within Fish, Wildlife & Parks. • Consistent AND consciously evolving curriculum. • “Teach them to teach – first themselves and then others.” • Training is accessible to all qualified employees.

5. Customized Staff Apply Selection 12 days “total Locations Quarterly Together Regions Divisions Montana Fish, Wildlife & ParksLeadership & Management Development Program • Core Components include:

6. Other Program Features and Benefits: • Application Process. • Equals 1 year of supervisory experience. • CE credits available. • On-going evaluation and critique.

7. Current Status: • Four programs completed. • Fifth program in progress. • 128 employees have been selected. • 100 employees have graduated. • Sixth program to be conducted in 2007. • Offered annually as long as there’s a need. • 34% of graduates advanced or promoted. • 24 within FW&P and 9 outside FW&P.

8. LMDP Participation: Divisional Participation: Regional Participation:

9. LMDP Agenda Overview LMDP Session 1 • Leadership Challenge – Leadership Vision • Management Challenge – Management Vision • Management and Supervisory - Roles and Responsibilities • Purpose Statements • Understanding yourself and others: MBTI • Budget Practicum – Practical experience reviewing budgets, fund types, allocation decisions, and appropriations

10. LMDP Agenda Overview (continued) LMDP Session 2 • Managing Stress: Overview and Group Work • Living on Purpose – Individual and Group Work • Getting Things Done • Performance Management • Personal Learning Plans, Career Plans, Coaching Plans and Development Plans • Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) Reports • Field Practicum – On-site FWP location with the history, funding and partnerships involved in the management of that location

11. LMDP Agenda Overview (continued) LMDP Session 3 • Communication Skills • Managing Conflict • Team Building • Team Challenge • Personal Learning Plans • Intersession Assignments • Leadership Panel – Lessons Learned

12. LMDP Agenda Overview (continued) LMDP Session 4 • Who Owns Montana's Fish and Wildlife? Nature of State Ownership • Legal Framework for Public Involvement • Communication & Education Division: • Tips for a Slow News Day • Basics of Effective Written and Oral Communication • The Why's and How's of Public Involvement • Working with the FW&P Commission • Integration, Next Steps: Group work to address realistic FW&P scenarios involving resource, political, media and personnel complexities • Wisdom Circle in the Native American tradition discussion and Q&A drawing on the experiences of “seasoned” leaders in FW&P

13. Where to Get More Information Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director’s Office - Human Resource Bureau • Marc Scow, Organizational Development Specialist, mscow@mt.gov • Pam Boggs, Organizational Development Coordinator, pboggs@mt.gov