ADDITIONAL SENIOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

The award-winning FAA Executive Exchange Program: Making Strategic Connections offers FAA executives unique opportunities to step out of their day-to-day routine and experience the Agency from their colleagues’ points of view.

Upon completion of their exchange, rotation, or shadowing experiences, executives return to their home organization ready to drive change, foster innovation, promote FAA Strategic Leadership Capabilities (SLCs), and spur growth to lead the Agency forward.

FAA’s Executive Exchange Program provides an opportunity for executives to foster cross-Agency awareness, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and strategic connections. Specifically, the program enables FAA and its executives to:

• Create effective cross-Agency communication practices
• Build Agency acumen and gain exposure within cross- functional business units
• Share information and create innovative solutions for Agency challenges
• Provide executive-level capability mentoring and meaningful developmental opportunities within or outside an executive’s current area of expertise
• Support FAA executive-level succession planning efforts by empowering staff to stretch in their current role
• Cultivate greater diversity of thought within FAA’s executive corps
• Build networks that can be leveraged in the future

Program cohorts run for 10 weeks, during which participants spend 4-6 weeks in an exchange, rotation, or shadowing assignment, assuming an executive role and responsibilities in a line of business or staff office other than their own. During the program, executives progress through the following four phases:

The FAA Executive Exchange Program offers three participation options for executives from across the Agency:

• One-for-One Exchange: Two FAA executives from different lines of business or staff offices switch places with one another for a period of time in a one- for-one swap of roles and responsibilities.
• One-Way Rotation: One FAA executive steps into a vacant executive role and assumes the responsibilities of that role for a period of time.
• Job Shadowing: One FAA executive follows another executive in their role for a period of time; several shadowing experiences can occur during the 4-6-week assignment.

The Federal Executive Institute’s (FEI) Leadership for a Democratic Society (LDS) program uses the U.S. Constitution as the principal guide in helping government leaders understand the diverse goals of the government and the citizens they serve. At LDS, government leaders build their skills in personal leadership and gain insights into organizational theory, the policy framework in which government leadership occurs, and the broad global trends and events that shape government agendas.

As a participant in LDS, you will:

• Gain a broad understanding of the Constitution and how it continues to guide today’s government
• Understand the policy framework in which executives must lead and the interplay among major stakeholders at national and global levels
• Develop keen insights into your leadership strengths and areas for improvement
• Devise a plan to enhance your organization’s performance
• Increase your networks for enhanced problem-solving support
• Appreciate more fully the importance of Federal service and the diverse talents of Federal executives
• Receive five hours of post-program executive coaching as you return to your day-to-day organizational challenges