Pacific Program

 

We are excited to congratulate one of our

Pacific Program presentors for just being awarded the

2009 Purpose Prize!!!
Congratulations Don Cohyis

 

What is the Pacific Program?

The Pacific Program is an eight day residential program that has been described as getting a Masters of Public Administration in a week. It is an intense learning experience bringing together 50 to 55 top-level elected and executive leaders from state, county, local, and regional governments; tribal leadership; and not-for-profit agencies as well as community leadership from the private sector. The week focuses on growing leadership skills in strategy, negotiations, collaboration, difficult communications, servant leadership, ethics and other topics. These are blended together within a week-long focus on catalytic leadership and its use in solving difficult community and inter-agency problems.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the Pacific Program emphasizes development of both analytical skills and the interpersonal skills required for effective policy leadership and public management, including:

  • the emerging context for leadership: insights into strategic issues confronting policy leaders and public managers
  • strategic planning and management: developing individual and organizational capacity to think strategically, identify strategic issues, and develop organizational visions for success
  • collaboration and negotiation: seeking agreement on feasible approaches to emerging issues and policy challenges
  • group leadership and conflict resolution: facilitating action teams, partnerships and task forces to implement policy and provide quality public services
  • awareness of individual leadership skills: using several assessment instruments to gain awareness of one's leadership and management strengths and areas for development.

Graduates of the Pacific Program enter into a web of alumni that are supported through on-going educational opportunities, regular communications, and a cadre of relationships with other public sector leaders at all levels that can help when faced with difficult challenges and the need to forge partnerships in the public interest.