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Leading a Flexible and Streamlined Workforce

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

This course equips federal leaders with strategies to build teams that are both efficient and adaptable. Participants will learn to identify inefficiencies, redesign roles for flexibility, and apply lean principles to team structures. The course also covers effective change communication, maintaining morale, and supporting psychological safety during transitions—empowering leaders to drive lasting, thoughtful organizational change.

Learning Objectives »

  • Discuss what it means to be both streamlined and flexible.
  • Identify inefficiencies, redundancies, and bottlenecks.
  • Evaluate current team structures.
  • Apply lean design strategies to build more agile teams.
  • Reshape roles and introduce cross-functional responsibilities.
  • Communicate change effectively.
  • Maintain morale and engagement during transitions.
  • Promote psychological safety to support teams.
  • Lead with intention and adaptability.

Course Agenda

Foundations of Streamlined Flexibility

  1. Defining Streamlined and Flexible
  2. Examples within Federal Agencies
  3. Streamlining Scorecard
  4. Flexibility Scorecard

Diagnosing Inefficiency and Rigidity

  1. Warning Signs
  2. Workforce Audits
  3. Redundancies, Overlaps & Bottlenecks
  4. Tools to Consider

Redesigning Streamlined Flexibility

  1. Strategies for Lean Team Design
  2. Cross-Functional Positions
  3. When and How to Reshape Roles
  4. Questions for Reflection

Leading Through Change

  1. Communicating Change
  2. Maintaining Morale and Engagement
  3. Psychological Safety During Change
Wooden human figures connected by lines on a blue background, symbolizing organizational structure, change management, and team roles.

Leading a Flexible and Streamlined Workforce

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

This course equips federal leaders with strategies to build teams that are both efficient and adaptable. Participants will learn to identify inefficiencies, redesign roles for flexibility, and apply lean principles to team structures. The course also covers effective change communication, maintaining morale, and supporting psychological safety during transitions—empowering leaders to drive lasting, thoughtful organizational change.

Learning Objectives »

  • Discuss what it means to be both streamlined and flexible.
  • Identify inefficiencies, redundancies, and bottlenecks.
  • Evaluate current team structures.
  • Apply lean design strategies to build more agile teams.
  • Reshape roles and introduce cross-functional responsibilities.
  • Communicate change effectively.
  • Maintain morale and engagement during transitions.
  • Promote psychological safety to support teams.
  • Lead with intention and adaptability.

Course Agenda

Foundations of Streamlined Flexibility

  1. Defining Streamlined and Flexible
  2. Examples within Federal Agencies
  3. Streamlining Scorecard
  4. Flexibility Scorecard

Diagnosing Inefficiency and Rigidity

  1. Warning Signs
  2. Workforce Audits
  3. Redundancies, Overlaps & Bottlenecks
  4. Tools to Consider

Redesigning Streamlined Flexibility

  1. Strategies for Lean Team Design
  2. Cross-Functional Positions
  3. When and How to Reshape Roles
  4. Questions for Reflection

Leading Through Change

  1. Communicating Change
  2. Maintaining Morale and Engagement
  3. Psychological Safety During Change
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