ABOUT THE ACADEMY

The Administration and Leadership Academy for Government Supervisors is an intensive three-day program for current and future supervisors and managers in Michigan’s public sector. It builds strength-based competencies in government administration and leadership. It also gives participants practical strategies for employee relations, difficult personnel situations, performance management, and public-facing crises.

Government supervisors work under conditions that differ in important ways from the private sector. They are accountable to the public, subject to open-records laws and press scrutiny, often bound by collective bargaining agreements and federal employment laws, and entrusted with resources that belong to taxpayers.

Our academy challenges participants to meet these responsibilities with energy and enthusiasm. We emphasize sound judgment and implementable approaches rather than abstract theory, so that participants return to their agencies prepared to handle a wider range of situations with confidence, compassion, and character.