An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Political / Administrative Alignment in the Public Sector
What is Black and White, and Grey All Over?
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This 'Political / Administrative Alignment in the Public Sector’ training course will help you to navigate the ambiguities between political decision makers and management. You will gain contemporary insights to the political/administrative interface, ‘real time’ leadership strategies and practical tools to enhance your personal leadership success.
Failure to ensure clear roles, accepted ‘rules of engagement’ and well-designed processes leads to conflict rather than cooperation. Join a timely discussion with colleagues to enable you to contribute to enhanced organizational and governance effectiveness in public service agencies.
This GLOMACS training course will highlight:
At the end of this training course, you will learn to:
A highly interactive learning environment enables participants to:
The return on organizational investment involves participants being able to:
Participants will realize enhanced leadership capabilities to successfully:
Elected and appointed civic officials in local, regional and national government such as:
– the prevailing effectiveness / efficiency paradox for public services is explored through government reform movement. This module is a building block for examining both the political / administrative interface and the essence of many contemporary public service challenges.
– the traditional notion of very ‘separate roles’ is replaced by a ‘overlapping role’ model reflecting ‘real time’ nature of political / administrative relations in the core government functions. A Framework is proposed as a diagnostic tool to identify activities and criteria to assess governance and administrative success.
– the roles & responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and elected officials are identified and examined in terms of key government functions. The Core Functions Framework is used to identify roles and expectations of elected officials.
- the roles & responsibilities of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and staff are identified and examined. Participants use the Core Functions Framework to identify roles and expectations of management.
– the ‘Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) situational fit’ and ‘Chief Executive official (CEO) source of influence’ are explored to understand the leadership imperatives of these two roles beyond positional authority. Participants will interview a CAO or CEO to get at the key qualities and competencies of effective civic executives.
– preventive and remedial strategies are shared to deal with and/or prevent relationship dilemmas between elected officials and staff. Participants will focus on personally observed ‘real time’ challenges.
– take away ideas, tools and strategies to make a leadership difference. Participants will prepare a personal re-entry action plan.
No. Saudi GLOMACS delivers courses in Saudi Arabia and internationally, including delivery across Europe and Asia. This allows organisations and professionals to access training both locally and abroad.
No. While governance and leadership are part of the portfolio, Saudi GLOMACS delivers training across the entire business and professional lifecycle, including administrative, technical, legal, regulatory, and sector-specific training.
Yes. Saudi GLOMACS designs and delivers bespoke in-house training tailored to organisational objectives, sector requirements, and workforce needs. Training can be delivered in Saudi Arabia or internationally, depending on requirements.
Courses delivered in Saudi Arabia are adapted to reflect local regulatory frameworks, organisational structures, sector conditions, and professional expectations. This ensures training is relevant, practical, and aligned with Saudi workplace realities.
GLOMACS has been delivering professional training for over thirty years, with courses delivered across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other international markets.
Saudi GLOMACS combines three decades of global training experience with a clear focus on Saudi market relevance. This allows it to deliver training that is both internationally credible and locally applicable, across a broader range of disciplines than niche or single-focus providers.
Saudi GLOMACS is a Saudi-based professional training provider delivering courses tailored to the Saudi market and applicable internationally. It operates within the global GLOMACS framework and draws on more than three decades of international training experience.
Saudi GLOMACS offers professional training across a wide range of disciplines, including administration, leadership and management, governance and regulation, law, oil and gas, energy, engineering, finance, digital technologies, and sector-specific specialisations.
Training supports professionals across all career stages, from operational roles to specialist and senior responsibilities.
Participants include professionals from public sector, semi-government, and private sector organisations, across a wide range of roles and industries. Attendees range from administrative and operational professionals to technical specialists, managers, and senior decision-makers.
