The New York City Management Academy

Application Package Checklist:

Please check ( ) that you have gathered all the required items before to submitting the application

for consideration:

Part 1: Completed Nominee Profile Information

Part 2: Nominee Essays and Statement of Understanding

Part 3: Supervisor Information and Statement of Understanding

Part 4: Signed Commissioner/Agency Head Endorsement

Please remember, only completed applications that include Commissioner/Agency Head approval/

authorization will be considered.

Submission Details:

Completed applications will be accepted until February 6, 2019, and should be submitted to:

Postal Service

Citywide Organizational & Executive Development Programs

NYC Management Academy Department of Citywide Administrative Services

1 Centre Street, Room 2445 New York, NY 10007

OR

E-mail

Send one e-mail with all application materials

attached in PDF format; Subject: “Management Academy 2019” to executivedevelopment@dcas.nyc.gov

Program inquiries should be directed to:

Citywide Organizational & Executive Development Programs

(212) 386‐0004

www.nyc.gov/executivedevelopment

Application Deadline: Program Dates: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 March 2019 – June 2019

Management

Academy

2019

Application Package

The New York City

About the New York City Management Academy

“Moving People, Moving Process, Moving Mountains!”

The Academy Mission

The New York City Management Academy is a unique and distinctive program designed for emerging leaders who have

assumed or will assume positions of greater responsibility in their agencies. The goal of the Academy is to provide its

participants, who have demonstrated exceptional technical competence in their chosen areas of expertise, with a fundamental

grounding in state-of-the-art managerial systems and an understanding of both formal and informal management processes.

Program Overview

The Management Academy focuses on critical management themes organized into three (3) coordinated design

components:

Design Component Critical Management Themes Throughout Program

“Moving People” Developing, Entrusting, and Utilizing Staff

“Moving Processes” Analyzing, Designing, and Evaluating Programs

“Moving Mountains” Understanding Municipal Systems and our Political Environment

Through a series of workshops presented by expert consultants and senior managers from the public, private, and non-profit

sectors, the Academy will stimulate participants’ analytical and creative thought to better equip them for meeting the daily

challenges they face in increasing productivity and delivering service excellence.

Nominee Qualifications

Nominees to the Management Academy should be City employees who:

1. Are already at the managerial level or are high-level professional employees responsible for the design and/or

implementation of City programs or procedures;

2. Have demonstrated superb technical competence in their areas of expertise; and

3. Have demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and aspire to positions of greater responsibility in City

government.

Nominal Fee

Agencies will be assessed a nominal fee of $3,500 for each nominee selected to participate in the Management

Academy.

1

The interaction among cohort members (was) dynamic and inspiring. I

feel like a more prepared manager with knowledge and skills to enforce a

healthier work environment.

Program

Highlights:

What Past Participants

Say The wonderful cohort gelled from Day 1. We were able to be open

about (the) challenges and opportunities of working in New York City

government.

The entire course went well. It was informative and engaging.

I loved the personal information I discovered in classes 1-2, the social cues learned in class 3, the

technical information . . . the importance of networking, legacy building, and communicating.

It was great to network with such a group of motivated and

committed managers from across the City.

The topics were very relevant for emerging City government

leaders.

Throughout (the Academy), I learned a lot about myself and take with me the techniques

which I can apply in everyday situations.

I thought the cohort worked very well together both in

formal and informal discussion.

The Academy curriculum was very well designed. I learned a great deal about

myself and how I am perceived by others. I gained insight into project

management, as well as hands-on experience with data analytics. By far the best

and most valuable part of the program was the week-by-week interaction with my

peers in the cohort.

I loved that I had one day a week to educate myself and focus on

improving my management abilities. I will miss having that

dedicated and structured time for self-improvement.

The concepts throughout the program provided

wonderful opportunities to learn new ways to

think and approach problems that affect all of

us day-to-day.

I met dedicated and passionate people, from numerous

City agencies, can assist me projects in the future.

6

Overall, the program was great. The topics were educational,

informative, and interesting.

The New York City Management Academy

Part 3: Supervisor Information and Statement of Understanding

Supervisor/Nominator Information

Last Name: First Name:

Title:

Agency:

Agency Telephone: Agency E‐Mail:

Statement of Understanding: Supervisor/Nominator

I understand that participation in the Management Academy will require a time commitment of one day per week (generally

from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm) for approximately 14 sessions during the Spring 2019 for this employee. If selected, the nominee

has my full support and will be released to fully participate in the program. Finally, I am aware that my agency will be

assessed $3,500 for each employee selected to participate in the Academy.

Supervisor/Nominator’s Signature: Date:

Part 4: Commissioner/Agency Head Endorsement (To Be Completed Only by the Commissioner/Agency)

Commissioner/Agency Head Recommendation

Please select ( ) one of the options below that best indicates the degree of your recommendation of the nominee

to participate in the upcoming Management Academy cohort:

Recommend Highly Recommend Very Highly Recommend

Statement of Understanding: Commissioner/Agency Head

I understand that participation in the Management Academy will require a time commitment of one day per week (generally

from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm) for approximately 14 sessions during the Spring 2019. If he or she is selected, this nominee has my

full support and will be released to fully participate in the program. Finally, I am aware that my agency will be assessed

$3,500 for each employee from my agency who is selected to participate in the Institute.

Commissioner/Agency Head’s Name (Print): Commissioner/Agency Head’s Signature: Date:

The New York City Management Academy

Curriculum Description

The Management Academy meets once per week, usually between April and June. Workshops will be facilitated by a

combination of senior City managerial practitioners, management consultants, and managers from the private and non-profit

sectors. Sessions will be held from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Citywide Training Center (CTC), The David N. Dinkins Municipal

Building, 1 Centre Street, 24th Floor, New York, New York, 10007.

Program Component Related Topic Areas Explored in the Program

“Moving People”

• Leadership Paradigms

• Building and Managing Relationships

• Communicating Skillfully

• Values-Based Management

• Emotional Intelligence

“Moving Processes” • Tools for Customer-Focused Process Improvement

• Measuring, Assessing, and Reporting Results

• Leading and Managing Change

“Moving Mountains”

• Understanding Power and Influence Strategies

• Understanding and Using City Systems and Processes

o Civil Service

o Progressive Discipline

o Procurement Vehicles

o The Budget Schedule

o Best Practice Site Visits

Elective Concentrations

Academy participants also will be able to select one concentration area for more in-depth independent exploration and

development. These elective concentrations will be conducted on two consecutive days during the Academy. Participants

may enroll in both concentration areas provided they can be released by their agencies. (Concentration areas are selected after

the program has started.) The elective concentrations that will be offered to this cohort are:

Elective Concentration “A”

Elective Concentration “B”

DATA ANALYTICS

FOR MANAGERS

PRESENTATION SKILLS

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The New York City Management Academy Part 1: Nominee Profile Information

Today’s Date:

Nominee Background

Last Name: First Name:

Work ID/Employee Reference #:

Current Office Title:

Civil Service Title:

Agency:

Agency Address (Street, No., Fl., Rm):

City, State, Zip:

Agency Telephone:

Agency E‐Mail:

*Optional Demographic Information (Your responses are greatly appreciated.)

Demographic Categories:

White Black or African American

• Race/Ethnicity: Asian Two or more races

American Indian or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

Alaska Native Islander

I choose not to disclose

• Are you Hispanic Yes • Gender: Female

or Latino? No Male

I choose not to disclose Unknown/I choose not to disclose

*NOTE: The above demographic information is completely voluntary, and is collected for reporting purposes only.

The New York City Management Academy Part 2: Nominee Essays and Statement of Understanding

Instructions: Please respond to the following four (4) statements/questions on separate sheets of paper, and attach your

responses for submission. Limit responses to each essay question to 350 words or less.

Background

1. Please attach an updated copy of your resume to this application and list any other managerial development or

leadership development programs in which you have participated.

Professional Growth and Development

2. Given the opportunities and challenges the City faces today, explain what you believe are the most important skills and

abilities a manager must possess or develop to succeed in City government?

3. Considering your response to the question above, please describe what you consider your greatest managerial asset?

Then, explain what you believe are your areas for further professional growth and development.

Career Objectives

4. What are your short and long-term career and professional objectives in City government? What roadblocks do you feel

you must overcome to attain your goals?

Statement of Understanding: Nominee

I understand that participation in the Management Academy will require a time commitment of one day per week

(generally from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm) for approximately 14 sessions during the Spring 2019. I also understand that

participation in the Academy will require my involvement in outside assignments and agency‐based application projects.

If selected to participate, I will, to the best of my ability, meet all participation requirements.

Nominee’s Signature: Date:

Completed and signed applications, including all support materials, will be accepted at the following address until

February 6, 2019.

Organizational and Executive Development Programs

The New York City Management Academy

New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services

The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building

1 Centre Street, Room 2445

New York, NY 10007

www.nyc.gov/executivedevelopment

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The New York City Management Academy Part 1: Nominee Profile Information

Today’s Date:

Nominee Background

Last Name: First Name:

Work ID/Employee Reference #:

Current Office Title:

Civil Service Title:

Agency:

Agency Address (Street, No., Fl., Rm):

City, State, Zip:

Agency Telephone:

Agency E‐Mail:

*Optional Demographic Information (Your responses are greatly appreciated.)

Demographic Categories:

White Black or African American

• Race/Ethnicity: Asian Two or more races

American Indian or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

Alaska Native Islander

I choose not to disclose

• Are you Hispanic Yes • Gender: Female

or Latino? No Male

I choose not to disclose Unknown/I choose not to disclose

*NOTE: The above demographic information is completely voluntary, and is collected for reporting purposes only.

The New York City Management Academy Part 2: Nominee Essays and Statement of Understanding

Instructions: Please respond to the following four (4) statements/questions on separate sheets of paper, and attach your

responses for submission. Limit responses to each essay question to 350 words or less.

Background

1. Please attach an updated copy of your resume to this application and list any other managerial development or

leadership development programs in which you have participated.

Professional Growth and Development

2. Given the opportunities and challenges the City faces today, explain what you believe are the most important skills and

abilities a manager must possess or develop to succeed in City government?

3. Considering your response to the question above, please describe what you consider your greatest managerial asset?

Then, explain what you believe are your areas for further professional growth and development.

Career Objectives

4. What are your short and long-term career and professional objectives in City government? What roadblocks do you feel

you must overcome to attain your goals?

Statement of Understanding: Nominee

I understand that participation in the Management Academy will require a time commitment of one day per week

(generally from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm) for approximately 14 sessions during the Spring 2019. I also understand that

participation in the Academy will require my involvement in outside assignments and agency‐based application projects.

If selected to participate, I will, to the best of my ability, meet all participation requirements.

Nominee’s Signature: Date:

Completed and signed applications, including all support materials, will be accepted at the following address until

February 6, 2019.

Organizational and Executive Development Programs

The New York City Management Academy

New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services

The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building

1 Centre Street, Room 2445

New York, NY 10007

www.nyc.gov/executivedevelopment

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The New York City Management Academy

Part 3: Supervisor Information and Statement of Understanding

Supervisor/Nominator Information

Last Name: First Name:

Title:

Agency:

Agency Telephone: Agency E‐Mail:

Statement of Understanding: Supervisor/Nominator

I understand that participation in the Management Academy will require a time commitment of one day per week (generally

from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm) for approximately 14 sessions during the Spring 2019 for this employee. If selected, the nominee

has my full support and will be released to fully participate in the program. Finally, I am aware that my agency will be

assessed $3,500 for each employee selected to participate in the Academy.

Supervisor/Nominator’s Signature: Date:

Part 4: Commissioner/Agency Head Endorsement (To Be Completed Only by the Commissioner/Agency)

Commissioner/Agency Head Recommendation

Please select ( ) one of the options below that best indicates the degree of your recommendation of the nominee

to participate in the upcoming Management Academy cohort:

Recommend Highly Recommend Very Highly Recommend

Statement of Understanding: Commissioner/Agency Head

I understand that participation in the Management Academy will require a time commitment of one day per week (generally

from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm) for approximately 14 sessions during the Spring 2019. If he or she is selected, this nominee has my

full support and will be released to fully participate in the program. Finally, I am aware that my agency will be assessed

$3,500 for each employee from my agency who is selected to participate in the Institute.

Commissioner/Agency Head’s Name (Print): Commissioner/Agency Head’s Signature: Date:

The New York City Management Academy

Curriculum Description

The Management Academy meets once per week, usually between April and June. Workshops will be facilitated by a

combination of senior City managerial practitioners, management consultants, and managers from the private and non-profit

sectors. Sessions will be held from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Citywide Training Center (CTC), The David N. Dinkins Municipal

Building, 1 Centre Street, 24th Floor, New York, New York, 10007.

Program Component Related Topic Areas Explored in the Program

“Moving People”

• Leadership Paradigms

• Building and Managing Relationships

• Communicating Skillfully

• Values-Based Management

• Emotional Intelligence

“Moving Processes” • Tools for Customer-Focused Process Improvement

• Measuring, Assessing, and Reporting Results

• Leading and Managing Change

“Moving Mountains”

• Understanding Power and Influence Strategies

• Understanding and Using City Systems and Processes

o Civil Service

o Progressive Discipline

o Procurement Vehicles

o The Budget Schedule

o Best Practice Site Visits

Elective Concentrations

Academy participants also will be able to select one concentration area for more in-depth independent exploration and

development. These elective concentrations will be conducted on two consecutive days during the Academy. Participants

may enroll in both concentration areas provided they can be released by their agencies. (Concentration areas are selected after

the program has started.) The elective concentrations that will be offered to this cohort are:

Elective Concentration “A”

Elective Concentration “B”

DATA ANALYTICS

FOR MANAGERS

PRESENTATION SKILLS

2 5

About the New York City Management Academy

“Moving People, Moving Process, Moving Mountains!”

The Academy Mission

The New York City Management Academy is a unique and distinctive program designed for emerging leaders who have

assumed or will assume positions of greater responsibility in their agencies. The goal of the Academy is to provide its

participants, who have demonstrated exceptional technical competence in their chosen areas of expertise, with a fundamental

grounding in state-of-the-art managerial systems and an understanding of both formal and informal management processes.

Program Overview

The Management Academy focuses on critical management themes organized into three (3) coordinated design

components:

Design Component Critical Management Themes Throughout Program

“Moving People” Developing, Entrusting, and Utilizing Staff

“Moving Processes” Analyzing, Designing, and Evaluating Programs

“Moving Mountains” Understanding Municipal Systems and our Political Environment

Through a series of workshops presented by expert consultants and senior managers from the public, private, and non-profit

sectors, the Academy will stimulate participants’ analytical and creative thought to better equip them for meeting the daily

challenges they face in increasing productivity and delivering service excellence.

Nominee Qualifications

Nominees to the Management Academy should be City employees who:

1. Are already at the managerial level or are high-level professional employees responsible for the design and/or

implementation of City programs or procedures;

2. Have demonstrated superb technical competence in their areas of expertise; and

3. Have demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and aspire to positions of greater responsibility in City

government.

Nominal Fee

Agencies will be assessed a nominal fee of $3,500 for each nominee selected to participate in the Management

Academy.

1

The interaction among cohort members (was) dynamic and inspiring. I

feel like a more prepared manager with knowledge and skills to enforce a

healthier work environment.

Program

Highlights:

What Past Participants

Say The wonderful cohort gelled from Day 1. We were able to be open

about (the) challenges and opportunities of working in New York City

government.

The entire course went well. It was informative and engaging.

I loved the personal information I discovered in classes 1-2, the social cues learned in class 3, the

technical information . . . the importance of networking, legacy building, and communicating.

It was great to network with such a group of motivated and

committed managers from across the City.

The topics were very relevant for emerging City government

leaders.

Throughout (the Academy), I learned a lot about myself and take with me the techniques

which I can apply in everyday situations.

I thought the cohort worked very well together both in

formal and informal discussion.

The Academy curriculum was very well designed. I learned a great deal about

myself and how I am perceived by others. I gained insight into project

management, as well as hands-on experience with data analytics. By far the best

and most valuable part of the program was the week-by-week interaction with my

peers in the cohort.

I loved that I had one day a week to educate myself and focus on

improving my management abilities. I will miss having that

dedicated and structured time for self-improvement.

The concepts throughout the program provided

wonderful opportunities to learn new ways to

think and approach problems that affect all of

us day-to-day.

I met dedicated and passionate people, from numerous

City agencies, can assist me projects in the future.

6

Overall, the program was great. The topics were educational,

informative, and interesting.

The New York City Management Academy

Application Package Checklist:

Please check ( ) that you have gathered all the required items before to submitting the application

for consideration:

Part 1: Completed Nominee Profile Information

Part 2: Nominee Essays and Statement of Understanding

Part 3: Supervisor Information and Statement of Understanding

Part 4: Signed Commissioner/Agency Head Endorsement

Please remember, only completed applications that include Commissioner/Agency Head approval/

authorization will be considered.

Submission Details:

Completed applications will be accepted until February 6, 2019, and should be submitted to:

Postal Service

Citywide Organizational & Executive Development Programs

NYC Management Academy Department of Citywide Administrative Services

1 Centre Street, Room 2445 New York, NY 10007

OR

E-mail

Send one e-mail with all application materials

attached in PDF format; Subject: “Management Academy 2019” to executivedevelopment@dcas.nyc.gov

Program inquiries should be directed to:

Citywide Organizational & Executive Development Programs

(212) 386‐0004

www.nyc.gov/executivedevelopment

Application Deadline: Program Dates: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 March 2019 – June 2019

Management

Academy

2019

Application Package

The New York City