Title
Resolution Determining Commonwealth Centers for High Performance Organizations, Inc. to be the Only Source Practicably Available From Which to Procure Organizational Leadership Training Using the High Performance Organization Model
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia (“Weldon Cooper Center”) was originally established in 1931 as the Bureau of Public Administration in order to assist local governments in Virginia. The Weldon Cooper Center offers a Senior Executive Institute (“SEI”) program, which provides professional development training for local government leaders and managers. SEI training is centered upon the High Performance Organization (“HPO”) model, which has been the basis of leadership training for City of Hampton (the “City”) leaders and managers since the late 1980’s. Almost all of the City’s Executive Management Team was trained by SEI instructors in the principles of the HPO model. These principles and practices helped form the common organizational principles, values and “language” that guided Hampton’s local government success through the ensuing 20+ years.
Due largely to retirements of key leadership, our Executive Management Team is now new and different. Many department heads and other key leaders have not been indoctrinated to the principles of HPO model. The City Manager wishes to reinforce these principles within our organization’s leadership so we are equally prepared for success in the years to come.
Commonwealth Centers for High Performance Organizations, Inc. (“Commonwealth Centers”) is the entity which exclusively performs off-site SEI training under the auspices of the Weldon Cooper Center. The proposed training contract with Commonwealth Centers will provide a cost effective means to reinforce and reintroduce the HPO principles to the City’s Executive Management Team by bringing the SEI instructors to Hampton (versus paying to have City staff go to ...
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