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28 Leaders Graduate from the Executive Leadership Development Program, Expanding Pacific Alumni Network to 239
08 August 2025
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Leadership Course
Creative and Critical Thinking
August 30, 2022
Michael Binder
Virtual
Regional
In this session, we will explore why creative and critical thinking are essential tools of auditor proficiency that should be applied throughout all phases of the audit process. The session will discuss personal and organizational challenges to creative thinking and change for breakthrough ways of seeing problems and considering new possible solutions. The presentation will include brain training exercises and tools to get participants thinking more abstractly to look beyond the obvious and use process techniques for generating new ideas for action. This class will explore the power of "why" in looking for root causes of problems, and the power of the possible in considering new opportunities and threats for forward thinking recommendations.
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Audit Course
Leadership, Motivation, and Accountability for High-Performance Audit Organizations
August 30, 2022
Michael Binder
Virtual
Regional
What makes a good leader? How do we motivate others? And how do we create an environment where staff members are fully accountable? These are the basic ingredients for high performing organizations – but in many audit organizations we promote or hire staff into management or leadership positions based upon their demonstrated technical skills, without preparing them to step into a leadership role requiring an entirely different set of knowledge, skills and abilities – which becomes self-perpetuating as their only reference may be their own managers who were also promoted based upon technical skill – and never learned to lead.
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Grants Course
Grants Management Overview
August 15 - 20, 2022
David Rykken
In-Person
US Virgin Islands The Grants Management Overview course will provide updated information about grants and cooperative agreements, including the responsibilities of recipients and key tasks that must be completed during the project period. This course will be informative for administrative, finance and program staff from organizations that are involved with grant implementation. It will also be relevant for new staff on existing grants who do not have extensive experience in grants management.
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Leadership Course
Project Management - Identifying, Analyzing, and Managing Project Risk
August 08 - 12, 2022
Clarissa Corbin, PMP
Virtual
Regional
Risk cannot be avoided. So, the best way to manage an unavoidable situation is to plan for and identify the potential obstacles and possible solutions. This class revolves around the advanced practices for identifying, communicating, managing, and controlling project risks. This class is very interactive and includes discussions, hands-on exercises, scenarios, and case studies.
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Finance Course
Introduction to Financial Management
July 26 - 28, 2022
Jeanne Yamamura
In-Person
Marshall Islands This 3-day virtual course addresses managerial controls in the government's financial management system. The budget process and reltated budgetary controls will be revieweved as well as their incorporation into the government information systems.
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