Implementation of a Leadership Development Program

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

​The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (SBCDPH) has a mission to work in partnership with the community to promote and improve health, wellness, safety and quality of life in our county. To fulfill this mission, the department recognizes the need to foster the development of existing and future leaders within the organization. The Leadership Development Program was developed to provide support and guidance to new and emerging leaders in the areas of: • Building trust and motivation, • Setting expectations and boundaries, • Delegation and maintaining morale, • Managing people and time effectively, • Health equity in leadership and • Finance and accounting. The program is facilitated in-person over the course of six monthly, eight-hour sessions where participants engage in activities, learn directly from department executive leaders and reinforce their lessons by participating in reading assignments from Nine Minutes on Monday by James Robbins.