Leadership for Managing Reforms

We support people, teams, and institutions to envision, design, and implement policy reforms. That is why we offer learning events that stimulate public officials’ personal capabilities and growth combined with content related to their expertise. We focus on interaction and communication capacities, problem-solving, networking, green skills, digital skills, policy cycles and management. We support teams in public institutions in organizing their work based on trust and values and explore modalities for joint problem-solving that work best for them, bringing in innovation and a spirit of joint achievements. We also help public institutions to advance as knowledge-centered, resilient, and innovative organizations. In turn, we expect public institutions to strengthen their intra- and inter-institutional coordination as well as leadership skills centered around the effort to bring new thinking to designing reforms that support green, smart, and fair economic growth.

Topic lead

Polona Sirnik

Officer, Leadership and Learning Ecosystems

polona.sirnik(at)cef-see.org

2025 Highlights

workshop

In 2025, we support policy reforms through learning events that combine leadership content with technical expertise. Our focus includes young public officials from the Western Balkans, encouraging them to lead the EU accession process and future societal changes. We engage high-level officials in strategic discussions on governance, risk management, sustainable finance, environmental, social and governance criteria, and human resources management. Learning activities will cover leading change, managing complexity, and foresight in decision-making, enhancing policy writing, and communication skills. We also address innovation inservice delivery, participative governance, green and digital transformation, and gender equality. Our intensive program targets public officials involved in intergovernmental coordination, especially in the Western Balkans and Türkiye, enhancing their collaboration and coordination skills. We support PAR and PFM reform coordinators in Montenegro. Leadership development includes coaching and mentoring, connecting young and experienced officials to promote knowledge sharing and knowledge retention.