{"id":23866,"date":"2021-03-18T17:19:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T21:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=23866"},"modified":"2021-07-14T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:39:40","slug":"the-leadership-role-of-the-cabinet-secretary-and-deputy-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/the-leadership-role-of-the-cabinet-secretary-and-deputy-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"The leadership role of the Cabinet secretary and deputy secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cabinet secretaries and deputy secretaries play a key role in supporting the&nbsp;policy and legislative agenda&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;new administration.&nbsp;Cabinet secretaries&nbsp;advise&nbsp;the president on&nbsp;agency&nbsp;matters, oversee&nbsp;policy and&nbsp;serve as the&nbsp;public&nbsp;face&nbsp;of an&nbsp;agency.&nbsp;Deputy secretaries&nbsp;lead high-profile initiatives, act as the&nbsp;secretary\u2019s&nbsp;alter ego and&nbsp;manage&nbsp;critical support functions as&nbsp;the&nbsp;agency\u2019s&nbsp;chief operating officer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, these two leaders must move quickly and effectively to fulfill the president\u2019s campaign promises, forge relationships with key stakeholders, develop a vision for their department and build the right team to implement it. Informed by insights from management experts and former senior federal leaders, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentialtransition.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Presidential Transition<\/a>&nbsp;has refreshed several guides which outline a set of best practices for new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentialtransition.org\/publications\/guide-for-incoming-cabinet-secretaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secretaries<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentialtransition.org\/publications\/guide-for-incoming-cabinet-deputy-secretaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deputy secretaries<\/a>&nbsp;to follow when they take office. Below are five key insights from those guides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Get&nbsp;to know the agency&nbsp;and make connections<\/strong>.&nbsp;To&nbsp;earn support from staff who carry out key programs and policies,&nbsp;secretaries&nbsp;and deputy secretaries&nbsp;should learn about their&nbsp;agency\u2019s&nbsp;core business&nbsp;practices, structure and operations.&nbsp;The&nbsp;virtual work environment&nbsp;enables&nbsp;agency leaders to&nbsp;connect&nbsp;with staff in regional and&nbsp;local&nbsp;field offices&nbsp;who can offer&nbsp;diverse perspectives&nbsp;on the&nbsp;agency\u2019s&nbsp;impact across the country.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li><strong>Build trust and rapport with career leaders<\/strong>.&nbsp;Many career officials&nbsp;serve&nbsp;in critical leadership positions while new&nbsp;agency leaders&nbsp;await Senate confirmation. A new secretary and deputy secretary will rely heavily on the expertise of civil servants to respond to immediate challenges,&nbsp;and shape and implement critical policy,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;new coronavirus relief legislation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li><strong>Meet with stakeholders<\/strong>. To&nbsp;advance the department\u2019s priorities and mission, secretaries and deputy secretaries must&nbsp;work effectively with key decision-makers across the organization, their peers in other agencies, the White House, the Office of Management and Budget&nbsp;and Congress. They also need to build relationships with&nbsp;internal stakeholders like employee organizations, and those in the private and nonprofit sectors who may be affected by or offer insight into the agency\u2019s work.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li><strong>Find&nbsp;and celebrate&nbsp;quick wins<\/strong>.&nbsp;Several projects and programs&nbsp;that are consistent with the new administration\u2019s policies&nbsp;may&nbsp;be near completion\u2014or at a critical stage&nbsp;in their development\u2014when new secretaries or deputy secretaries take office.&nbsp;They&nbsp;can create momentum for their&nbsp;agenda and&nbsp;build support among&nbsp;key&nbsp;stakeholders and staff by helping to&nbsp;push&nbsp;these initiatives&nbsp;across&nbsp;the finish line.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li><strong>Define what success looks like.<\/strong>&nbsp;The secretary and deputy secretary can set&nbsp;a positive tone&nbsp;from day one&nbsp;and cultivate&nbsp;a culture of success by&nbsp;setting&nbsp;clear standards, promoting&nbsp;cooperation across the department, outlining&nbsp;clear&nbsp;deliverables and&nbsp;helping employees understand their&nbsp;roles.&nbsp;Early in a new administration, thousands of civil servants and acting appointees look&nbsp;to&nbsp;the new&nbsp;agency heads&nbsp;for guidance and leadership. The secretary and deputy secretary&nbsp;should&nbsp;build an ambitious&nbsp;yet&nbsp;achievable agenda\u2014and communicate it clearly.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the updated guides&nbsp;for&nbsp;more best practices for&nbsp;new Cabinet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentialtransition.org\/publications\/guide-for-incoming-cabinet-secretaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secretaries<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentialtransition.org\/publications\/guide-incoming-cabinet-deputy-secretaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deputy secretaries<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet secretaries and deputy secretaries play a key role in supporting the&nbsp;policy and legislative agenda&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;new administration.&nbsp;Cabinet secretaries&nbsp;advise&nbsp;the president on&nbsp;agency&nbsp;matters, oversee&nbsp;policy and&nbsp;serve as the&nbsp;public&nbsp;face&nbsp;of an&nbsp;agency.&nbsp;Deputy secretaries&nbsp;lead high-profile initiatives, act as the&nbsp;secretary\u2019s&nbsp;alter ego and&nbsp;manage&nbsp;critical support functions as&nbsp;the&nbsp;agency\u2019s&nbsp;chief operating officer.&nbsp;&nbsp; Together, these two leaders must move quickly and effectively to fulfill the president\u2019s campaign promises, forge relationships with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":23870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sort-date":"","content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7595],"tags":[9177,11723,11041,11689],"class_list":["post-23866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presidential-transition","tag-appointees","tag-cabinet-positions","tag-center-for-presidential-transition","tag-new-administration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The leadership role of the Cabinet secretary and deputy secretary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cabinet secretaries and deputy secretaries play an important role in advising the president and developing the vision for their departments. 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