2026 Power Learning Series - Values-Based Decision Making for Public HR Leaders - Starting on 4/13/2026

2026 Power Learning Series - Values-Based Decision Making for Public HR Leaders - Starting on 4/13/2026

Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 04/13/2026 at 1:30 PM (EDT)


Course Syllabus


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Course Material (All you need is your dashboard):  

  • Detailed Syllabus
  • Life Values Inventory - Assessment
  • Participant Workbook

Course Design:

The course will be delivered over three-weeks with 3 one-hour weekly online meetings.

Time Commitment:

Plan for 1 hour for each online lesson to read, complete activities, and prepare for course meetings. Individuals have varying learning paces, so it might take more or less time for each person. We recommend completing lessons a day or two before the course meeting to allow time for reflection on what you've learned and the development of your plans. All course materials are included on your course dashboard (no textbook is required).

Course Meeting Session Schedule (subject to change):

  • Start Date: 4/13/2026
  • Completion Date: 4/27/2026
  • Meeting 1:  4/13/2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 pm ET
  • Meeting 2:  4/20/2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 pm ET
  • Meeting 3:  4/27/2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 pm ET

Course Content:

Workshop 1

  • What are Values and Why They Matter: Define “values” and discuss how the consistent application of values to practice builds credibility and trust in leadership, and supports collective mental health.
  • Your Own Values-Based Foundation: Develop learners’ ability to articulate values as a foundation to address complex challenges and dilemmas in their professional activities.
    • Debrief Life Values Inventory results. Note the importance of defining values and becoming aware of the hierarchy of values for different people and groups.
    • Identify own, team, and organizational long-lasting values.
  • The HR Leader as a Values Guiding Light: How the HR leader can become the organization’s consistent, long-term ethical beacon through articulating, practicing, and promoting shared values.

Workshop 2

  • A Congruent Decision-Making Process: Step-by-step values-based decision-making process.
  • Walking the Talk: Practice values-based decision making in realistic scenarios.
  • Learning from Experience: Learn from peers through a peer coaching activity based on real ethical dilemmas participants are facing.

Workshop 3

  • Values and Culture: Anchoring values into the organization’s culture: steps to embed values into policies, processes, and internal communication.
  • High Stakes Decisions: Practice making organizational-level values-based decisions.
    • Debrief: What happens when values are breached?

Certificate of Attendance:  You will earn a Certificate of Completion upon completion of the course.

Making public sector work better®.

This content will not be available until 04/10/2026 at 8:00 AM (EDT)

Beatriz Conningham, Ed.D.

Consultant

HabilisGlobal

Dr. Coningham is a global consultant in organizational leadership, learning, change, and human resource management. She is also part of the adjunct faculty of the George Washington University, in Washington DC, where she lives. Her experience includes public sector, non-profit and for profit organizations in the United States and abroad. As part of her career in leadership roles in human resources she has personally conducted multiple workplace investigations and trained human resources teams on the investigation process.