JVO
Exec Ed Conducted
a Successful Executive
Leadership Program
in ARMM
By
Aurma M. Manlangit
Director,
JVO Executive
Education Program
posted
: 2008-04-24
The
Executive
Education
Program
of
the
Ateneo
School
of
Government,
in
partnership
with
the
Local
Government
Support
Program
in
the
ARMM
(LGSPA),
conducted
last
17-20
January
2008
the
Executive
and
Legislative
Leadership
Development
Training
Course
for
LGU
officials
in
the
Autonomous
Region of
Muslim
Mindanao.
The
training
was
held
at
the
Marco
Polo
Hotel
in
Davao
City.
ARMM
participants
during
on
the
workshop
sessions
Thirty-five
(35)
local
chief
executives
and
vice-chief
executives,
including
the
provincial
governors
of
Basilan
and
Tawi-Tawi,
attended
the
four-day
course.
The
training
is
part
of
LGSPA's
capacity
development
program
which
aims
to
enhance
leadership
and
development
planning
and
management
skills
among
ARMM LGU
leaders.
ASoG
Executive
Education
Program
Director
Ms.
Aurma
Manlangit
welcomed
the
participants
on
opening
day
and
gave
an
overview
of
the
whole
training
course.
ASoG
Dean
Tony
La
Viña
gave
a
lecture
on
Consensus
Building
for
Peace
and
Development
at
the
start
of
the
second
day.
Emphasizing
the
importance
of
principled
negotiation
in
coming
to
any
form
of
consensus
about
local
governance
issues,
Dean
La
Viña
explained
the
mutual
gains
approach
to
negotiation
and
how
this
can
be
applied
in
broadening
support
for
peace
and
local
development
efforts
in
the
ARMM.
Dean
Tony
La
Viña
lectures
on
Consensus
Building
for
Peace
and
Development
The
LGSPA
training
course
provided
an
opportunity
for
the
ASoG
to
present
and
discuss
its
framework
for
ethical
leadership
to
ARMM
LGU
officials.
Dr.
Angelita
Gregorio-Medel
talked
on
Public
Leadership
and
Good
Governance,
discussing
leadership
concepts
and
principles,
the
basis
of
power
in
leadership,
and
the
core
leadership
competencies.
Dr.
Gregorio-Medel
later
guided
the
participants
through
an
individual
learning
exercise
on
mind-mapping
as
a
tool
for
reflection
and
effective
decision-making.
Other
ASoG
faculty
members
who
provided
inputs
and
shared
experiences during
the
Davao
training
were
former
Civil
Service
chairperson
Corazon Alma
de
Leon,
Mayors
Mary
Jane
Ortega
and
Jessie
Robredo, and
Dr.
Rufo
Mendoza.
Ms.
de
Leon
talked
on
Ethics
and
Governance,
and
stressed
that
good
governance
is
really
all
about
