The CES S.O.A.R.s!Assessing the Professionalization of the

Bureaucracy

Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones, CESO IExecutive Director, CESB

Reforming CES Management

“When effecting renewal, call on the past,

relate it to the present, and then use them both to provide a link to the future.”

- Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership, 1992

Conversation Map

Looking back...

Contextualizing the CES Linking CES to Governance

The CES Rationale

to form a pool of well selected, development-oriented career administrators who shall provide competent and excellent service

CES as higher civil service

CES as apex of the civil service

CareerExecutive

ServiceOfficers

2nd level Officers(Technical and Supervisory)

1st level OfficersAdministrative Support and Clerical

CES Coverage

Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, Bureau or Regional Director, Assistant Bureau or Regional Director, Service Chiefs or their equivalent

6,616 CES positions as of October 2010

The CES Rank System

rank determines tenure

appointment by the President to CES rank

The CES Leadership Challenge

How you do achieve a great CES?

How do you bring back the CESO pride?

Ensuring CES relevance NOW…

Linking CES to Governance The CES in the Information Age Appreciating Executive Development Principles, Philosophy and Framework Celebrating Community Successes

CES Context in Retrospect the CES was created when esteros were clean

no traffic

36.7 m Filipinos

P6.780 = $ 1

Brother typewriter

Computing was not widespread, no internet

Radio was hot medium

HDI was not established

Governance context evolving and dynamic

internal shifts

Policies amended, priorities revised

transition political environment

cultural factors in governance

External changes: opportunities vs threats

globalization

volatile global financial system

climate change

CES@35: Serbisyong CESO---Pamumunong Tapat at Wasto para sa Progreso

21st century CES competencies

1. Communications skills Information literacy and ICT literacy

2. Leadership skills

3. Analytical skills Problem solving abilities Other higher order thinking skills

Guiding Principles on Executive Development - 3S

Strategic – aligning continuous learning outcomes to achievement of organizational vision, mission, goals;

Systematic – carefully planned continuous learning program that is need-driven;

Sustainable – long term view in executing continuous learning program.

CES Executive Development Philosophy CES as a meritocracy system

Integrity, honesty and public accountability are fundamentals equal to professional and managerial competence

CES provides public sector leadership

apex of the civil service hierarchy

elitist; “esprit de CES”

CES Talents as Key to Effective Governance

Principles Policies Practices

Meritocracy

Leadership

Integrity &Accountability

Exam-based systemStringent 4-stage CES

Eligibility process

Career Development& Lifelong Learning

Executive LeadershipProgram; CES Fellows

Program; CES-LEAP; MAP

Performance validation; Lifestyle check; CESPES;

Gawad CES; SalaryBenchmarking

Competence cumCharacter

Development

Integrated Executive Development Framework

Gawad CES

CESPESLifelong Learning

Career Development

CES 4-stage Eligibility Process

CES Core Competencies

Celebrating successes: A Perspective…

“Reconnecting a community to its identity is the best way to restore it to health.”

- Margaret Wheatley

The CES S.O.A.R.s! – linking present to future

Strengths

Political support– MC 1, 2– 53% CES occupancy rate– Upgrading of Gawad CES to a

presidential award

Organizational capacity– ISO-certification of

eligibility and rank appointment processes

Strengths - 2

Organizational capacity– Highly supportive and

working Governing Board

Opportunities

Political support Executive Placement

Program Collaborative and

synergized partnerships Family visit privilege Well attended forums High CESPES compliance

With DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro

Opportunities -2

CIRCLE Forum on Effective Stewardship

CESPES administration in Tacloban

Opportunities - 3

Collaborative and synergized partnerships

Stronger NUCESO ties CES Club Formal pinning ceremony

for CES eligibles Annual CES Testimonial

Dinner Sustainable, synchronized

and relevant CES Day

Regular NUCESO Board Meetings

Opportunities - 4

CES Club with Ricky Reyes

Opportunities - 5

OP Oath-taking of CESOs

Induction of CES eligibles

Opportunities - 6

Linkaging with LKYSPP-Singapore

Productive Partnerships

Crafting the NHRA with PMAP

Opportunities - 7

Or CES policies…

Strategic Conversations with Regional /CO Groups of CESOs

…on the automated elections

Opportunities - 9

Immersing CESOs in communities.

Engaging the Private Sector and our Communities

Benchmarking with private sector

Aspirations

The CES Institute

Inspecting the future site with DENR CESOs

Aspirations - 2

Adopting a CES Hymn/March

Recording the CES March

Aspirations - 3

Implementing the mobility concept Establishing an integrated CES Enacting the CES Law

Valuing our Resources

Gaining support from Congress

Being inspired by our people

Valuing our Resources - 2

Ensuring FITNESS to LEAD!

My team!

The CESB MANCOM

The CES Leadership Challenge

How you do achieve a great CES?

How do you bring back the CESO pride?

The S-word!

Servant-leadership

Career Executive Service

End of presentation

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