30多年来， Excellence in Government Fellows program 是否帮助联邦雇员培养了解决政府最大挑战的领导技能. 今天, EIG是为GS-14和GS-15职位的职业公务员提供的首要领导力发展课程. 提供丰富的课程, personalized coaching 和 ample networking activities, the program instills in government leaders the core competencies 和 values of our 电子竞技押注平台领导模式, the new st和ard for effective federal leadership. 曼努埃尔·梅德拉诺(Manuel Medrano)是加入eig并从中受益的数千名政府领导人之一. 阅读下面的更多内容，了解该项目是如何帮助梅德拉诺成为国务院领先的网络安全专家的.

Manuel Medrano realized he wanted to become a public servant during a family vacation in Washington, D.C. Impressed by the gr和eur of the city’s federal buildings, Medrano—then a college student—pledged that he would one day work in one of them.

今天, 梅德拉诺在美国国际开发署驻喀布尔的一个前哨站担任信息技术专家，目前正处于10年联邦工作生涯的顶峰, 他被任命为国务院信息资源管理局云项目管理办公室的网络安全监督专家.

在这个角色中, Medrano监督, 指导和监控网络安全计划，以保护办公室的企业云资产-存储和处理数据的工具, 比如服务器, databases 和 data storage architecture. 该办公室在帮助国务院人员安全有效地在国外工作方面发挥了关键作用, 支持在海外工作并经常需要与外国组织和个人以电子方式共享和交流信息的“流动外交官”.

如果梅德拉诺没有参加“优秀政府研究员”项目，他的职业生涯可能会有不同的发展. The program—or EIG—offered Medrano top-notch executive coaching, practical curriculum 和 new network contacts that enabled him to become the leader he is today.

初步怀疑

在Medrano加入EIG之前, he viewed training programs as obligatory commitments that did not help him do his job better.

“To be honest, I was very skeptical when it came to training. I was like, ‘Oh, here we go, another check-the-box training,’他说.  

Initially, Medrano carried this attitude into the EIG program. 由于工作的原因，他错过了第一节课，并没有想到有人会注意到他，直到他的教练打电话跟进. When Medrano insisted he had to miss the first meeting, 教练警告他，他必须加倍努力才能赶上，并鼓励他对课程保持开放的心态.     

梅德拉诺称这次谈话“改变了游戏规则”，说明了直接和诚实的沟通如何解决棘手的情况. He has drawn on this lesson to be a more communicative leader.

“After that, I felt more confident to be open-minded 和 actually have those crucial conversations. That’s important to become a better leader,他说.  

管理

This confidence enabled Medrano to deliver change 和 earn promotions at State. When he joined the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in May 2018, 例如, 他敦促他的主管们开始与私营部门合作，加强该局的威胁情报. 他们最初拒绝了这个想法.

Medrano认为EIG项目和它指定的一本名为“关键对话”的书为他提供了沟通工具，让他的老板购买.   

“I was able to manage up 和 get my boss to support me 和 the director to support me,他说.

高层管理最终帮助梅德拉诺成为外交安全局网络威胁分析部门的副处长. 他认为EIG项目对他的提升起到了至关重要的作用，使他成为一个更强大的沟通者和更自信的创新者.

Medrano’s coworkers noticed the change. 当他离开局里的时候, they gave him a spoon as a going away present in recognition of his ability to “stir the pot.”

“My director said that he had noticed a transformation that I went through while doing [EIG],梅德拉诺说.

“My director said that he had noticed a transformation that I went through while doing [EIG].”

向上移动

Even though Medrano graduated from the EIG program in August 2019, it has continued to serve his career. Before moving into his new role at the Cloud Program Management Office, Medrano contacted his EIG coach for support 和 advice. 她提供了关键的指导，帮助他找到了这个职位，并进入了GS-15薪酬等级——工作分类系统中的最高等级, 总日程表, used by a majority of the federal workforce. 到2018财年末， only about 4% of General Schedule employees worked at the GS-15 level, which typically include those in supervisory, specialist 和 advanced degree positions.

他说:“在让我准备好接受晋升的过程中，她发挥了很大的作用。.

今天, Medrano wants to pass along the lessons he’s learned to others.

他说，该项目使他能够发展人际交往能力和情商，以便将网络安全和IT现代化的价值传达给国家的使命，并帮助雇员适应该机构不断发展的技术需求.

He has also mentored others in the field, enrolling in 和 then co-coaching IT Leaders—now part of the Partnership’s Mission Support Leadership Program—和 advising participants in our 网络安全人才计划, a new public-private partnership that helps fill the government’s cybersecurity talent gap.

Medrano tells his mentees to enroll in EIG the first chance they get.

“In order to achieve your mission, 你需要具备领导者所需要的人际交往能力以及领导者所需要的变革管理能力,他说.

“EIG帮助我继续‘搅动锅’，并利用这些技能使其他人成为强大的领导者，让他们的团队将网络安全和IT现代化视为其机构使命的关键.”

Medrano补充道, “我希望继续确保我们提供IT能力和安全，以便电子竞技押注平台雇员能够完成他们的工作并继续发挥作用. 这就是我的动力.”

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“EIG帮助我继续‘搅动锅’，并利用这些技能使其他人成为强大的领导者，让他们的团队将网络安全和IT现代化视为其机构使命的关键.”