”Manage the culture, or it will manage you.” While developing our personal leadership and management skills are critical for career advancement, they must be paired with an understanding of agency cultures and the many ways, both visible and unseen, in which they influence the workplace. This workshop will explore the different types of organizational cultures within public-sector agencies, how organizational culture influences decision-making, the relationship between culture and leadership, and strategies to successfully champion change. Participants will learn how to identify various types of resistance and how they can use different leadership styles as necessary to avoid or navigate opposition in change-averse agencies. The workshop will cover different types of resistance that may be encountered in public-sector organizations, along with strategies to engage and overcome roadblocks to new ideas and initiatives. Please note: This presentation will be similar to one John gave at CAPIO’s Fall leadership summit.