Kennedy School of Government: Executive Education.

Programs

The Kennedy School of Government offers a wide variety of Executive Education programs, focusing on those topics that help better prepare leaders in public affairs. Please click on each link below for a more detailed overview of our program offerings.

Senior Managers in Government

7/27/2008 - 8/15/2008

The challenges facing today's senior managers in government are daunting and constantly changing...

Senior Executives in National and International Security

8/17/2008 - 8/29/2008

A career in the upper echelons of the national and international security community requires effective interaction among military officers, senior civilians, political appointees, Congress, the media, leaders of industry…

Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development (FIPED)

8/17/2008 - 8/29/2008

An intensive executive program -- a practical guide to the financing of micro, small, and medium enterprises.

The Practice of Trade Policy: Economics, Negotiations, and Rules

8/31/2008 - 9/12/2008

As international trade policies move beyond border barriers such as quotas and tariffs, towards issues that impinge more deeply on domestic policy and sovreignity, these questions are becoming more critical.

Nonprofit Financial Stewardship: Concepts and Techniques for Strategic Financial Management

9/2/2008 - 10/24/2008

An online program designed to help nonprofit and non-governmental organization managers improve their financial literacy.

Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies

10/5/2008 - 10/10/2008

A program designed to help senior-level regulatory policy makers, managers, and enforcement officials better define and reshape regulatory and enforcement agencies’ behaviors in order to produce results that count.

Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage

10/19/2008 - 10/24/2008

Exercising leadership is a high-risk and demanding enterprise. It is too critical in these times of challenge and change to leave it to the occasional hero. Beyond heroism...

Senior Executive Fellows

10/20/2008 - 11/14/2008

In today's world, senior executives need to be leaders as well as managers. But being a leader often means...

Innovations in Governance

10/26/2008 - 10/31/2008

An intensive Executive Education program designed to help lead changing organizations…

Nonprofit Governance: Mobilizing Your Board

10/27/2008 - 12/19/2008

An online program designed to help executives of nonprofit and non-governmental organizations engage their boards in more consequential and meaningful work that produces greater value for their organizations.

Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance: Identifying and Capitalizing on Irrational Investment Practices

11/13/2008 - 11/14/2008

A cutting-edge programon behavioral finance,the revolutionary newapproach to investmentdecision making.

National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

12/7/2008 - 12/12/2008

Are you prepared to lead under crisis?

Strategic Frameworks for Nonprofit Organizations

2/9/2009 - 4/24/2009

An online program.

Senior Executive Fellows

2/23/2009 - 3/20/2009

In today's world, senior executives need to be leaders as well as managers. But being a leader often means...

Community Problem-Solving: Skills for Civic Leadership

3/9/2009 - 3/12/2009

How can my community address its biggest problems?

Strategic Management for Leaders of Non-Governmental Organizations

3/15/2009 - 3/21/2009

Designed for senior executives in non-governmental organizations committed to improving the performance of their organizations.

Leadership for a Networked World: Innovation through IT for Senior Leaders in Government

3/22/2009 - 3/24/2009

Public leaders and institutions play a critical role in society's most important and difficult problems: defense, physical and economic security, social harmony, and legitimacy in resolving controversial issues of governance.

Driving Government Performance: Leadership Strategies that Produce Results

3/29/2009 - 4/3/2009

The leaders of all public agencies are under increased pressure to produce results. But how can public executives ratchet up performance in a way that produces results that citizens value?

Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage

4/5/2009 - 4/10/2009

Exercising leadership is a high-risk and demanding enterprise. It is too critical in these times of challenge and change to leave it to the occasional hero. Beyond heroism...

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

4/12/2009 - 4/17/2009

Enhance the capacity of high-level decision-makers in government, private sector, academia and civil society around the world to incorporate science and technology into national development policy.

Senior Executive Fellows

4/20/2009 - 5/15/2009

In today's world, senior executives need to be leaders as well as managers. But being a leader often means...

Leadership in Crises: Preparation and Performance

4/26/2009 - 5/1/2009

Whether it's a natural disaster, an industrial accident, or a terrorist attack, or other catastrophe, a crisis usually hits with no warning.

Mastering Negotiation: Building Sustainable Agreements

5/10/2009 - 5/15/2009

An interactive program designed to strengthen participants’ negotiation skills.

The Art and Practice of Leadership Development: A Master Class for Professional Trainers, Educators, and Consultants

5/15/2009 - 5/22/2009

An intensive, spirited workshop that offers profound and powerful concepts, skills and techniques for people engaged in leadership development within government, businesses and nonprofit organizations in communities around the world.

Women and Power: Leadership in a New World

5/17/2009 - 5/22/2009

An intense, interactive experience designed to help women advance to top positions of influence in public leadership.

Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations

5/26/2009 - 5/29/2009

An intense executive education program designed for nonprofit leaders who want to improve the performance of their organizations.

Senior Executives in State and Local Government

6/7/2009 - 6/26/2009

As the devolution of the Federal Government continues, senior officials at the state and local levels are under more pressure...

Leaders in Development: Managing Political and Economic Change

6/8/2009 - 6/19/2009

During times of great change, leadership is critically important. This is particularly true...

Senior Executives in State and Local Government

7/5/2009 - 7/24/2009

As the devolution of the Federal Government continues, senior officials at the state and local levels are under more pressure...

Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public - Private Partnerships in a Changing World

7/5/2009 - 7/17/2009

The need to develop and finance large-scale public projects often means that government officials in both industrialized and newly-industrialized countries...

Public Financial Management

7/5/2009 - 7/24/2009

Most countries in the world are engaged in reviewing, strengthening or reforming the way their public finances are planned and managed.

Senior Managers in Government

7/26/2009 - 8/14/2009

The challenges facing today's senior managers in government are daunting and constantly changing...

Senior Executives in National and International Security

8/9/2009 - 8/21/2009

A career in the upper echelons of the national and international security community requires effective interaction among military officers, senior civilians, political appointees, Congress, the media, leaders of industry…