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Executives interested in a sneak preview of some of the leadership principles and management strategies that will be introduced, discussed, and analyzed during Driving Government Performance can check out the following two publications of the program’s faculty chair, Robert D. Behn:

Bob Behn's Public Management Report

Performance Leadership: 11 Better Practices That Can Ratchet Up Performance

Custom Program Available
Robert Behn, the faculty chair of Driving Government Performance, is available to conduct a customized version of this Executive Education program for public agencies. The course is typically conducted at a center a few hours drive from the agency's headquarters, lasts three-and-a-half days, and engages fifty of the agency's top executives.

Like the program conducted at Harvard Kennedy School, the customized version of Driving Government Performance will focus on leadership strategies that produce results in public agencies and will be carefully tailored to reflect the specific performance challenges facing the agency. The customized program will be particularly valuable for executives who wish to ensure that every member of the organization’s leadership team understands and is able to implement the principles of performance leadership.

A public executive who is considering bringing Driving Government Performance to his or her agency should first attend the program at Harvard, or send a key deputy to do so. This will ensure that Driving Government Performance is, indeed, precisely what the agency needs.

More information is available on the Web site of Bob Behn’s Public Management Report, at www.hks.harvard.edu/thebehnreport/customprograms.html

Agency leaders interested in bringing Harvard to their agency should contact Robert Behn, faculty chair, at redsox@ksg.harvard.edu

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

ACCOMMODATIONS
What are the accommodations for participants?
Participants are housed in graduate student housing at Soldiers Field Park Apartments, located across the Charles River, adjacent to the Harvard Business School. These furnished apartments have two- or three- bedrooms with window air-conditioners. Participants will have a private bedroom and share a bathroom and kitchenette with one or two other participants. For your convenience, clock radios are provided in each bedroom. A coffee maker, telephone, TV, iron, and ironing board are provided in each apartment. Bed linens and towels are also provided.

Those who plan to arrive in the Cambridge-Boston area before Driving Government Performance begins (on Sunday, March 29) or staying in the area after the program ends (on Friday, April 3) could consider staying in one of the following nearby hotels:

Harvard Square Hotel
Inn At Harvard
Charles Hotel
DoubleTree Guest Suites
Marriott Kendall Square
Residence Inn, Kendall Square
Irving and Harding Houses

Are participants required to live on campus?
Yes, this is a residential program even if for participants who live in the greater Boston area.

ATTIRE
What is the typical attire for this program?
For classes, casual dress is suggested. Participants will be sitting in a classroom for long periods of time so you should dress comfortably.

PHYSICAL FITNESS
Will I have time to workout?
Breakfast is from 7-8 AM and study groups convene at 8 AM (see attached sample daily schedule). Participants will have time to work out either very early in the morning or after the third class which ends at 4:30 PM.
Will I have access to workout facilities?
Program participants are entitled to use certain university athletic facilities including tennis, basketball, volleyball, swimming, weight room and outdoor track.

FAMILY MEMBERS
Can members of my family join me?
Since participants will be sharing an apartment with one or more program participants, there are no accommodations available for family members or guests. Moreover, with just one exception — Tuesday evening, when participant teams have the opportunity to enjoy dinner in Boston or Cambridge — the schedule for Driving Government Performance is completely packed, with four sessions each day, more reading in the late afternoon, and team work after dinner. Participants who wish to enjoy Boston and New England with their families should plan to do so in the days before or after the program.

COMPUTER ACCESS
Should I bring my laptop?
Harvard Kennedy School does not permit laptops in its Executive Education classrooms.

REGISTRATION
Registration will take place at the Soldiers Field Park Apartments on the first Sunday of the program (Sunday, March 29) from 9:00am – 12:00pm. Program orientation will begin on Sunday afternoon at 12:30pm followed by the two class sessions and the opening night dinner.

SCHEDULE
When will I receive the schedule and course materials?
After participants have been accepted and confirmed attendance, they will be provided with information about everything from registration instructions to Participants should make travel plans so that they will arrive at Registration in Soldiers Field Park before noon on Sunday, March 29. For departure on Friday, April 3, participating executives should make reservations for planes that depart Logan Airport after 4:00 p.m.

ADVANCE READING
On Friday, February 6, we will mail to all participating executives a set of eleven — yes, 11! —cases. Each participating executive will need to read and study all of these cases before he or she leaves home.