Executive Education Programs By Date

Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School offers programs for leaders from around the world. We bring together experienced professionals, a world-class faculty, and a dynamic curriculum in a setting where the common denominator is a shared commitment to public value. The result is a lasting transformational leadership experience. We have developed the most comprehensive range of executive education programs in public leadership available anywhere in the world.

Below is a listing of program offerings by date for the upcoming year– please click on the program name for a more detailed overview of each program.

 

Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards

1/4/2010 - 2/26/2010

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.

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

2/7/2010 - 2/12/2010

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

2/16/2010 - 3/12/2010

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

Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies

2/21/2010 - 2/26/2010

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.

Crisis Leadership in Higher Education

3/1/2010 - 3/4/2010

Jointly designed by faculty from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) for higher education leaders

Strategic Management for Leaders of Non-Governmental Organizations

3/1/2010 - 3/5/2010

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

Strategic Frameworks for Nonprofit Organizations

3/1/2010 - 5/7/2010

An online program.

Community Problem Solving: Skills for Civic Leadership

3/8/2010 - 3/11/2010

How can my community address its biggest problems?

Driving Government Performance: Leadership Strategies that Produce Results

3/21/2010 - 3/26/2010

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?

Innovation for Economic Development (IFED)

4/4/2010 - 4/9/2010

Presents a unique opportunity to explore how to harness the power of emerging technologies to promote prosperity

Leadership in Crises: Preparation and Performance

4/11/2010 - 4/16/2010

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

Senior Executive Fellows

4/19/2010 - 5/14/2010

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

Mastering Negotiation: Building Agreements Across Boundaries

4/25/2010 - 4/30/2010

An interactive program designed to strengthen participants’ negotiation skills.

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

5/2/2010 - 5/7/2010

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...

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

5/14/2010 - 5/21/2010

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

5/16/2010 - 5/21/2010

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

6/1/2010 - 6/4/2010

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

6/7/2010 - 6/25/2010

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

Leaders in Development: Managing Change in a Dynamic World

6/7/2010 - 6/18/2010

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

Comparative Tax Policy and Administration

6/20/2010 - 7/2/2010

The Executive Education program on Comparative Tax Policy and Administration (ComTax) brings together high-level practitioners from government, academia, and the private sector to examine the latest developments in the design and implementation of tax sys

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

7/5/2010 - 7/17/2010

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

7/5/2010 - 7/23/2010

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

Senior Executives in State and Local Government

7/5/2010 - 7/23/2010

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

Senior Managers in Government

7/25/2010 - 8/13/2010

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

Senior Executives in National and International Security

8/8/2010 - 8/20/2010

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)

8/15/2010 - 8/27/2010

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

8/29/2010 - 9/10/2010

Designed to enable trade practitioners at all levels to analyze, formulate, negotiate, and implement effective policies and practices in the field of trade.

Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies

10/3/2010 - 10/8/2010

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

10/17/2010 - 10/22/2010

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

10/18/2010 - 11/12/2010

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

Creating Collaborative Solutions: Innovations in Governance

10/24/2010 - 10/29/2010

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

Leadership Decision Making: Optimizing Organizational Performance

11/14/2010 - 11/19/2010

An Executive Education program that leverages the latest research in judgment and decision making, translating scientific discoveries into practical strategies through seminars, cases, and activities.

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

11/18/2010 - 11/19/2010

A cutting-edge program on behavioral finance,the revolutionary new approach to investment decision making.

National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

12/5/2010 - 12/10/2010

Are you prepared to lead under crisis?


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