February 5th, 2005

Life at Executive Programs

Executive Program participants have demanding course schedules, but those who manage to find some leisure time may spend it in two very interesting cities: Cambridge and Boston. The Kennedy School is located in Cambridge, at the edge of Harvard Square.

 

 Cambridge and Boston
Harvard Square is famous for its quirky student atmosphere, museums, historic landmarks, music clubs, cinemas, boutiques, and all of the other normal activities surrounding a vibrant college town.

Boston is a very manageable city. Despite its small size, Boston offers a surprisingly wide range of things to do, including visiting places of historical interest, concerts, sports events, shopping, museums, an aquarium, harbor and whale-watching cruises, and restaurants offering varied menus. There are several commercial tours available for those who want to see Boston in a group, but public transportation is also a convenient way to see the city. Beyond the city, greater Boston and New England have many other historical sites and scenic areas.

Sample Daily Schedule

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 am Discussion groups meet to discuss case material and assigned study questions
9:00 – 10:30 am Case Discussion: Organizational Change Management
10:30 – 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am- 12:30 pm Case Discussion: Leadership and Strategy
12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 – 3:30 pm Case Exercise: Negotiation
3:30 – 6:00 pm Individual study and class preparation
6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner with speaker
Evening free time or attend Kennedy School Forum event

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February 4th, 2005

Admissions

To apply for a program, please complete the admission application and return it to the address on the form. Because of the highly interactive nature of these programs, the number of participants is limited and early registration is encouraged. Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.

Applying is an easy three-step process. An application can be completed online or by mail.

STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
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STEP 2: CHOOSE A PROGRAM
STEP 3: HOW DO YOU WANT TO APPLY?
Choose One to be brought to the application.
This will allow you to download either a Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) file.

This will allow you to complete and save applications online.

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February 4th, 2005

Mission

The John F. Kennedy School of Government is dedicated to preparing leaders in democratic societies for service in public affairs and to contributing to the solution of important public problems through research and public policy conferences.

The Kennedy School offers an array of teaching programs, including two-year and mid-career master’s degree programs, as well as executive education programs designed to meet the needs of appointed, career, and elected officials in government. Executive programs also serve those in the private and NGO sector who work at the interface of public/private sector concerns. Many participants from the United States and around the world enroll in executive programs each year.


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February 3rd, 2005

Programs

Program Name Next Session
The Practice of Trade Policy: Economics, Negotiations, and Rules 9/25/2005 – 10/7/2005
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.

 

The Art and Practice of Leadership Development: A Master Class for Professional Trainers, Educators, and Consultants 5/20/2005 – 5/27/2005
In today’s complex world, the ability to exercise leadership effectively is crucial. That’s why public, private, and nonprofit organizations are. . .

 

Crisis Management: Exercising Leadership in Extraordinary Times 9/25/2005 – 9/30/2005
Whether it’s a natural disaster, an industrial accident, or a terrorist attack, or other catastrophe, a crisis usually hits with no warning.

 

Driving Government Performance: Leadership Strategies that Produce Results 4/3/2005 – 4/8/2005
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?

 

Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development (FIPED) 9/4/2005 – 9/16/2005
An intensive executive program — a practical guide to the financing of micro, small, and medium enterprises.

 

Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public – Private Partnerships in a Changing World 7/10/2005 – 7/22/2005
The need to develop and finance large-scale public projects often means that government officials in both industrialized and newly-industrialized countries…

 

Innovations in Governance 10/30/2005 – 11/4/2005
An intensive Executive Education program designed to help lead changing organizations…

 

Leaders in Development: Managing Political and Economic Reform 6/13/2005 – 6/24/2005
During times of great change, leadership is critically important. This is particularly true…

 

Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict, and Courage 4/17/2005 – 4/22/2005
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…

 

Leadership for a Networked World: Executive Sponsorship for Strategic IT Initiatives 3/8/2005 – 3/9/2005
As the information age matures, public institutions are turning to computer networks to design and deliver services and -more broadly- to govern.

 

Leadership for a Networked World: Project Design and Implementation 5/31/2005 – 6/2/2005
As the information age matures, public institutions are turning to computer networks to design and deliver services and -more broadly- to govern.

 

Mastering Negotiation: Building Dynamic Agreements 5/8/2005 – 5/13/2005
An interactive program designed to strengthen participants’ negotiation skills.

 

Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations 6/1/2005 – 6/4/2005
An intense executive education program designed for nonprofit leaders who want to improve the performance of their organizations.

 

Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security 8/21/2005 – 9/2/2005
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…

 

Protecting Public Programs: Managing Risk, Preventing Corruption and Promoting Organizational Integrity 3/13/2005 – 3/18/2005
This executive program straddles the separate issues of corruption control and organizational integrity by focusing

 

Public Financial Management 7/10/2005 – 7/29/2005
Most countries in the world are engaged in reviewing, strengthening or reforming the way their public finances are planned and managed.

 

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 11/27/2005 – 12/2/2005
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 3/6/2005 – 4/1/2005
In today’s world, senior executives need to be leaders as well as managers. But being a leader often means…

 

Senior Executives in State and Local Government 6/12/2005 – 7/1/2005
As the devolution of the Federal Government continues, senior officials at the state and local levels are under more pressure…

 

Senior Managers in Government 7/31/2005 – 8/19/2005
The challenges facing today’s senior managers in government are daunting and constantly changing…

 

Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies 10/23/2005 – 10/28/2005
This executive program examines the distinctive strategic and managerial challenges that surround…

 

Women and Power: Leadership in a New World 5/15/2005 – 5/20/2005
An intense, interactive experience designed to help women advance to top positions of influence in public leadership.

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February 3rd, 2005

Current and Former Faculty

The Kennedy School executive programs are taught by full-time Harvard University faculty, joined by adjunct lecturers and prominent guest speakers from the ranks of the world’s top leaders. The faculty have devoted their careers to studying the institutions and processes of a democratic society, and to practicing leadership in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Faculty List
[A - D]  [E - H]  [I - L]  [M - P]  [Q - T]  [U - Z]

A-D program name
Graham Allison Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security
Keith G. Allred Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development (FIPED)
Senior Executive Fellows
Alice Amsden Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Andreas Andreou Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development (FIPED)
William Apgar Senior Executives in State and Local Government
Lynda Applegate Leadership for a Networked World: Strategic Direction Amid Bigger, Higher-Risk Challenges
Surinder Arora Public Financial Management
Geri M. Augusto Leaders in Development: Managing Political and Economic Reform
Senior Executive Fellows
Mary Jo Bane The Challenge of Mexico’s Future: Leadership and Performance Strategies
Max Bazerman Crisis Management: Exercising Leadership in Extraordinary Times
Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance: Identifying and Capitalizing on Irrational Investment Practices
Bob Behn Driving Government Performance: Leadership Strategies that Produce Results
The Challenge of Mexico’s Future: Leadership and Performance Strategies
John Benington Innovations in Governance
Donald M. Berwick, M.D. Skills for the New World of Health Care: An Intensive Course for Understanding and Influencing the Health Care System
Robert Blendon, D.SC National Preparedness Leadership Initiative
Skills for the New World of Health Care: An Intensive Course for Understanding and Influencing the Health Care System
Gordon Bloom Creating New Schools: Strategic Management and Governance for Charter School Leaders
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P. Skills for the New World of Health Care: An Intensive Course for Understanding and Influencing the Health Care System
Nolan Bowie Leadership for a Networked World: Executive Sponsorship for Strategic IT Initiatives
Leadership for a Networked World: Individual Courses and the Three-Event Sequence for 2004-2005
Leadership for a Networked World: Project Design and Implementation
Leadership for a Networked World: The 2005 Leadership Agenda…and debut of the e-Government Compass
Hannah Riley Bowles Emergency Preparedness: Developing Systems for Crisis Response
Leadership for a Networked World: Executive Sponsorship for Strategic IT Initiatives
Leadership for a Networked World: Individual Courses and the Three-Event Sequence for 2004-2005
Leadership for a Networked World: Project Design and Implementation
Leadership for a Networked World: The 2005 Leadership Agenda…and debut of the e-Government Compass
Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict, and Courage
National Preparedness Leadership Initiative
Women and Power: Leadership in a New World
Lewis Branscomb Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Jonathan Burstein National Preparedness Leadership Initiative
Janet Caldow Leadership for a Networked World: Strategic Direction Amid Bigger, Higher-Risk Challenges
Kim Campbell Women and Power: Leadership in a New World
Martha Chen Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development (FIPED)
William Clark Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Richard Cooper Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Robert K. Crone, M.D. Skills for the New World of Health Care: An Intensive Course for Understanding and Influencing the Health Care System
Maureen Cropper Environmental Economics
David Cutler, Ph.D. Skills for the New World of Health Care: An Intensive Course for Understanding and Influencing the Health Care System
Richard Darman Senior Executive Fellows
Xavier de Souza Briggs The Challenge of Mexico’s Future: Leadership and Performance Strategies
Akash Deep Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public – Private Partnerships in a Changing World
Charan Devereaux The Practice of Trade Policy: Economics, Negotiations, and Rules
John D. Donahue Innovations in Governance
Leadership for a Networked World: Strategic Direction Amid Bigger, Higher-Risk Challenges
Senior Managers in Government
Barry Dorn National Preparedness Leadership Initiative
Barry C. Dorn, M.D. Skills for the New World of Health Care: An Intensive Course for Understanding and Influencing the Health Care System
David Dreman Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance: Identifying and Capitalizing on Irrational Investment Practices

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February 2nd, 2005

Custom Programs

2003 – 2004 International Women’s Forum Leadership Foundation Fellows
John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Programs
The IWF Leadership Foundation Fellows Program is the training and leadership development component of the International Women’s Forum. Aimed at high potential women from around the world, the program provides unique opportunities for the Fellows to meet and work with IWFmembers, many of whom are the pioneers who broke the barriers of gender, race and bias.Kim Campbell, formerly Prime Minister of Canada and currently a member of the Kennedy School’s faculty, is the recently elected president of IWF.

This year’s Fellows are from the U.S., Israel, Canada, Singapore and Uganda. The fourteen women, all of whom hold senior positions in private and not-for-profit organizations, will spend the week of January 25-30 working with faculty on some key leadership issues currently facing women in the workplace.

The Kennedy School sessions will include such topics as effective negotiation, using technology effectively, and learning from failure. At the center of the program are peer consulting groups, where the Fellows work in small teams on their own leadership cases. Jan Shubert is the faculty chair of the program.

In addition to the week at the Kennedy School, the IWF Fellows met earlier for an orientation and initial training session in Montreal and, in the spring, will spend a week together at the Judge Institute of Management at the University of Cambridge, England, focusing on issues of global leadership.

The International Women’s Forum, founded in 1982, is a U.S.-based, non-profit organization, comprised of 60 affiliates in 19 countries throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and North America. Over 4,000 members worldwide include such well-known women as: Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada, currently on the faculty of the Kennedy School; Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day-O’Connor US Supreme Court Justices, Coretta Scott King, Civil Rights activists; Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs in South Africa; Mickie Sieber, President of Muriel Sieber & Co; Judy Woodruff, Anchor and Senior Correspondent, CNN; Cathy Minehan, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; ; Cathleen Black, President, Hearst Magazines; Gail Sheehy, author & lecturer; Paola Fendi, President Fendi of Italy; Rita Levi Montalcini, Nobel Laureate.
Contact Information
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Executive Programs
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 496-04384 ext. 11
Fax: (617) 495-3090
E-mail: KSG_ExecdEd@harvard.edu

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