Identify and analyze the challenges and opportunities facing your organization—and master them both politically and technically.
Manage the tensions between long-term policy goals and short-term political pressures.
Create an organizational environment that is responsive to change, but also true to its purpose and tradition.
In today's dynamic environment, effective management requires more than expertise—it demands leadership. The Senior Executive Fellows program at Harvard Kennedy School equips you with the skills to build coalitions, drive results, and lead organizational change. This four-week immersive program is tailored for senior executives from the public sector, military, corporate, and nonprofit sectors, providing a framework for strategic problem-solving and leadership development.
Senior Executive Fellows is the unparalleled professional development program for executives who want to sharpen their leadership and managerial skills. It's designed for GS-14/GS-15 federal employees and their corporate sector, international, non-profit, multi-lateral, and military counterparts.
Led by renowned Harvard faculty and expert practitioners, this immersive four-week executive leadership skills program will provide you with a framework for problem-solving, conditioning you to ask the right questions and find the most strategic approach to your challenge. You'll immediately take on a leadership role in the classroom and gain the tools necessary to look at issues from a new perspective.
This leadership skills program incorporates the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) for Senior Executive Service (SES). Many government agencies offer it as part of their Senior Executive Services (SES) Candidate Development Programs (CDPs).
Faculty Consultation Sessions
Faculty Office Hours
Leadership Challenge
Peer Group Working Sessions
Self-Study Modules
