Public Leadership Executive Certificate

Executive Certificate Requirements

To earn your Executive Certificate in Public Leadership, you must finish three programs within six years. At least two of which must be from the list of core programs below. Programs may be a mix of online or on-campus. You will need to apply for each program separately and complete them at your own pace within six years. You will receive a $500 discount on your final program.

Core Programs

Create your own learning experience by completing a minimum of 2 programs from the core programs below. Your third program may be completed from the list below OR any HKS Executive Education program (except Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance):

• Art and Practice of Leadership
• Behavioral Insights and Public Policy
• Crisis Leadership in Higher Education
• Emerging Leaders
• Empowering Black Leaders: Strategies for Personal and Professional Success
• Executive Leaders in Government (formerly Senior Managers in Government)
• Implementing Public Policy
• Leadership and Character in Uncertain Times
• Leadership Decision Making
• Leadership in the 21st Century
• Leadership in Crises
• Leadership in Emerging Technology: Security, Strategy & Risk
• Leadership, Organizing, and Action
• Leading Green Growth: Economic Strategies for a Low-Carbon World
• Leading through the Changing Media Landscape
• Negotiation Strategies: Building Agreement Across Boundaries (formerly Mastering Negotiation)
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership: Strategies for Organizational Success
• Persuasive Communication: Narrative, Evidence, and Impact
• Public Narrative: Leadership, Storytelling, and Action
• Senior Executive Fellows
• Senior Executives in National and International Security
• Senior Executives in State and Local Government
• Strategic Leadership: Enhancing Your Personal Effectiveness
• Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies
• Strategies for Building and Leading Diverse Organizations
• Women and Power

Additional Programs that Qualify for the Executive Certificate

If you have completed one of the programs below in the past six years, you can earn an Executive Certificate by completing two additional programs. At least one of those two must be from the list of core programs listed above.

• Creating Collaborative Solutions
• Creating Public Value
• Digital Transformation in Government
• Driving Government Performance
• Global Change Agents
• Leaders in Development
• Leading Nonviolent Movements
• Moral Leadership in an Imperfect World
• Promoting Racial Equity in the Workplace
• Recovering the Public in Public Value
• Senior Executives in State and Local Government: Leading Resilient Communities
• Strategic Fundraising for Nonprofit Leaders
• Women Leading Change

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