Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School is an invaluable opportunity for senior-level leaders from every sector. Whether on campus or online, each executive program is designed for working professionals to provide leadership best practices, cutting-edge research, and robust discussions led by Harvard faculty.

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Leadership in Crises

Equips leaders involved in crisis management at the federal, state, and local level with the skills and analytical frameworks necessary to successfully manage, survive, and recover from unexpected events.
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Persuasive Communication: Narrative, Evidence, and Impact

Learn how to craft persuasive communication. Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education provides help on how to create powerful messages.
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Leadership Decision Making

Draws upon theories and evidence from psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience to demonstrate how you can design better decision environments.
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Leadership and Character in Uncertain Times

Teaches you how to lead amidst conflict and disagreement using adaptive leadership tools and strategies you can apply immediately to enact change.
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership: Strategies for Organizational Success

Explores the latest research and best practices in nonprofit management to help leaders run organizations effectively.
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Strategies for Building and Leading Diverse Organizations

Master the strategies for building and leading diverse organizations with Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education. Enhance skills for inclusive excellence.
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Leadership Decision Making

Draws upon theories and evidence from psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience to demonstrate how you can design better decision environments.
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Leading Smart Policy Design: A Multisectoral Approach to Economic Decisions

Provides analysis framework and hands-on experience using a systematic approach to theory- and data-driven innovation.
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Leadership for the 21st Century

Delves into why we lead the way we do and challenges you to learn how to exercise leadership with more courage, skill and effectiveness.
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Leadership Decision Making

Draws upon theories and evidence from psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience to demonstrate how you can design better decision environments.
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Leadership for the 21st Century

Delves into why we lead the way we do and challenges you to learn how to exercise leadership with more courage, skill and effectiveness.
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Promoting Racial Equity in the Workplace

Shows leaders how to increase diversity, inclusion, and racial equity for greater organizational effectiveness.
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Harvard Kennedy School provides top executive education programs for senior-level leaders like you who seek to expand your skillset, optimize your effectiveness, and connect with a diverse network of peers.

Executive education leadership courses deliver an unparalleled depth of knowledge from a world-renowned university in short program formats that fit your busy schedule. Each is designed and led by Harvard faculty to provide even the most experienced leader with new perspectives, the latest research, and an updated tool kit to solve real-world challenges.

Explore the best public leadership executive courses in the world, offered both on campus and online.