TRAINING
In cooperation with HKS Executive Education, DSG Executive Education, HKS faculty, and others at the school, The Dubai Initiative coordinates two types of training programs held at DSG:
- Executive Education
- Faculty workshop
For more information on past programs and to register for upcoming programs, please visit the DSG Executive Education website.
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Administered jointly by HKS and DSG and taught by Harvard faculty, these programs are typically four days long and are open to regional leaders or delivered directly to a select group of young leaders or government officials.
Past Programs Delivered:
Negotiating for Leadership: An Executive Program for Women in Senior Positions
Date: January 14-15, 2009
Location: Dubai School of Government, Dubai, UAE.
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Iris Bohnet
Description: Co-hosted by the Women and Public Policy Program at HKS and the Gender and Public Policy Program at DSG, the program was designed to assist women in senior positions in developing the negotiation strategies necessary to lead effectively in today’s world.
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Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict, and Change
Date: November 17-20, 2008
Location: Dubai School of Government, Dubai, UAE.
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Marty Linsky
Description: This course introduced a set of conceptual frameworks designed to challenge fundamental assumptions about how to courageously and effectively exercise leadership and authority during hard times
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Growth, Globalization & the Gulf
Date: June 10-13, 2007
Location: Dubai School of Government, Dubai, UAE.
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Jeff Frankel & Asim Khwaja.
Description: The course examined the situation of rapid globalization and growth facing decision-makers in the Gulf today.
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Leadership for the 21st Century
Dates: March 18-22, 2007
Location: Dubai School of Government, Dubai, UAE.
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Marty Linsky, Maxime Firm, Hugh O'Doherty.
Description: The program was designed to help senior executives in the public and private sectors better understand the personal aspects of leadership and improve their capacity to lead.
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Public Finance Management
Dates: June 10 - 14, 2006
Faculty and Guest Speaker: Perran Penrose, Stephen B. Peterson
Description: The program's goal was to provide a better understanding of issues in public finance management as they relate to the functions of an executive budget manager. Case studies aided in providing participants with clear, contemporary examples from which they could draw core skills and practical knowledge about governments as they work to improve their public finance management systems.
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Innovations in Governance
Dates: September 24 - 28, 2005
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Akash Deep, Linda Kaboolian, Mark L. Moore, Gowher Rizvi
Description: Using various case studies, the program addressed issues on how best to meet the governance challenges facing countries today. Participants developed an understanding of innovation and leadership in the public sector and how current institutions' structures and processes might be altered to better serve society.
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E-Government/Leadership in a Networked World
Dates: March 26-30, 2005
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, Jerry Mechling, Phillip Bertolini, Mahmood Al Bastaki, Ahmed Bahrozyan.
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FACULTY WORKSHOPS
Taught by Harvard faculty and administered by DSG, these programs are typically two day training sessions that are open to regional leaders or delivered to a select group of young leaders or government officials.
Past Programs Delivered:
Innovations in Governance
Date: November 25-27, 2007
Location: Dubai School of Government, Dubai, UAE.
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Gowher Rizvi, Guy Stewart, Linda Kaboolian, John Donahue and Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
Delivered to: Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development – Young Leaders and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Description: Developed and administered by the Ash Institute at HKS, this workshop examined innovations in governance and included sessions on creating public value, strategic management, negotiation, e-government and an overview of public-private partnerships.
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Performance Measurement and Management
Date: January 6-10, 2008
Location: Dubai School of Government, Dubai, UAE.
Faculty and Guest Speakers: Steven Kelman and Shelley Metzenbaum
Delivered to: Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development – Young Leaders and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Description: This workshop focused on developing performance management and measurement for organizational development.
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