Brookings Institution - Executive Education
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
DC 20036
Washington, DC
United States
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You can spend seven or 12 months on Capitol Hill, depending on your professional interests, agency objectives and agency workload.
Jan 02, 2025 - Jul 25, 2025
General Management
English
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The Women’s Leadership Program is open to all professionals striving to advance their professional careers and improve their performance. There is no minimum service level required.
Jan 15, 2025 - Apr 23, 2025
Leadership/ Women
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Executive Education at Brookings Institute
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Insider’s Legislative and Regulatory Process
This course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of both the policy formulation process (legislation) and the policy implementation process (regulations) for those already familiar with Congress and the legislative process; this is an intensive advanced seminar.
Mar 26, 2024 - Mar 27, 2024
Law
English
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Foundations of Trust for Team Performance (St. Louis)
This course provides insight into the nature and dynamics of trust within the workplace, how trust results in value for teams and organizations, and keys to establishing trust.
Nov 08, 2023 - Nov 09, 2023
General Management
English
Completed
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Developing Others: Leader as Coach (St. Louis)
One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is to develop “leadership bench strength” within the organization—not only as a legacy, but as the natural outgrowth and strategy for change initiatives.
Oct 24, 2023 - Oct 25, 2023
General Management
English
Completed
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Management Foundations: Financial Statements
In this course, we go beyond the financial statements as the firm’s "report card" and begin to establish some habits for breaking down the info and diving deeper, even if you have little-to-no-experience with financial statements.
Sep 19, 2023
Finance
English
Completed
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Inside Congress (In-Person)
Acquire behind-the-scenes knowledge of Capitol Hill and the legislative process. Engage with current and former members of Congress, congressional staff members, media correspondents, lobbyists, and other key decision-makers.
Sep 11, 2023 - Sep 14, 2023
General Management
English
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Leading High-Performance Teams
Understanding and leveraging team dynamics is vital to organizational performance. The course teaches you about different types of teams, the stages of group development and the foundational elements of successful teams.
Jun 27, 2023 - Jun 28, 2023
Leadership/ Product Development
English
Completed
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Accountability for Results
Results matter to Congress, the administration and the American public. The ability to demonstrate positive outcomes — and make government work more effectively — helps your agency build trust and secure resources.
Jun 05, 2023 - Jun 06, 2023
Government / Public Administration/ Leadership
English
Completed
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Inside Congress
Acquire behind-the-scenes knowledge of Capitol Hill and the legislative process. Engage with current and former members of Congress, congressional staff members, media correspondents, lobbyists, and other key decision-makers.
May 08, 2023 - May 11, 2023
Government / Public Administration
English
Completed
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Negotiation: Strategies for Results
Successful negotiation goes well beyond simple influence and persuasion. It requires a finely honed understanding of techniques that help you achieve win-win solutions. You will learn to increase the likelihood of true consensus.
May 03, 2023 - May 04, 2023
Negotiation/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
All organizations must create value for their stakeholders. Leaders who innovate are better able to deliver greater results with fewer resources. Acquire tools and techniques to foster new ideas and accelerate the pace of innovation within your agency.
Apr 03, 2023 - Apr 04, 2023
Entrepreneurship/ Innovation
English
Completed
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Creativity in Organizations
Leaders who have mastered the skills of creative thinking and can foster those skills in others are therefore in a position to add tremendous value to their organizations and, ultimately, to society.
Feb 13, 2023 - Feb 14, 2023
Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Inclusive Leadership
In this course you will learn how to assess stereotypes and prejudices that may influence the way that people perceive, evaluate, and react to others. You will also identify interventions that will help override errors in judgement and decision making.
Feb 02, 2023 - Feb 03, 2023
Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Influence and Informal Leadership
Real leadership and leading successful change requires more than just a worthy goal or a good idea. It requires informal leadership: the ability to influence people both within and outside your chain of command to gain support and overcome resistance.
Dec 06, 2022 - Dec 07, 2022
Leadership
English
Completed
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Inside the White House
Congress regularly enacts vague laws, leaving policy details to the discretion of executive branch agencies. The policy process also includes the White House agenda — formally, through the budget, or informally, through the president’s bully pulpit.
Nov 14, 2022 - Nov 15, 2022
Law/ Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Motivation, Meaning, and Morale: Strategies for Engagement
Motivating others is at the very heart of effective public leadership. Successful public leaders do more than just manage and direct; they inspire those they lead to look beyond the challenges to rediscover the ideals and values that provide meaning.
Nov 02, 2022 - Nov 03, 2022
Strategy
English
Completed
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Communicating for Success
This course improves how people communicate face-to-face, in presentations, emails, group and virtual meetings so that explicit messages are coupled with implicit messages that guide interpretation and build trust.
Oct 11, 2022 - Oct 12, 2022
Leadership
English
Completed
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Insider's Legs and Regs
This course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of both the policy formulation process (legislation) and the policy implementation process (regulations) for those already familiar with Congress and the legislative process.
Oct 06, 2022 - Oct 07, 2022
Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Developing Others: Leader as Coach
One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is to develop “leadership bench strength” within the organization – not only as a legacy, but as the natural outgrowth and strategy for change initiatives.
Sep 28, 2022 - Sep 29, 2022
Leadership
English
Completed
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Strategic Thinking: Driving Long-Term Success
Think strategically before developing your plan to pinpoint organizational challenges and opportunities. Acquire a framework that informs your agency’s investments in people and processes as well as the trade-offs you make because of limited resources.
Sep 21, 2022 - Sep 22, 2022
Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Executive Inside Congress
Through this two-day intensive course, you’ll acquire behind-the-scenes knowledge of Capitol Hill and the legislative process through conversations with current and former Members of Congress, congressional staff members, media correspondents, lobbyists, and other key decision-makers.
Sep 13, 2022 - Sep 14, 2022
Leadership/ Strategy
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Strategy, Planning & Execution
Strategy guides businesses, government agencies, and nations to bring about change, progress and growth. All leaders are in the business of driving strategy. Without a coherent strategy, an organization, or institution, is directionless.
Feb 14, 2024 - Feb 29, 2024
Strategy
English
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Cybersecurity Risk Management & Oversight
Reliance on technology is at the heart of most every business. Yet a host of threats to digitized data and technology-enabled systems are poised to jeopardize even the most carefully crafted strategy. This dynamic requires all leaders to be competent in cybersecurity risk management.
Nov 08, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023
General Management/ Risk Management
English
Completed
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Inside the Judiciary
This course explores the intersection of policy and law in the federal government. Learn about federal courts, types of cases brought before the judiciary, and the judicial branch's relationship with Congress and the executive branch.
Jun 29, 2023 - Jun 30, 2023
Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Resolving and Transforming Workplace Conflict
Gain a better understanding of disagreement and conflict throughout your organization, and develop the know-how and skills for resolving disruptive conflicts and transforming them into productive action. 3 units toward AMC.
May 04, 2023 - May 25, 2023
Leadership
English
Completed
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Strategy, Planning & Execution
Strategy, strategic thinking, planning and execution are staple elements of leadership, management and governance. This program provides a solid understanding of strategy, its application and the impact it can have on an organization. 3 units toward AMC.
Apr 11, 2023 - Apr 26, 2023
Government / Public Administration/ Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Data, Analytics, and Interpretation
Gain a better understanding of modern data science & the potential implications for your business strategy. Learn to think strategically about data & build a practice around using analytics to make better decisions & avoid pitfalls. 4 units toward AMC.
Oct 25, 2022 - Nov 16, 2022
Business Analytics & Big Data
English
Completed
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Politics and Policymaking
This course on the policymaking process is designed to give government executives and managers an in-depth knowledge of the procedures, practices and personalities engaged in governmental decision-making at the highest levels.
Oct 25, 2022 - Oct 26, 2022
Leadership/ Strategy
English
Completed
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Leading in a VUCA World
Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, & Ambiguity: A concept that once applied only to the geo-political map now applies to conditions in our organizations. We need a special set of skills to survive and thrive through VUCA.
Oct 18, 2022 - Oct 19, 2022
Leadership
English
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Data, Analytics, & Interpretation
This seminar will be facilitated as eight 3-hour digital classes on each date noted above from 8:30 - 11:30 AM each day, and qualifies for five units toward the Advanced Management Certificate (AMC).
Oct 05, 2021 - Oct 27, 2021
Business Analytics & Big Data
English
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Supply Chain & Risk Management
This seminar will be facilitated as 5 6-hour digital classes on August 23 through August 27, 2021 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM each day, and qualifies for five units toward the Advanced Management Certificate (AMC).
Aug 23, 2021 - Aug 27, 2021
Risk Management/ Supply Chain
English
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Politics & Policymaking
This course on the policymaking process is designed to give government executives and managers an in-depth knowledge of the procedures, practices and personalities engaged in governmental decision-making at the highest levels.
Oct 24, 2023 - Nov 02, 2023
General Management
English
Completed
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Women's Leadership Program (Spring 2023) Bundle
In WashU at Brookings’s Women’s Leadership Program, learn to lead change from various positions of authority. Acquire skills to negotiate successfully in any workplace situation. Enhance your ability to communicate with authenticity and impact.
Jan 23, 2023 - Apr 19, 2023
Leadership/ Women
English
Completed
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United States
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