Brookings Executive Education
Program Series
Global Leadership: Leveraging Differences
The 21st century has created an entirely new context in which to lead. A globalized and mobile society, an unprecedented pace of change, and complex and seemingly intractable problems present new challenges and opportunities for today’s executive. Increasingly, public leaders are called upon to be "globally competent," understand many cultures, and leverage this knowledge to create the vital organizations necessary for solving 21st-century problems.
Leveraging diversity is also increasingly important in the federal government for modeling the democratic principles of fairness and equity. Today’s public leaders must create climates in which differences are respected, valued, and maximized, thereby enhancing knowledge and enriching the creativity of public organizations. In this engaging two-day program, you will learn how diverse perspectives can keep organizational thinking flexible and responsive to changing circumstances, how inclusiveness can promote teamwork, and how differences can be leveraged to improve organizations’ productivity.
OPM Competency