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Executive Summit


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Take part in this unique learning experience designed exclusively for political appointees and senior government executives (SES). Meeting March 16-18, 2010, in St. Michaels on Maryland's Eastern Shore, summit members will examine topics ranging from national policy priorities to needed reforms in government management. Participants will also convene with policy and management experts to discuss critical leadership issues and build strategies for future success with colleagues from across public service. Do not miss this opportunity to develop collaborative relationships with an elite group of government peers. Learn more

Communicating for Success


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Save to My Portfolio Communicating for Success

Offered May 4-6, 2010, Communicating for Success helps leaders develop a unique leadership voice that is confident, authentic and effective across a variety of situations and audiences. Grounded in a tested leadership framework, it will help high-potential managers and leaders make the critical transition from manager to agency leader. Highly interactive, this program uses case studies, reflection, peer coaching, video practice and small group discussion to help participants develop the flexibility and skills needed to build a leadership presence. Learn More

Certificate Program


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Maximize the value of your Brookings experience by enrolling in the Certificate for Public Leadership, a unique credential designed especially for government executives. Every course you take with us counts toward your Certificate, and each course emphasizes the competencies you will need to rise to the top of the ranks of public service. Learn More

Resilience in Leadership


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Train your mind to engage in new ways of thinking through this interactive, one-day workshop offered March 25, 2010 at Brookings. Learn new ways to solve seemingly intractable problems and rid yourself of stale habits that may have inhibited your career success in the past. You will build your resilience and forge a renewed connection to your job and organization. Learn More

On the Horizon

Creating New Value Through Innovation
February 16-17, 2010
Washington, DC

Leading with Integrity: Ethics in Action
March 1-3, 2010
Washington, DC

Managing the Federal Employee Discipline and Performance Process
March 23-24, 2010
Washington, DC

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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

Research ProjectAfrica Growth Initiative

The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

ExpertRichard C. Bush III

Richard Bush is the director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies. His public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan and U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security.

Research ProjectArms Control Initiative

Few problems pose greater challenges to U.S. national security than controlling, reducing and countering the proliferation of nuclear arms. The Brookings Arms Control Initiative brings the Institution’s multidisciplinary strengths to bear on the critical challenges of arms control and non-proliferation.

Policy CenterCenter for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

CNAPS conducts research, analysis, and outreach designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.

Policy CenterUrban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

The Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, is comprised of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.