Executive Education

Leadership and Governance during Times of Crisis focuses on developing leadership skills for managing crisis situations. This workshop gives Fellows overarching perspectives, frameworks, skills, and tools to more effectively lead and address challenges during a wide range of crises that reflect the US Department of State’s Policy Issues including, but not limited to: global health, economic development and inclusion, democracy, immigration, collaboration, climate, technology, and geopolitics. Leadership and Governance during Times of Crisis is a specialized enhancement workshop offered to Humphrey Fellows. This high-intensity workshop provides opportunities for cross-disciplinary and multi-regional interchanges among Fellows and their U.S. professional counterparts. Fellows develop their crisis management skills and explore best practices while developing their international network. Hundreds of Humphrey Fellows have completed this program.

The National Security Management (NSM) course develops senior executives of military, government and industry organizations to perform confidently in roles for which in-depth knowledge of national security affairs is essential. The course involves a mix of keynote addresses, case-studies, lectures and practical exercises addressing key issues in national security: global trends, grand strategy, programs and budgets, institutions, technology, and regional studies. Graduates of NSM at Syracuse join a distinguished cadre of over 2,000 alumni who form a powerful network of leaders in US national security affairs.

The Leading Smart Cities with Trust professional program provides an opportunity to learn from government, academia, and private sector leaders to gain solid foundational knowledge and skills for Smart City initiatives while expanding your professional network. The course involves active participation in a mix of lectures and case studies with individual writing assignments that culminate with group projects and presentations.

Professionals progressing from exercising the authority and responsibilities of a journeyman to the rank of executive leadership need to recognize and formulate effective strategies. The Discipline and Practice of Strategy program provides knowledge of strategy as a specific discipline, an awareness of its application to the special class of challenges that truly warrant its exercise, and a toolkit for thinking strategically, formulating strategies, and acting with strategic coherence. The content of the course is organized around three purposes: Teach the discipline of strategy, illustrate the application of that discipline, and convey a toolkit of strategic thinking and action which the students can apply in a practical exercise. Those who succeed in the course will have learned the habits of mind and repertoire of actions that constitute a practical discipline of strategy.