Dilan Gomih argues that today's workplace lacks movement, places a premium on busyness, and disincentivizes fearlessness. In a recent issue of Harvard's Leadership & Happiness Laboratory's Seeking the Good, she suggests that leaders can glean lessons from the child play literature to counteract all three forces. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ey-Scz2A
Harvard's Center for Public Leadership
Higher Education
Cambridge, Massachusetts 7,563 followers
Advancing leadership research and training leaders for the common good at Harvard Kennedy School.
About us
The Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School develops principled, effective public leaders. A global hub for leadership learning, we integrate academic preparation with practice to build knowledge and character required to make positive change in the world. Our faculty, students, and staff act to set the standard for rigorous scholarship; critical exchange of ideas with peers, preeminent leaders, and practitioners; and on-the-ground learning in communities around the globe.
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https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cpl
External link for Harvard's Center for Public Leadership
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2005
Locations
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Primary
79 JFK St
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, US
Employees at Harvard's Center for Public Leadership
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Brendan Chan
Education Doctoral Student at Harvard
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Anastasia Trainque
Assistant Director, Practitioner Engagement, Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School
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Paula D. Walker, MD, MPH, MPA
Harvard University I U.S. Presidential Management Fellow I Public Health Specialist (CPH) | Educator | DipABLM I Speaker I Consultant I Author I…
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Elizabeth Hanson
Sustainability Strategist | Facilitator | Coach
Updates
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"Depoliticizing Public Health" Tuesday, October 22 | 4:00-5:00PM ET Malkin Penthouse (Littauer 4th Floor) RSVP: https://lnkd.in/evb-38WD As public health issues become increasingly politicized, it's crucial to foster dialogue and understanding across the political spectrum. This event will feature policymakers including former Hauser Leader Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, former mayor, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Asa Hutchinson, fall 2024 Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School Resident Fellow, former governor of Arkansas; and Hauser Leader Rochelle Walensky, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School Fellow, Harvard's Belfer Center Fellow. Moderator: Sara Bleich, PhD, Professor of Public Health Policy, Health Policy and Management, Vice Provost for Special Projects, Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor, Academic Dean's Office, Radcliffe, and HKS Faculty Affiliate. Co-Sponsors: Harvard's Center for Public Leadership, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, and Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. This event is part of the Candid and Constructive Conversations Initiative at the Kennedy School.
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Join Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School on Tuesday, October 15 at 6:00 p.m. for a discussion featuring Hauser Leader Amb. Wendy R. Sherman, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (2021-2023), and joint fellow with Harvard's Belfer Center and Harvard's Center for Public Leadership. Moderated by Meghan O'Sullivan, Director, Harvard's Belfer Center, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs. Learn more and RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eTiCPvCg
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Event tomorrow, Tuesday, October 8, 2024❗ Join Building State Capability at Harvard University for a conversation with Lant Pritchett, research director, Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP), as he addresses the question “How did we go from the end of history in 1989 to where we are today?” There will be time to ask questions after the discussion. This in-person event is open to Harvard ID holders. Lunch will be served, and registration is required. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eUp-FH7m
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Tomorrow! In this Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School forum, a panel of experts will take a deep dive into the role of race and identity in the presidential election. CPL faculty affiliate Cornell William Brooks, director, The William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice, former CEO and president, NAACP, Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations, Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice, will participate in the panel. Learn more and RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e-sqqB5J
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⌛ Deadline tonight! The first application deadline for Harvard's Center for Public Leadership-supported student-led events is tonight. Don’t miss your chance to propose an event idea! 🌐 Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/dUbVCmR9
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Tune into the latest HKS PolicyCast podcast featuring Harvard's Center for Public Leadership Co-Director Hannah Riley Bowles. In this episode, "Changing the narrative on women's leadership," Hannah shares essential policy recommendations to foster a more equitable workplace. Listen now: https://bit.ly/4eLEgl8
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This week, Harvard's Center for Public Leadership Marshall Ganz, Rita E. Hauser Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society, participated in a Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School conversation about organizing, democracy, and the power of people. Watch the forum: https://bit.ly/3BjnrzH
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At the Fellows Retreat last weekend, Alumni Council member Ziad Reslan MPP, Emirates Leadership Initiative Fellowship ‘18, shared invaluable takeaways from his time at Harvard's Center for Public Leadership. He encouraged current students to cultivate community both during and after their time at the Kennedy School. Listen to his insights ⤵
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⌛ RSVP for tomorrow's Zoom info session on the David Gergen Summer Fellowship Program: https://bit.ly/4gskm0a!
Gain meaningful, practical, hands-on experience and develop important networks through summer internships in government or nonprofit service! Gergen Summer Fellows receive mentorship, internship search support, a $10,000 summer stipend, and community in a cohort of passionate public servants. HKS students returning for the 2025-2026 academic year are invited to apply. Join the Zoom Info Session on Tuesday, September 24 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. to learn more. RSVP: https://bit.ly/4gskm0a