Program overview
The Program offers mid-career executives the opportunity to be part of a transformational learning journey that uniquely merges the domains of public policy and leadership. This program will help participants to gain a deeper understanding of the public policy making process, frameworks, and tools. It will also help them develop a solid foundation in the management and leadership skills needed to facilitate the formulation and implementation of public policies.
Mode of learning
In-person
Location
KAPSARC School of Public Policy
Language
English
Duration
8 Months
Program Start
Oct 27, 2024
Program End
June 27, 2025
Learning Journey
The program is organized into six modules that will be delivered in concentrated sessions throughout the year at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in partnership with the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and the Hertie School of Public Policy. The last module is elective and will be delivered at the IMD campus.
Module 1: Leading self, teams, and Organizations
Location: KAPSARC School of Public Policy
Dates: Oct 27 - 31, 2024
- Explore how to navigate team dynamics, make decisions, and lead in high-stress situations
- Explore the effectiveness of your team’s decision-making process
- Explore leadership approaches and their impact on team performance
- Examine how cognitive biases impair decision-making
- Practice the 10 steps of effective delegation
- Discuss the elements of emotional intelligence
Module 2: Strategy and Policy
Location: KAPSARC School of Public Policy
Dates: Dec 03 - 05, 2024
- Explore deliberate and emergent strategy processes
- Assess important trends impacting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
- Explore key stages of policy formation, development, and evaluation
- Understand the concept of country competitiveness and analyze the competitiveness of the KSA
- Assessing the level of digital advancement in the KSA
Module 3: Design and Implementation for Success
Location: KAPSARC School of Public Policy
Dates: Jan 20 - 22, 2025
- Understanding the value of trust and coordination within government and in international partnerships
- Heightened ability to develop strategies for coordination on local, national and international levels.
- Increased understanding of the public policy development and measurement process.
- Ability to identify suitable policy instruments and tools, depending on the nature of the policy problem as well as on the government capacity.
- Advanced understanding of actor constellations, institutions and the broader context within which policies are developed, shaped and implemented by the stakeholders.
- Understanding how politics and government can control messages of government communications.
Module 4: Scenario Planning
Location: KAPSARC School of Public Policy
Dates: Feb 16 - 18, 2025
- Improve skills in scenario planning and future-thinking.
- Gain insights into the drivers that could create future threats and opportunities.
- Visualize the future and assess how to respond in different situations.
- Discover what can and must be done to reinforce the organization’s readiness.
- Learn how to use scenario planning techniques.
Module 5: Leading Negotiation
Location: KAPSARC School of Public Policy
Dates: Apr 28- 30, 2025
- Examine what it takes to drive and make change happen
- Explore tools to help create authentic an connection and communicate with an audience
- Examine the strategic, operational and political forces that undermine change programs
- Use realistic scenarios in crisis management simulations
Module 6: Orchestrating Winning Performance (Optional Module)
Location: In-person, at IMD, Lausanne
Dates: Jun 23 - 27, 2025
- A custom five-day program guided by the IMD expert faculty for individuals and teams to benefit from the latest insights and applied research
- Connect with hundreds of peers around the world and deepen your learning across industries and geographies
- The program provides you with the unique opportunity to understand the complexity, ambiguity and interdependence needed to meet uncertainty with resilience.
- You will learn how to positively embrace uncertainty, to strengthen your leadership, in order to build business and societal resilience.
Who Should Attend?
Mid-Career Executives
The program is designed for mid-level executives, including government heads of divisions and mid-level company managers with more than 7 years of experience who have prior team management responsibilities and strategy planning and implementation experience.
Proficiency of written and spoken English
The program will be delivered in English. Applicants should be proficient in written and spoken English.
Program Partner
IMD Business School
Hertie School
