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Open Enrollment Programs

In addition to these customized short courses, SPP offers open enrollment programs on specific topics of immediate interest to executives requiring knowledge about emerging trends, advances in specific fields, and policy developments. These programs typically analyze key domestic and global issues of concern to both government and business and address how such issues affect the ability of executives to accomplish their goals.

Teaching is focused on how to work in and take advantage of changes in the policy environments in which executives find themselves. One advantage of open enrollment programs is that participants from different agencies and organizations meet one another and can develop lasting professional contacts. Success of these programs is measured by the degree to which participating executives learn new information and come up with novel ideas that they can apply directly to their work.


One Day Leadership Training

Stepping into a leadership role in today’s workplace is not easy. Being responsible for delivering results while working in teams or groups requires specific management and leadership skills.

Turning Problems into Results, led by SPP Prof. Mark Addleson, is designed for you. Whether you’re in government, business, or a non-profit, it will help you handle your new responsibilities, and provide you with principles and practices for leading teams and achieving results. You’ll get:

Consultation, inquiry, and listening skills
New ideas, perspectives, and diagnostic tools
Practice through working on your own cases with the instructors and your peers

Friday, January 28, 2011, 9am – 5pm. – New SPP Building Arlington – $449 including all materials, coffee & snacks ($399 for SPP Alumni)

One Day Leadership Training Brochure
Registration Form


Leading for Results

This four-month program is designed for mid-to-senior level professionals in government, business, and non-profit organizations. It has one overarching objective: to enable leaders to improve their capacity to get results at work.

This executive program integrates two conceptual frames: Adaptive Work and Results-Based Thinking. The program runs for four months between March and May 2011, with 32 hours of on-site training, and is directed by Prof. Mark Addleson.

Instructors will provide ongoing support and participants will be have an online environment where they can interact to discuss their learning, problems, and practices with their peers and instructors.

Introductory video to the program by instructors Mark Addleson, Raj Chawla, and Christiane Frischmuth.


SPP has more than 45 internationally renowned, diverse faculty from many disciplines.

Classes for working professionals are provided in the late afternoon and early evening at the conveniently located Arlington campus.

Executive Education offers programs for public and private sector leaders from the U.S. and abroad.

Study abroad opportunities are provided throughout the world, including in Oxford, Mexico, China, South Africa, and Southeast Asia.