Leadership and Communications for the 21st Century

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Executive Program in Leadership & Communication for the 21st Century

Leadership & Communication for the 21st Century is designed and led by Steve Jarding Consulting professor at Life Economics Lab (LEL), professor Harvard University and one of the world's foremost experts in leadership and strategic communication in the world, this program distills the most transformative elements of his most celebrated Harvard courses.

Life Economics Lab (LEL) has adapted these methodologies specifically for governors, mayors, cabinet secretaries, business leaders, and social actors driving development in their territories. More than a communication course, this experience is an intensive laboratory of practical leadership empowering participants to become more influential, more persuasive, and more capable of mobilizing people, organizations, and territories toward shared development goals.

"The result is a unique academic experience that combines leadership, strategic communication, persuasion, public speaking, institutional influence, and personal development equipping participants to lead sustainable transformations in the 21st century."

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Key Features of the Program

The program price includes international airfare, hotel accommodations, and meals a seamless, fully supported experience.

Participants work on real leadership and communication challenges from their own territories not abstract case studies.

Classes and sessions held in person at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Some sessions also available online.

All classes and materials are simultaneously translated into Spanish, removing language barriers for all participants.

66 hours of pre-season preparatory training plus 25 hours in-person with the professor structured for maximum learning impact.

Each participant has dedicated one-on-one time with Professor Jarding to receive individual feedback on their leadership and communication style.

About the Professor

Professor Steve Jarding is an internationally renowned educator, speaker, political strategist, communications expert, and leadership consultant with over forty years of experience advising presidents, prime ministers, governors, senators, parliamentarians, corporate executives, and emerging leaders around the world.

Professor Jarding joined Harvard University in 2004 as a member of the Harvard Institute of Politics, where he led study groups and delivered lectures on politics, campaign strategy, governance, and public leadership. He subsequently joined the faculty of Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught continuously from 2004 until his retirement in 2019.

During his tenure at the Kennedy School, Jarding taught courses on political communication, campaign management, leadership and persuasion, lobbying and governmental relations, oratory and communicative strategy, and political messaging and narrative development. His signature courses "Running for Public Office and Managing Campaigns" and "The Making of a Politician" became legendary among Harvard students for their intense practice, transformative impact, and real-world application. His campaign management course was twice nominated for the prestigious "Most Influential Course" award in American higher education.

As associate professor and principal consultant, Professor Jarding brings a unique combination of Harvard-level academic excellence, practical governmental and political experience, global leadership expertise, strategic communication capabilities, and decades of work developing senior executives worldwide. His participation provides Latin American and regional leaders direct access to leadership methodologies developed and validated at the highest levels of government, academia, and international public affairs.

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