Executive Seminar Program
Executive Leadership Institute

Welcome to the Executive Seminar Program

The Executive Seminar Program is a professional education program for senior managers in public, private, tribal and non-profit organizations. The program uses live case studies of controversial natural resource issues as a focal point for leadership development.

Each seminar reconstructs a natural resource policy controversy by visiting the site of the issue, reviewing background materials and meeting the decisive players in the conflict. Through study of these cases, participants come to understand the complex social, legal and political context of today's environmental and natural resource problems. They can then identify improved approaches, learn effective techniques, and develop greater ability to lead in the policy context natural resource managers face.

Please take a moment to explore the program through the links above to learn about the format, benefits, faculty and participating agencies.

"The purpose of the program is to develop a cadre of consensus managers who understand the need to evaluate social values as well as economic ones in natural resource public policy development, all in the context of a complex political system that needs to be understood and managed in the process of decision-making."

-Ted Schlapfer, Retired Regional Forester and Program Founder

2008-09 Program Year Registration is now open. Deadline to register is September 12, 2008. Click the registration link above to download the registration form.

Executive Seminar Program
Executive Leadership Institute
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
Portland State University

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