The Center for Public Health Leadership (CPHL) trains HSPH students who aspire to become effective leaders in public health and health care, in the U.S. and globally.  The Center creates and coordinates educational opportunities for students to learn theories, models, and skills needed to understand and exercise leadership, professionally and personally.

The following list of CPHL sponsored events and workshops will be open to all HSPH students during the 2012-2013 academic year. Completion of the Interdisciplinary Public Health Leadership Concentration is not required in order to attend or participate in these opportunities.

• Advanced Leadership Seminar (2 hrs): Unique opportunities to discuss leadership theory, development and practice with world-class leaders in an intimate environment. Previous seminars have featured Harry Spence, Marshall Ganz, and Gianpiero Petriglieri.

• Group Relations Workshop (2 day workshop): This dynamic and challenging workshop provides a real-time opportunity to observe and experiment with systemic processes – overt and covert – encountered in the exercise of authority and leadership. This workshop will provide you with a new light on complex group dynamics and leadership competence.

• Power & Differences Workshop (15 hrs over several weeks): Explore new dimensions in leadership by developing the ability to work and interact in a multi-cultural, global world. Topics include social class, race, gender, and sexual orientation, explored through experiential learning and dialogue.

• Self-Assessment Workshop (15 hrs over several weeks): Evaluate your personal leadership style through structured inventories, small/large group discussions, and self-reflection to create your own a personalized leadership action plan. Please note: materials fee may apply.

• Spring Challenge – Public Health Case Study Competition (8 day exercise): Join an interdisciplinary student team to tackle a current public health challenge during an 8-day case competition. Teams gain knowledge and skills with expert briefings, and present their final recommendations to public decision-makers. Last year’s Inaugural Spring Challenge winners presented recommendations to the Massachusetts Legislature’s Prevention Caucus.

For more information, please contact CPHL: CPHL@hsph.harvard.edu