HKS Alumni Association of New England enables alumni to stay connected with their alma mater HKS and fellow graduates through a wealth of activities, events, informative speaking presentations, and volunteering. Below is a listing of upcoming events. We welcome your feedback, input and, of course, your joining our team of talented alumni volunteers!
Leadership Survival Skills XXXIII - Organizational Adaptability and Agility for Competitive Advantage in Uncertain Times
Join us at Littauer 332 for a presentation that will address governance and leadership requirements, as well as key approaches for "diagnosing" organizational issues that are obstacles to sustainability.
Speak with Impact: Meet Allison Shapira (MC/MPA 2010) founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking
Join us at the Harvard Coop to celebrate the release of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others, written by HKS alumna and Global Public Speaking Founder/CEO Allison Shapira and published by HarperCollins Leadership.
The evening will include a discussion by the author, a book signing, and informal networking after the event. Books will be available for purchase at the event. More…
Leadership Breakfast: Engaging multiple constituencies with opposite interests: lessons in adaptive leadership
Tom Powers (HKS, MC-MPA) will discuss leadership challenges in a case study about engaging multiple constituencies in creating new state environmental rules in an election year. Tom and Abby Yanow will highlight elements of the adaptive leadership framework in the case study. More…
Leadership Survival Skills Workshop XXXII: Seeding the Field for Optimism Amidst Chaos... Finding New Ways to Navigate Through Crisis
We are living in truly transformative times: they are ever-changing, shifting, and challenging. We are torn apart and then told to evolve.
These times have seen a resurfacing of old wounds and painful divisions. These reemerging afflictions can no longer be pushed into the shadows, kept secret, or denied. The emotional bruises almost shout from the rooftops to be seen, acknowledged, and healed. More…
Leadership Breakfast: Discussion about leadership challenges with Mayor Yvonne Spicer
Mayor Yvonne Spicer is the first Mayor of the City of Framingham. A 32-year Framingham, Massachusetts resident, and long-time educator, Mayor Spicer was previously the Vice President for Advocacy and Educational Partnerships at Boston’s Museum of Science. While there, Mayor Spicer was known for building partnerships in STEM education with policymakers, school districts, municipalities, business and other non-profit organizations. Prior to that, she was an administrator in both the Framingham and Newton public schools, after beginning her career as a teacher in Framingham. More...
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