For Navy Flags, Senior Executives and Commanding Officers requiring personalized, tailored or customized executive education to meet unique or specific command needs, options are available through the Customized On-Demand Education for Executives (CODEX) program. Through CODEX, senior leaders can leverage the extensive experience resident within NPS along with their associated network of executive coaches, international experts and business partners. CODEX sessions are personalized programs that nominally run 1 to 5 days based on the needs of the command and are designed to effectively combine leadership dimensions of war fighting, individual leadership development and high-level organizational alignment. The focus of each CODEX is driven by the needs of the requesting command but often focus on advanced thinking, executive skill development, decision making, innovation, strategic planning and execution, risk management, financial management and international expertise. All are designed to accelerate the learning process to enable senior leaders to more rapidly increase their organizational impact while meeting the emerging needs of the Navy and DoD. CODEX programs in FY21 will be conducted at the NPS Center for Executive Education.

C+SALT is a high-impact learning experience customized for Senior Commanders and their entire leadership teams. Our program director will collaborate closely with the Commander to develop a program that aligns with the learning/strategic objectives of each organization. Every aspect of the program (including a custom curriculum, select learning materials, and innovative learning exercises) is carefully designed to the command’s needs for maximum impact. Read more...

This newly developed course was designed to help Navy leaders start becoming "AI-prepared" to lead in the emerging cognitive age.  The course is broken down into three major components and fifteen sub-sections covering what is artificial intelligence, understanding the ecosystems of technology and applications that are the architecture of what AI is and can be used for, and then how to effectively lead in this new and highly dynamic world.  It is not possible to cover everything about AI and how it impacts Navy, so this course will give leaders the basic building blocks to better understand the technology and the impact it is and will be having.

This is a hands-on workshop for people managers who want to improve their leadership and communication skills. The LCMS course is designed to help managers know themselves better, understand and manage the strengths and biases they bring to their workgroups, and develop critical skills for leading others. By the end of the course, participants will create personal leadership development plans incorporating techniques and insights gained. We will focus on what managers can do to create a climate of trust, empowerment, confidence, and commitment. Read more...

The Creating a Culture of Innovation (CCI) course will show participants how to manage the elements of culture so that the value of innovation becomes institutionalized. This course will also utilize diagnostic tools to help participants identify and isolate roadblocks and barriers that stand in the way of the Navy's ability to turn creativity into capabilities for improved performance and competitiveness. Participants will leave with an assessment of their own organization's Innovation orientation and a personalized profile showing them how they either enable or inhibit innovation along with ways they can improve. Read more...

The Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS) provides senior officers (O6/O5) and senior civilians (GS-15) with an intensive nine-day executive education program that introduces the latest "best practices" in strategic planning, goal setting, strategic communication, effects-based thinking, risk management, financial management, and innovation. The program provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to manage and lead effectively in complex organizations. Learning is enhanced by the use of case studies, small-team exercises, practical applications, seminar-style discussions, peer learning, and faculty presentations. Read more...

The Strategic Communication Workshop (SCW) is a hands-on, results-oriented workshop that assists commands in the development and implementation of strategic communication plans and processes. Teams should bring their command's strategic plan and/or a command initiative that might benefit from a communication component. Naval Postgraduate School faculty use the latest research and lessons learned from industry and DoD to generate discussion. Each team is assigned a professional facilitator who will serve as a guide and provide feedback. Teams will be asked to conduct in-depth stakeholder analyses, assess communication risk as it relates to your organization's goals, and develop communication metrics to track desired effects. Take-aways include an analysis of your command's communication capabilities and a roadmap for strengthening communication as it relates to the successful achievement of your organization's strategic initiatives. Read more...

The Strategic Planning for Execution: Assessment and Risk (SPEAR) Workshop provides a guided process to support Commanders and their executive teams to develop mission-critical strategic plans, execute those plans effectively, maximize Navy resources, and accurately assess the impact of their plans. Command teams have substantial time during this 3 day workshop to shape their specific planning initiatives with the help of professional facilitators and the expertise of Naval Postgraduate School faculty, who know best-practices and have proven practical experience working with numerous Navy commands, major corporations and other government organizations. Read more...