While critically reviewing the current theories and practices of humanitarian leadership and people management, this executive short course aims to ascertain the leadership capacities of participants and discover their preferred management style.
In plenary sessions or peer-to-peer sessions, discussions and exercises will question emotional competencies, authority vs authoritarianism, stress management, and institutional vision.
Licensed coaches, humanitarian leaders, and psychologists will accompany participants in an approach that considers the human-being in each worker.
Lead and foster a work environment based on diversity, inclusion and duty of care, which empowers individuals.
Make human and data-driven decisions that strategically balance operational results and human well-being (including your own) and argue for them based on evidence and ethics.
Build and sustain high-performing teams through constructive communication and performance evaluation.
Manage own emotions, biases, and motivations to maintain a situational leadership stance
Professionals in the humanitarian, development or social sector looking to develop their competencies in leadership and people management, as well as reflect and capitalise on their experiences;
Professionals from any other sectors (private, academic, etc) and graduate students with relevant volunteer or intern experience who wish to increase their understanding of leadership and people management in the humanitarian field.
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