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Paul Knox Clarke, ALNAP Strenghtening humanitarian leadership teams - Rethinking leadership? 12 May 2014

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This is a presentation by our Head of Research and Communications Paul Knox Clarke on ALNAP's latest work on leadership.

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Page 1: Strengthening humanitarian leadership teams: Rethinking leadership?

Paul Knox Clarke, ALNAP

S t r e n g h t e n i n g h u m a n i t a r i a n l e a d e r s h i p t e a m s - Re t h i n k i n g l e a d e r s h i p ?

12 May 2014

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Identify a personal example of

‘excellent leadership’

What were you

doing?

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Drawbacks - individual

• Can be overwhelmed• Have limited information• Cognitive bias• Absence paralyses• Requires line of command

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Vis ion

Clear vision and objectives

Consensus on how to achieve vision

Strategy

Acting together Implementat ion

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elements to leadership3

Le

ad

er

Team

Process and Structure

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So – what do we need to get right in terms of teams / processes to enable HCT to lead?

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• Team Purpose• Information collection and management

process• Team and delegated decisions • Common operating procedures• Team training

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1. Clarify team purpose

What is the HCT for in

this place,

at

this time?

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2. Establish information process

Identify key decisions and min info set required

Identify who collects / analyses what, and how

Identify where ‘ big picture’ created

Establish mechanism to keep picture up to date

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3.Share decisions with / among team

Identify elements that affect all (for shared decisions)

Delegate others (Agencies, ICC, Clusters)

Agree on joint responsibility for decisions

Agree on process

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4. Introduce common ‘Simple rules’ procedures

1. Identify common operational situations

2. Derive ‘simple rules’ – what works, doesn’t

3. Periodically update them

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5. Train together..

… then do it

again

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• How applicable are these ideas to your HCT?

• To what degree are you already doing these things? Can you share examples of what works?

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Thank you

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