Essential Skills for New Managers Pack

Essential Skills for New Managers Pack

This curriculum covers the basics of effective management for humanitarians - how to meet the needs of your team, how to engage your team to meet the challenge of your assignment or project, and how to balance the competing demands and expectations of your stakeholders.

Completion of the Safety & Security Pack on DisasterReady.org, including the following modules and resources:

Part 1 - Becoming a manager

  • Becoming a Manager Coach
  • Making a Success of Your First Management
  • Video: Interview with John Fawcett

Part 2 - Your first year

  • The Management Styles
  • Fostering and Maintaining Motivation
  • Video: Interview with Joel Nielsen
  • Resource: Building Trust in Diverse Teams a concise facilitation handbook