Navigating today’s crises – what makes a great leader?

ODI | Think Change

This episode examines the challenges leaders at the forefront of tackling today’s multiple crises are facing, and the leadership skills and approaches desperately needed to navigate these uncertain times.

We are teaming up with Tandem for this episode – ODI's Global Executive Leadership Programme. Tandem is building a community of humanitarian and development leaders around the world, equipping them with the skills and connections to address today’s most pressing global challenges and build a brighter future for all.

Fresh from graduating from the Tandem programme, two inspirational leaders join our host Sara Pantuliano to reflect on the unique challenges facing humanitarian leaders today – at a time when political instability, conflicts, geopolitical tensions and climate crisis are all creating increasingly complex operating environments.

We hear about what their experiences with Tandem over the past nine months have taught them, and how these are reshaping their own approach to leading in crisis settings.

Guests

• Sara Pantuliano (host), Chief Executive, ODI
• Sasha Kapadia, Director of Global Advisory, ODI
• Gaurav Ray, Head of the Bangladesh Office, German Red Cross
• Lisa Jean, Iraq Country Director, Mines Advisory Group
  

Related resources

• Tandem Leadership LinkedIn page
  
• Tandem website
  
• Leading through crisis: what works and what doesn’t (event video/podcast)
  
• Better leadership, better world: introducing Tandem (ODI blog)
  
• Humanitarian leadership: learning from the past and directions for the future (Tandem/ODI paper)
  
• Refugee leadership – how do we move from talk to action? (Think Change podcast)

Kapitler

1. Introduction (Sara Pantuliano) (00:00:00)

2. What makes a great leader today (Sasha Kapadia) (00:02:19)

3. Challenges humanitarian leaders face in navigating the polycrisis (Gaurav Ray) (00:04:11)

4. Leadership skills needed to navigate the polycrisis (Gaurav Ray) (00:08:32)

5. What skills leaders in crisis settings need (Lisa Jean) (00:11:06)

6. How leadership approach has changed through Tandem (Lisa Jean) (00:17:08)

7. How leadership approach has changed through Tandem (Gaurav Ray) (00:18:36)

8. One piece of advice for becoming a better leader (Lisa Jean) (00:20:36)

9. One piece of advice for becoming a better leader (Lisa Jean) (00:22:02)

10. Tips from other Tandem leaders (00:22:15)

11. Tips from other Tandem leaders (00:22:15)

12. Closing reflections (Sasha Kapadia) (00:25:18)

13. Closing reflections and Tandem resources (Sara Pantuliano) (00:26:27)