Making good decisions under urgent and uncertain circumstances is fundamental to effective humanitarian response.
From addressing resource gaps and coordinating aid delivery, to improving accountability and advancing localisation, every major strategic and operational objective demands strong leadership.
Leadership and decision-making are often criticised in humanitarian evaluations. Yet, this attracts surprisingly little academic attention.
ALNAP explores practical operational leadership and how it can be improved. We also examine the nature of effective humanitarian decision-making.
At the core of ALNAP's research on this subject is the understanding that operational leadership is not conducted by a single person, the leader. Rather, leadership should be seen as a function of the organisation, the team and the individual working together.
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