Why Having Fun May be the Key to a Higher Performance Team as a Humanitarian and International Development Leader

The Modern Humanitarian and Development Leader: Make a Greater Impact by Creating a High Performance Team while Avoiding Stress and Overwhelm

Is your team running on empty, losing motivation, or just plain burned out? What if the solution was as simple as having more fun?

In this episode of The Modern Humanitarian and Development Leader, you’ll explore why too many supervisors in our sector see fun as a distraction—when in fact, it’s one of the most powerful tools for team resilience, creativity, and long-term performance.

In this episode you'll discover:

• How fun at work can directly reduce burnout and increase engagement.
• Why accountability and fun aren’t mutually exclusive—and how to do both effectively.
• Get practical, budget-free strategies to create a more vibrant, motivated work culture starting today.

Tune in now to learn how injecting fun into your leadership style can energize your team and transform your work environment—no extra resources required.

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This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.