Managers in Transition
The Managers in Transition program is a one-week, residential program run by DCID and the University of North Carolina Center for Global Initiatives on the campuses of Duke University and the University of North Carolina (UNC). The program provides managers in senior development positions with short-term, customized, professional sabbaticals that emphasize reflection on the substantive managerial and/or strategic challenges they face. Through dialogue with the core Managers in Transition training team, faculty and students in a university setting, the program aims to improve managers’ transitions to new positions, thereby heightening their future performance in staff management, client engagement, project preparation and implementation, and sustainable development. Current clients include the World Bank and Habitat for Humanity International.
The Managers in Transition program follows the interdisciplinary approach common among programs at DCID, and makes use of the wide range of knowledge and scholarship available within Duke, UNC, and public sector organizations or foundations located in the dynamic Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. The core Managers in Transition team includes faculty and practitioners with expertise in management and leadership, strategy and organizational change, communication and negotiation, economics, political science, and other relevant academic disciplines. For more information about the program, please contact:
Kurt Meletzke, Managers in Transition Program Coordinator
meletzke@duke.edu