Leadership as a Shared Responsibility: DMI Director-General Calls for Peer Support among GMet Leaders
The Ghana Meteorological Agency on Thursday, 29 January,2026 hosted a leadership workshop as part of a high-level mission by a Danish delegation under the Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) between GMet and the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI). The workshop was facilitated by Ms. Marianne Thyrring, Director-General of DMI, and formed part of the programme of activities during the mission.
Participants included the Board Chairman, Senior Management, Management, and selected Unit Heads. The session focused on leadership as a driver for change management and strategy implementation, drawing on DMI’s experience in developing leadership practices within a public service context.
A key recommendation from the workshop was the importance of structured peer support among leaders. In her presentation, Ms. Thyrring highlighted that leadership roles can be inherently demanding and isolating, particularly as leaders move away from technical expertise to roles that require creating results through and together with others.
She recommended that leaders intentionally pair with colleagues from different parts of the organization, rather than their immediate counterparts. Such peer engagement, she explained, provides space for reflection on leadership challenges, strengthens collaboration across organizational boundaries, and supports collective ownership of institutional objectives.
The workshop also addressed the role of leadership in implementing organizational strategy. Ms. Thyrring noted that strategies only deliver results when leaders actively translate them into daily practice by setting clear direction, prioritizingeffectively, and enabling innovation across the organization.
Interactive reflection exercises formed part of the session, allowing participants to discuss how peer leadership support and other leadership practices could be applied within GMet. Participants were encouraged to identify one specific leadership area they would focus on improving in the coming year, supported through peer collaboration.
In his remarks, the Board Chairman of GMet, Selasie Woanyah Esq. emphasized that effective leadership collaboration is critical to organizational transformation. He noted that strengthening cooperation among leaders is essential for breaking down silos and ensuring successful delivery of GMet’s mandate.
The leadership workshop formed part of ongoing activities under the Strategic Sector Cooperation between GMet and DMI, aimed at strengthening leadership capacity, institutional collaboration, and the effective delivery of public meteorological and climate services.
