"Howdy. I think most "reputable" NGOs do not cut and paste from the UN... at least in my experience. Perhaps I've been lucky, but I have always had very context minded CQ folks looking out for me. I never felt overly or stupidly…"

"Indeed. But maybe we're going in the right direction."

"I absolutely agree with both of you, and in fact I would say that I am pro-certification... I just don't think that it's enough, I think it will be a huge challenge to do well, and I think that good HR must contribute to…"

"Enjoying this interesting exchange. I wanted to emphasize that your point about HR is important: improvements in HR management really make a difference at the project level- in delivering effective services to beneficiaries. Fire incompetence. Keep…"

"Howdy J. et al. I think the depressing thing is your point #3. How will it be DONE, much less enforced? Take day-care as an analogy... it is pretty easy to pick out a crappy daycare full of jackasses and pretty soon it will be shut down or go out of…"

"I would ask why the past plans didn't happen. There may be a good reason... (maybe not too). We tried these in Kenya, they worked, but the sustainability really will depend on the context."