January 2013
Management Wisdom
Management is harder than it looks. Being the boss is harder than it looks, too.
Between the 1,200+ members in this network (as of this writing), there's got to be a few century's worth of management…
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Management Wisdom
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December 2012
Another student figures out that aid is messe
A few days ago a blog post entitled International Development…
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Another student figures out that aid is messe
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September 2012
On being expat
We talked at the dead ashes of the cook fire.
“You heard the lion?”
“Ndio, Bwana.”
This, a politeness, was also a rudeness as we both knew for we had discussed the phrase, “Ndio, Bwana,” which is wha…
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On being expat
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Security issues related to Crisis in Syria p…
First I am not in region currently but I have worked briefly in the Lebanon, Jordan and Israel so familiar with the ground and people (also looking to go back if any openings).
I would love to hear…
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Security issues related to Crisis in Syria p…
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August 2012
Three Wishes
This is my response to the AidSpeak call for…
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Three Wishes
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July 2012
Sane Revolution
A wiser, more experienced aid worker colleague just shared this poem with me.
It's called "Sane Revolution", by D.H. Laurence.
Here it is:
If you make a…
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Sane Revolution
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June 2012
The Horror
Not so long ago a very close aid worker friend of mine confided that she was contemplating leaving the aid industry. Her reason: too many of her friends had died in the line of duty. She didn’t…
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The Horror
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