Up on our website now are key learning points, photos and short video clips from our Leadership workshop, 'Boundary Spanning Leadership.'
Read the full story (28 February 2012)
By Jonathan Potter
Sun King syndrome; front-foot leadership; the discussion at the morning session on 'The business of NGO leadership', hosted by Oxford Brookes' Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) on 23 February, offered me some new phrases and plenty of food for thought.
Read the full story (28 February 2012)
RedR's Security Week is a chance for humanitarian managers and practitioners to learn about the most cutting-edge and important security issues facing the humanitarian sector. Four free-standing yet interlinking days, aimed at Security Managers, HR Managers, senior managers, and experienced field staff.
Read the full story (27 February 2012)
By Mike Johnson
A book review of the above title. Randy R. Rapp, Purdue University Press, ISBN 978-1-55753-588-7, 265 pages.
Read the full story (24 February 2012)
People In Aid are now using social bookmarking site Delicious to provide more insights, resources and information for visitors to the website. The Delicious widget can be viewed on the right hand side of the People In Aid homepage.
Read the full story (23 February 2012)
The new edition of the People in Aid newsletter is now available to view online; evaluate its impact for the chance to win an e-copy of the People In Aid HR Manual.
Read the full story (15 February 2012)
On 7 February 2012, a group of humanitarian workers completed a five-day training of trainers (ToT) on quality and accountability, making them the first recognised Q&A trainers in Japan.
Read the full story (13 February 2012)
By Mike Johnson
After a career in the for-profit sector where he fixed the fortunes of major corporations around the globe, Jim Prouty is fast establishing himself as a fixer in the micro-finance world. His aim: help them be more productive and more profitable and at the same time deliver an increasing flow of start-up cash to those who most need it. Here, Jim Prouty talks to People In Aid about his plans and his take on the future of MFIs.
Read the full story (10 February 2012)
The Joint Standards' Initiative deployment to the Horn of Africa that began at the end of October 2011 concluded on 31 January 2012.
Read the full story (3 February 2012)