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	<description>By Jean-Michel, Principal Consultant at Woodseer Management Consultant</description>
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		<title>Book review: The Seven-Day Weekend</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/book-review-the-seven-day-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Seven-Day Weekend was published in 2003, almost 10 years ago. Its reading is refreshing for anyone who fells depressed by current management practises in many organisations, business or non-profit alike. At least that is what I do. It is an uplifting and optimistic read for this time of the year. It will help kick [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=467&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership with the Corporate Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Corporate sector is traditionally a strong contributor to the non profit sector and this will increase in the future. In the last years, new regulatory frameworks as well as the increasing awareness on the social role and responsibility of the corporate sector have brought more support for NGOs’ work. The relationship between big business [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=463&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International Humanitarian Conference Kuala Lumpur</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/international-humanitarian-conference-kuala-lumpur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mercy Malaysia is organising this year again, on 25-26 November 2011 a humanitarian conference titled : Doing it better: Transforming Humanitarian Efforts For more information check Mercy Malaysia&#8217;s web site Filed under: General Tagged: Aid, Contribution, NGOs, Sharing, Various<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=456&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fundraising and sustainability in Asia</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/fundraising-and-sustainability-in-asia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainability is one of these words a consultant has to use when dealing with non-for-profit clients. It’s a recurring buzz word and it’s making a strong come back as everyone is anxious about the looming international recession and the potential funding crisis that could come with it. Still, as with many buzz words, it is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=451&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consultancy in middle income country</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/consultancy-in-middle-income-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consultants in emerging economies cannot provide services to local NGOs’ managers and staff as well as they should. The timeframe imposed to consultants by international donors is not adequate and the frameworks are overly subject to influence inspired by the United Nations agencies’ systems and procedure. They tend to focus more on external accountability rather [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=448&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic plans and sustainability</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/strategic-plans-and-sustainability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The full value of having a strategic plan is hard to explain to most NGOs’ leaders, especially in the South. Not only does it provide a vision for the NGO and its staff but it helps to make choices for operational priorities. It often is the best tool to bring in more financial support, especially [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=444&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jean-Michel Piedagnel&#8217;s virtual business card by http://dooid.com: visit</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/jean-michel-piedagnels-virtual-business-card-by-httpdooid-com-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 12:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jean-Michel Piedagnel&#8217;s virtual business card by http://dooid.com: visit. Filed under: General<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=438&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We didn&#8217;t see anything coming and&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/we-didnt-see-anything-coming-and/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took us along time to respond. Major international NGOs specialised in emergencies were trailing journalists like never before. It took them a long time to be able to deploy some meaningful support weeks after the trouble started. The opinion piece of Al Jazeera’s Director General Wadah Khandar about the Arab revolution sheds some interesting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=429&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strengthening staff alignment to business strategies</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/strengthening-staff-alignment-to-business-strategies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In companies, policies are aligned with the overall strategy, or goals, of the organization. For example, it is not unusual to speak about HR strategies being aligned with the overall strategy so that they deliver the right human resources. However, there are very few companies that in turn try to align the staff themselves with the strategy of the organization.

By contrast, NGO staff is in many instances fully aligned with the strategy of the organization. It means they have an inherent understanding of the goals that the organization wants to achieve. This personal alignment is what frames their daily work and not the usual administration, policies and structures that are used in businesses.

Having worked in both the business and NGOs sector for many years, I believe that the driving force for staff to deliver in both sectors differs drastically. Businesses are organized in a fairly standardized fashion to deliver profit. NGOs are using a different engine to deliver success. The staff, and not just their HR policy (many don’t even have one), are aligned with the strategy of the organization in a very unique, and deep way.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=406&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Southern activism and International Politics</title>
		<link>http://woodseer.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/southern-activism-and-international-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Michel Piedagnel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a socio-political dimension to the latest attempt to break the blockade of Gaza that doesn’t seem to have raised much attention. It was led by a large number of middle-class people that came from emerging economies such as Turkey and Malaysia. I can’t help wondering if it is the premises of a new south led activism.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodseer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7485351&amp;post=399&amp;subd=woodseer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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