If anyone asks me what I do \/ have done for a living, I say \/ used to say that I work \/ worked in international development. If they persist and want to know more (and I can’t calculate how many\u00a0people in how many countries I have had this conversation with) I say that I work with business, government and civil society organisations to build greater self-reliance at national and local levels and reduce dependency on external aid. Most wisely stop asking questions at this point!<\/p>\n
To un-pick the jargon (or to create new jargon!) much of my work for the past 30+ years has involved engaging with the three different ‘sectors’ in society to help them to work together in a more ‘joined up’ way to create sustainable societal, economic and environmental development.<\/p>\n
It has been exciting to see this work evolve and prosper as partnerships for sustainable development become increasingly accepted as the way forward – the way to contain ‘unleashed capitalism’ to quote one of the lecturers on the Cambridge University post-graduate course in Cross-Sector Partnership that, on behalf of IBLF, I helped to start in 2002.<\/p>\n
\n“We are unlikely to find practical and lasting solutions to the worst horrors we face – whether in the form of pandemics, poverty, climate change or cross-cultural enmity – unless we learn how to collaborate. At its best partnering is both a practical and an inspirational mechanism for collaborating and managing change. As such it has the potential to richly contribute to a globally sustainable future.”<\/em><\/p>\n
from: WALKING THE TALK, McManus & Tennyson<\/p>\n
published by The Partnering Initiative<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
My main aim in this\u00a0final phase of my working life is to try and inspire and empower the people I work with so they feel they can make a real difference. This is stimulating, rewarding and challenging in equal measure.<\/p>\n
I really like responding to new challenges and am, I hope, still wide open to new ideas and opportunities to make a difference \u2013 get in touch<\/a> if you have any good ideas to discuss!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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