Leading up to the annual International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration on March 8th, there has been a lot written, and blog discussions, about the role of women in the world. [...]
I don’t much like labels – perhaps because the work I do has never fallen neatly into any available labels. But one label I was recently given, I do quite [...]
The good folks at whydev.org are starting a peer coaching program for the international development community. That got me thinking recently about mentoring. One of my earliest mentors advised me [...]
If you frequent this blog you may notice a new look – I’ve now integrated it with my newly redesigned website. I would like it to be easier for those [...]
What skills, methods and tools will we need to navigate the choppy waters we are in and bring about transformative social change? I have just spent 3 days [...]
The beginning of January is a time for reflections and can be a chance for new beginnings: personally, professionally and as world citizens. As this “New Year’s Time” piece notes [...]
The blog I wrote quickly in October of 2010 “What Makes Someone Inspirational?” has turned out to be my most ‘searched for’ and read blog post. I am also an [...]
[Note: I was asked by the creative folks behind WhyDev in Australia to draft a guest post that would reflect some on changes that I have seen in the international [...]
“Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” [...]
Earlier this year I wrote about ‘awareness raising campaigns'. Although the 7 Billionth Person mark is not an awareness raising campaign per se, it has many of the same characteristics. [...]
