Between April 19 and May 6, 2017, together with three Malagasy Leadership Development Program (LDP) facilitators—Virginia Razafindrakoto, LMG/Madagascar Program Manager, Elie Rasoloniaina, and Adolphe Rakotonandrasana— I travelled over 2,200 kilometers (1,367 miles) across three regions of Madagascar to visit 16 LDP teams who had shown proof of their leadership after the completion of an LDP [more…]

We have come to the end of our blog series “ABCs for Managers Who Lead”, but that doesn’t mean you can’t check out all of the great tips and information on our site. Below are the links to each post, from A to Z: A is for Align B is for Budget C is for [more…]

When my son was three, a friend was pointing to different parts of a toy airplane and asking him what the parts of the airplane were for. When our friend pointed to the engine, my son said “That’s for zoom!” The word “zoom” has to do with speed, yes, and also with going up and [more…]

Let’s talk about why we do what we do. It’s to get RESULTS! No matter what our role or function, we must hold ourselves accountable for achieving and demonstrating results. This is what we mean by “yielding results” and it is the little actions we take everyday, day-in and day-out, individually and with our teams, [more…]

As people, we express ourselves in a variety of ways – through written and oral communication, through touch and gestures, and through body positions and facial expressions. These expressions demonstrate thoughts, such as ideas for a new project, challenges to existing activities, and results. They are also the outward manifestation of feelings, such as anger, [more…]

Traditionally, what have managers done? They’ve sat at their desks and called in their staff members when needed for a particular reason. They may also have held staff meetings with their entire staff and delivered orders or passed on information received from higher up in the organization. Period. While this may not be the norm [more…]

“What the eyes have seen, the heart cannot forget” – African Proverb “A picture is worth a thousand words.” – Proverb attributed a variety of cultures and languages. Visualizing, or having a picture of something, is powerful because it can take an abstract concept and convey it in a way that is tangible and easily [more…]

This blog post originally appeared on MSH’s “Global Health Impact Blog” on November 2, 2016 Strong, well-functioning health systems need strong leadership, management, and governance. Over the next couple of weeks, leading up to conversations that MSH is hosting at the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research next month in Vancouver, we will be sharing [more…]

The question here is “how do we put the available resources to the best practical use to achieve results?” We can use human, natural, financial and infrastructure resources in our daily work, but can we use them effectively and efficiently? This is what we mean by the word “utilize.” Obviously, the highest type of efficiency [more…]

Team means Together Everyone Achieves More! – Author Unknown If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. – African proverb From earliest times, family groups, tribes, and communities resulted in the survival of the human race. With the development and increasing sophistication of the brain, our ancestors [more…]