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    10 Lessons from a University of Bath MBA
    Change Management

    10 Lessons from a University of Bath MBA

    10 lessons on business management from a University of Bath MBA
    Reimagining technical assistance: will Covid-19 change delivery?
    International Development

    Reimagining technical assistance: will Covid-19 change delivery?

    The final blog in our series on technical assistance explores the effect of the pandemic on the pace of change in the sector. Will...
    Reimagining technical assistance: from capacity substitution to capacity development
    International Development

    Reimagining technical assistance: from capacity substitution to capacity development

    How to move the discussion on technical assistance away from something provided by ‘development’ organisations, and towards technical...
    Reimagining technical assistance: what role should technical advisers have in supporting government
    International Development

    Reimagining technical assistance: what role should technical advisers have in supporting government

    Exploring the different roles of technical advisors in supporting governments – and the challenges in shifting towards a facilitator...
    Governance in a joined-up world?
    International Development

    Governance in a joined-up world?

    Ben French sets out three opportunities for the way the merger of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for...
    Navigating new dynamics
    International Development

    Navigating new dynamics

    Sandra Naranjo and Ben French discuss the changing dynamics between donors and recipient national governments Disparities between...
    A little listening goes a long way
    Project Design

    A little listening goes a long way

    Exploring the importance of interpersonal skills in international development All governments are changing, all the time. They change to...
    Reimagining technical assistance: the people we need
    Governance

    Reimagining technical assistance: the people we need

    Technical advisors play one of three roles when supporting governments; doers, partners or facilitators. Each of these roles requires a...
    Making teams work in volatile and uncertain environments
    International Development

    Making teams work in volatile and uncertain environments

    As the covid-19 response moves toward recovery and management, Ben French sets out three lessons for forming teams able to respond...
    How to navigate the complex field of change
    Governance

    How to navigate the complex field of change

    The process of change is more art than science "It's intuition…" Those, at least, were the words of my matrix algebra professor....
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