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A brief introduction to David Cook – Our Oxford HR Organisational Effectiveness specialist

What is your professional background and what experience have you brought to Oxford HR? I spent the early part of my career crafting my skills in consulting and business leadership in the property and telecoms sectors for well-known companies such as Nokia, as well as several start-ups. Changing direction in…

Tim Brann26 June 2020

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What might a systems approach to leadership mean for each of us? – Alex Rees, Wasafiri Consulting

Talk is commonplace of how systems approaches can solve complex problems. But how might it help leaders make real world decisions? How might it help leaders like you? Being a leader facing complex problems is hard. Leaders are urged and lobbied to do many things. Priorities often rub up against…

Tim Brann26 June 2020

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Women of Zimbabwe, ‘Arise, go forth and prosper’

Patricia Chinyoka is an experienced diversity practitioner with a wealth of experience in diversity and inclusion. She sincerely believes that a successful diversity agenda in any organisation is essential to unlocking the value, growth and potential of a business. Patricia is CIPD qualified with many years of experience which include…

Tim Brann29 May 2020

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The Tale of The Caring Dolphin and Other Stories: New leadership perspectives, priorities and processes for the EU NGO sector under lockdown

Dr Rachel Barlow is a headhunter for the EU not for profit sector, recruiting for civil society organisations, business associations and alliances. A Professor of lobbying at Vesalius College, Brussels, Rachel is also a Board member of the leading Thinktank, the European Policy Centre. She has worked closely with NGOs…

Ruth Davis29 April 2020

Articles Thought Leadership

Should We All Be Vegan?

Qualified in agriculture (PhD in crop physiology), and with occasional sorties into academia (Visiting Professor at Cranfield University ), John has been involved in the rural economies of African and Asian countries for five decades. In 1983, he set up his own business (Rural Investment Overseas) to work directly with…

Ruth Davis26 March 2020

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COP25 momentum for nature-based solutions continues to grow – James Lloyd – Project Lead – Nature4Climate

James Lloyd is the Project Lead for Nature4Climate and Natural Climate Solutions stakeholder manager at The Nature Conservancy. Working at the interface of strategic communications and external affairs for nature and climate change, he worked for over a decade as an adviser, first in Westminster in the UK and then…

Ruth Davis14 January 2020

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What excites me about social enterprise – Emma Ahmed Head of Operations – Asia – Reall

Emma Ahmed is Reall’s Head of Operations for Asia. She is a senior leader with more than ten years’ experience in international development and successfully growing social enterprises with in-depth specialism in South Asia. Here she shares with us her perspectives on the role of social enterprise in the context…

Ruth Davis16 December 2019

Articles Thought Leadership

In conversation with: Sean Culhane – Leveraging Local Talent to Achieve Vital International Development Goals

Sean Culhane was Chief of Operations for the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development from July 2013 until December 2018. During that time he led large multi-disciplinary teams to build centres in China and Mauritius that were comparable in size and scope to the centre in India featured in this article.…

Ruth Davis28 November 2019

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Blinded by the Light: Maps, values and the importance of skillful navigation in International Peacebuilding

Jeremy Astill-Brown is the Co-Founder of Acacia Development Associates, which provides policy analysis and advice on development to public, private and for-purpose organisations working in Africa and elsewhere. I used to live and work in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. My day job was focussed on conflict and…

Ruth Davis28 October 2019

Articles Thought Leadership

Takeaways from the UN Climate Summit 2019

James Lloyd, Strategy Director and Project Lead for Nature4Climate and Natural Climate Solutions stakeholder manager at The Nature Conservancy. Working at the interface of strategic communications and external affairs for nature and climate change, he worked for over a decade as an adviser, first in Westminster in the UK and…

Ruth Davis2 October 2019

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A brief introduction to David Cook – Our Oxford HR Organisational Effectiveness specialist

What might a systems approach to leadership mean for each of us? – Alex Rees, Wasafiri Consulting

Women of Zimbabwe, ‘Arise, go forth and prosper’

The Tale of The Caring Dolphin and Other Stories: New leadership perspectives, priorities and processes for the EU NGO sector under lockdown

Should We All Be Vegan?

COP25 momentum for nature-based solutions continues to grow – James Lloyd – Project Lead – Nature4Climate

What excites me about social enterprise – Emma Ahmed Head of Operations – Asia – Reall

In conversation with: Sean Culhane – Leveraging Local Talent to Achieve Vital International Development Goals

Blinded by the Light: Maps, values and the importance of skillful navigation in International Peacebuilding

Takeaways from the UN Climate Summit 2019

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