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Organization

Conversations on Social Innovation

October 6, 2009

Yesterday I joined about 100 of my fellow classmates at a ‘Conversations on Social Innovation’ session at SBS. This was to introduce interested students to concepts, research and opportunities around social enterprise and innovation. The result was a series of talks, panels and networking opportunities. A long, but worthwhile day. Some takeaways:
- I noticed a [...]

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Organizational Culture: Ethiopia to Netflix

September 9, 2009

I spent a great deal of effort in Ethiopia working to instill a certain culture among my team. Responsibility for our results. The desire to solve problems independently. Constructive questioning of authority. Hard work and flexible hours. More of a new school North American culture, actually. Very far from the deeply hierarchical Ethiopian structures and [...]

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Practica is on Fire

August 7, 2009

I don’t post too much about Practica here, or our daily work. Partly because every day is not euphoric. Partly because other interesting things crop up. But we’re on fire right now.
In Ethiopia, we’re adding staff, adding furniture and adding promotion tools. My temporary replacement arrived today, who will coordinate matters for a few months [...]

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8 Tips for North American Managers in Ethiopia

July 16, 2009

I’ve living in Ethiopia for awhile now. I don’t have everything figured out, by any means, but I have started to learn some things. Like how to manage my team to increase the chances of things getting done. This may apply to different cultures. But I’m a North American in Ethiopia, so that’s how I’ll [...]

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