International organizations that rely on USAID funding to support their programs often face many challenges in effectively managing these grants and cooperative agreements. The rules and regulations associated with award management are complex and often change.

Few organizations make meeting facilitation a priority - hence we don't see many meeting leaders getting very good at it.  And we all spend far too much time in meetings to not take full advantage of the time and energy of those participating. 

What are the factors in creating a great place to work and why is it important? What are some of the good practices leaders have implemented in their offices to build operational excellence? What are the essentials of effective decision-making?

As security and safety stories involving NGOs populate the news in greater frequency, the need for stronger safety and security management increases. Our world is a challenging one where NGO staff  are required to work with limited protection, too often being the target for hostile attention.