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This is a "Self-help workbook" providing a guideline of how to set up, operate, or position a non-governmental organization (NGO) with an idealistic mission. This is set in the context of rising global complexity in economic, political and social issues that has left governments with challenges limiting their regulatory capacity. In a concise language the authors describe the spheres of (inter-)national governance, including the application of three interrelated disciplines Public Affairs (PA), Diplomacy and Marketing, illustrating these areas with practical examples. The book highlights a new type of non-governmental organization, the New Era NGO (NENGO), as leaders and influencers that are setting the tone in the current transformation process, due to their unique competencies, global reach and the congruency of their ways.In fulfilling their objectives authentic NGOs may patch system-gaps and in doing so get exposed to certain pitfalls of cooperating with traditional partners. Therefore they need to understand the multiple aspects of decision making when dealing with issues of their concern.

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Employabilité, métiers et formations

Entrepreneurship

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Publié par	Troubador Publishing Ltd
Date de parution	29 septembre 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781800467743
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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About the Authors

Hylke & Marina Vinkeles Melchers are experienced ex-pats with a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary background, and have specialized in economic affairs, diplomacy, international business; and in inter-cultural training. After having settled in the Netherlands, this happily married couple set up and managed their own NGO.

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To all we encountered on the way…
Table of Contents
Part I
The way of the possible: The KIT A self-help workbook

I.1. Introduction

I.2. Phase I Your concern
I.2.1. First steps
I.2.2. Start-up/preparation/widening a spectrum of views
I.2.3. Initial draft plan

I.3. Phase II Shaping & initiating a service, product or feature
I.3.1. Structuring an organization (1)
I.3.2. Expressing organizational identity (1)
I.3.3. Initiating a pilot
I.3.4. Kaizen: running continuous trial & error
I.3.5. Manage your reputation, personal branding
I.3.6. !!!Go or no-go/Enter the twilight zone!!!

I.4. Phase III Building a visionary organization
I.4.1. Considerations of a wider strategic nature
I.4.2. Awareness and daily practices
I.4.3. The art of niche marketing
I.4.4. The never-ending strategic story
I.4.5. Structuring an organization (2), and organization behavior
I.4.6. Expressing organizational identity (2)
I.4.7. The road map to a project proposal

I.5. Phase IV Collogue
I.5.1. Growth & maturity: a path to follow…
I.5.2.Transition and grey areas
I.5.3. Sphere of influence & ripple effect
I.5.4. Spiraling dynamics of complexities
I.5.5. New Era thinking
I.5.6. Leadership prospects

Part II

Chapter I Characteristics of being non-governmental The internal organization structure

I.1. Introduction
I.2. Language considerations
I.3. Origins, definitions & characteristics of NGOs
I.3.1. The ‘I’ from Independence and the‘N’ from Non-governmental
I.3.2.Differentiation by type and degree of organization
I.3.3. New Era NGOs (NENGOs) and differentiation by type of activity
I.3.4.The societal interface triangle

I.4.0. Blocks for organization building
I.4.1. Organization Structure
I.4.2.Strategy, mission statement
I.4.3. Human Resources Management (HRM)
I.4.3.1. Level-headed
I.4.4. Management style(s) & entrepreneurship
I.4.5. Systems & procedures as supportive tools
I.4.6. Guiding concepts
I.4.7. Shared Values & Philosophy
I.4.8.Setting the tone

I.5.Summing up/rounding off

Chapter II: The Great Hallprocesses in the public arena External relations and profiling

II.1. Introduction
II.1.2. The Great Hall of Co-creation
II.3. Public Affairs (PA)
II.4. Traditional and non-traditional diplomacy
II.5. (Inter-)national profiling & branding
II.6. Reputation management & nation branding
II.7. Dealing with recurring issues, the organic option
II.8. Summing up/rounding off

Chapter III: Shifting Perceptions
III.1. Introduction
III.2. Shift of world moods
III.2.1. On the planet, from inside out
III.2.2. In space, from outside in
III.2.3. Getting out of the money trap
III.2.4. digitalization and perception shifts
III.2.5. Sustainability and global warming
III.3. Dynamics of international relations
III.4. International governance & proliferation
III.5. National governance & crumbling bureaucracies
III.6. NGOs growing into star status
III.7. Summing up/rounding off

Epilogue
Annex I
Prologue
A bleeb into partnership, a personal story
This prologue was given shape in response to a continued interest of people in our working environment, who wondered how we managed to translate the intensive cooperation and dynamics to which a couple in business is exposed into a mutual and smooth mode of operation. Here you will find some of our personal experience as authors, as partners and as a couple engaged in mutual cooperation.
The choice of our partnership was aimed at realizing an undertaking based on a commonly held belief. Being husband and wife, we had at the time different occupations, and crucial to the success of our joint effort was the willingness to engage more deeply with each other’s interests and merge our views. Underlying was the acknowledgement of each other’s complementarity, and a belief that either party brings an idea that the other party brings to fruition by a creative force, the result of which is then conjointly implemented. Our focuses were constructing shared approaches, foregoing personal preferences for the benefit of the project at hand, and last but not least, not forgetting to celebrate achievements.
Today we see in Western cultures an effort to reestablish the balance between the masculine and feminine and to have both sexes participate equally in various areas of life, yet for ages the leading concept was exclusively masculine, reflecting the rule of the pater familias. In view of this long historical tradition, it seems unavoidable that any shift to a more balanced approach is an arduous process that will take time, reaching a situation in which each party will safeguard his/hers own unique integrity, and thus valorize the mutual complementarity. It opens the potential to experience the two different energies as an essential part of the creative equation, allowing a fruitful intertwining of the feminine element – standing for intuition, feeling and creation – and the masculine element – standing for logic (ratio) and consciousness. Already more people are making this transition and our venture represents the shared advantage of that.
Once upon a time we read an ancient story about two dragons crossing, creating a common energy field more vibrant and intense than the separate individual ones. This story tells about a combination of the water dragon (yin), or female element, and the fire dragon (yang), or male element. It is not just a myth, but occurs in nature, in any landscape, or in any home, to which the Chinese apply the balancing art of feng shui. The crossing of the energies of both dragons – provided that care is taken to prevent short circuits – may deliver wonderful results, and can constitute the world. We initially smiled, but we did not know that later on the story would prove to become an inspiring philosophical guidance in synchronizing the different energies emanating from two individuals. Even if it seems to be quite a demanding process, it impacted both our working styles, and the integrated outcome of that proved to be beneficial.
Shifts took place not only in our minds, but also in our lifestyle: it evolved from a 9–5 into a 24/7 working schedule, including a gamma of different roles to play in a rapidly alternating sequence. It became an important issue to safeguard a healthy regime, and to consciously manage a separation between working hours and private (or homely) moments, providing personal space. This we found testing as well as supportive, especially when working from a home office, as we did. However, we should also admit that a very strict separation may not under all circumstances serve the purpose. Instead, it is a process of ‘give and take’ based on loving relationships and mutual respect. Beneficial was the interweaving of ancient practices, such as contemplation and meditation, within our quite intensive lifestyle.
Throughout the book you may perceive somewhat different styles emerging here and there in dealing with the materials. These will slowly intertwine in one stream and then spread again in different ways, expressing themselves individually. This derives from our intention to elaborate on the materials from each side of the couple, while at the same time maintaining the common and guiding storyline. Also, we have added in boxes some reflections from our private diary that we kept throughout the process.
What we went through during a twelve-year period as partners can be described as the collision of a joint effort, taking responsibility for a process of compressed learning. Moreover, working together we developed a more subtle understanding of each other’s modes of operation, resulting in an increased joy and thankfulness for the experience. Certainly, each day we are discovering new dimensions as part of the path that we have chosen, on our way of continuously ‘becoming’.
Introduction
Our personal views on the world are colored by the fact that we have lived in an international environment (as expats) for a number of years. From this exposure we have gained a particular way of looking at the globe and its events. Living