Ashridge Consulting - International Development

The international development and humanitarian sectors are undoubtedly dealing with some of the most complex leadership challenges faced by any organisation in the world. We know from working with many UN agencies, development organisations and international governments that those challenges are increasing rapidly in both number and complexity. Among them are:

• Developing effective interventions to address complex, multi faceted development challenges such as global inequalities of wealth, health and education, responding to pandemics such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB and the impact of conflict and displacement
• Operating in multi-stakeholder and donor environments and building effective delivery partnerships
• Delivering effectively as one across functional and agency boundaries
• Managing increasing performance expectations and showing high levels of accountability for public and donor funds
• Harnessing the resources and energies of diverse multi-cultural teams.

The work is the most rewarding work in the world but the demands on managers and leaders have never been greater. Harnessing the energy and commitment of staff and partners, managing talent, ensuring that people are as well equipped as they can be to lead and manage is now more important than ever.

Ashridge Consulting has been actively working with leaders and managers in the international development and humanitarian sector including the United Nations system, development finance and NGO’s for over ten years, helping them and their organisations to become more effective and successful. We continue to invest in research and intellectual capital development and one that our faculty and consultants choose to work in through their commitment to development and humanitarian work.