Leadership and Power in International Development

Navigating the Intersections of Gender, Culture, Context, and Sustainability

Randal Joy Thompson|Julia Storberg-Walker

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We live in an era of drastic changes in relationships between countries and of unprecedented responses to both old and emerging global challenges. Working alongside leaders in developing countries, leaders in international foreign aid and development organizations, non-governmental organizations, and private foundations and companies have driven dramatic changes in our approach to these challenges and to international development more generally. Yet little has been written from the perspective of the leaders telling their stories about leading and navigating the tangle of forces acting upon the course of international development. And even less is known about how leading in international development contexts should be modelled in a way that fosters the development of the next generation of leaders.

Leadership and Power in International Development: Navigating the Intersections of Gender, Culture, Context, and Sustainability brings scholarship up-todate with practice, collecting the stories and reflections of twenty leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, Canada, and the United States, many of whom have extensive experience leading within major international organizations. In clear, straightforward narratives, the contributors gathered here highlight their diverse experiences with context, culture, power, gender and sustainability, and they offer strategies and lessons learned derived from their own challenges and successes. Building on these narratives, the book offers a new model or framework for leading in international development contexts.

Through an innovative practice to theory process, the first chapter of the book, written by co-editor Julia Storberg-Walker, provides an original analysis of the chapter narratives, and presents a framework for successfully leading international development projects in the 21st century. The framework can be used for designing leadership development programs as well as for future research in leading in international development contexts. Leadership and Power in International Development is essential reading for development leaders, practitioners, and scholars as they continue to confront the complexity of contemporary power-politics.

Preface; Randal Joy Thompson and Julia Storberg-Walker Overview: Part 1; Randal Joy Thompson Overview: Part 2; Anne Spear Chapter 1. Toward a Theory of Leading in International Development; Julia Storberg-Walker Part 1. Challenges in International Development Leadership Introduction; Randal Joy Thompson Chapter 2. Chronicles of a Humanitarian Worker; David Mashazhu-Makota Chapter 3. Leadership in International Development; Iyabo Obasanjo Chapter 4. Transforming Community Through Feminine Leadership; Éliane Ubalijoro Chapter 5. Embracing Modern Leadership amidst Cultural Traditions; Keba T. Modisane Part 2. Leadership for Women's Empowerment and Equity Introduction; Randal Joy Thompson Chapter 6. From Marginal to Mainstream: Leadership in Integrating Gender into Private Sector Development; Amanda Ellis Chapter 7. What about the Grassroots Leaders? A model for culturally appropriate leadership through empowering local women; Anne M. Spear Chapter 8. Leadership Through Empowerment; Nila Wardani and Kathryn B. Mangino Chapter 9. Leading with Girls; Ashley N. Lackovich-Van Gorp Part 3. Spirit-Filled Grassroots Leadership Introduction; Randal Joy Thompson Chapter 10. Holistic Community Development in Rwanda; Debby Thomas Chapter 11. Accompaniment: Facilitating Transformative Change in the World; Josh P. Armstrong Chapter 12. Leading Cross Culturally in a Faith-Based International Non-Government Organization; Gordon A. Zook Part 4. Leading Major Donor Assistance Projects Introduction; Randal Joy Thompson Chapter 13. In the Skin of a "Worldly" Female Doctor Manager; Nicole Rouvinez-Bouali Chapter 14. Passion, Risk, and Adventure in Developing my International Development Repertoire; Maria Beebe Chapter 15. An Educator’s Backward, Forward Zigzag Leadership Journey; Patricia McLaughlin Chapter 16. Leading the Recovery of Women and Children in Post-Ceausescu Romania; Randal Joy Thompson Part 5. Leadership Lessons to Reflect On Introduction Chapter 17. Leadership Musings; Dick Daniels Chapter 18. Developing Global Resonance for Global Leadership; Kathleen Curran

Contributors to this book include academics, practitioners, and executives of large organizations, as well as those working directly with populations, and those working in the training of leaders in international development. They present current practice in leadership in the field of international development and offers real experiences and projects from 20 international development leaders around the world. The book begins with overview chapters on leading and power in international development, then presents a theory of leading in international development. Later sections are devoted to challenges in international development, leading for women’s empowerment, leading in faith-based international NGOs, and leading major donor projects.
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RANDAL JOY THOMPSON is an International Development Professional, and she is the Founder and Principal of the consulting company Excellence, Equity, and Empowerment.

JULIA STORBERG-WALKER is Associate Professor in the Executive Leadership Program of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, and she is an Affiliate Faculty and Advisory Board Member at George Washington’s Global Women’s Institute.