Posted: 08/11/2011 11:46 am EDT Updated: 10/11/2011 5:12 am EDT
A few years ago, a friend of mine shared with me a Chinese saying that went as follows: "Go to the people, live among them, learn from them, love them. Start with what they know, build on what they have: But of the best leaders, when... morePosted: 08/11/2011 11:46 am EDT Updated: 10/11/2011 5:12 am EDT
A few years ago, a friend of mine shared with me a Chinese saying that went as follows: "Go to the people, live among them, learn from them, love them. Start with what they know, build on what they have: But of the best leaders, when their task is accomplished, their work is done, the people all remark, 'We have done it ourselves.'" It was a powerful saying with sound advice for practitioners in my field of work -- international development.
