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The Last Post 3 March 2012

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Student Nurses ready to go to Ruhinda

This is our last posting on this blog. There are things that will be useful to others, in particular the pages. The site gets hits every day, which is a little surprise to use. So, we will leave the material for the benefit of others. We have started a new blog, specifically looking on the inside of living in prison, faith and the heart, in UK. It is Travelling Outside In. Reader – God bless you, in your own work and play – whoever you are – whereever you are.

Management At The Cultural Frontier 30 December 2011

Posted by Bill in On the Pilgrim's Road, Understanding Others.
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Traditional practices, or what was set up by the organisations founders, have worked surprisingly well over the years. But for the larger modern organisation, and in the face of donor expectations, the status quo cannot be tinkered with anymore.  Yet, force feeding managers with new management guidelines or procedures would be a lazy recommendation.  Best practice is offered frequently by well meaning visitors and is politely accepted. Yet it remains undisturbed on a shelf, after the deliverer has departed.  This is a complex issue, explored in a new article in the colleaction of management papers in this blog. See Management-Not What it Seems article.

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Hang On 7 May 2011

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Hanging on in difficult circumstances
News. I know quite a few blog readers have followed Wanda and my adventures in recent times, thank you indeed for your interest. So I am taking the liberty to let you in on some good news.  And reflect on it. Please free to press [Delete] anytime.
Prison Fellowship had a vacancy for a head of finance, a permanent full time position. I went for two interviews and last week I was offered the position.
Happy. I am delighted. They are a Christian organisation working in prisons helping offenders come to terms with their deeds (running restorative justice courses funded by the Prison Service), helping prisoners keep in touch with their families (arranging presents to be purchased and sent to their children), and helping them relate to non-offenders (by a letter writing programme), http://www.prisonfellowship.org.uk/.
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Noble Past – Visioned Future 6 October 2010

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 We spent time in Christian Medical College Vellore, studying the place and exploring the possibilities of serving there.  A lot is striking about the place: 5,000 a

Member of Directorate shares his vision of the future

day in Outpatients; being scored as Number 2 in India, etc.  Perhaps most interesting is that CMC could be really important for Christ. 

 
Like in Kisiizi Hospital, the story CMC like to tell visitors is about the founding faith (as in Kisiizi – Christian) and “the founding fathers” (Kisiizi Hospital – Dr John Sharp, CMC Vellore – Dr Ida Scudder).  In both cases the stress on “the founding fathers” surprises us.  But from a strategy and vision point of view, what is more interesting is what has happened in more recent years.

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