SAVE THE CHILDREN
“ IT HAS TO BE ABOUT THE MISSION . IF YOU CAN BRING PEOPLE ON THAT JOURNEY , THEY WANT TO WORK HARDER ”
GERRY WATERFIELD DIRECTOR OF IT GLOBAL OPERATIONS , SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL
In the NGO environment , a strong culture can go a long way , as Waterfield explains . “ In our NGO space there ' s very little resources , it ' s very underfunded , there ' s a 1000 things , and 10 people to do them . It has to be about the mission . If you can bring people on that journey , they want to work harder . So it ' s all about a real team sense of purpose , and feeling rewarded by what you do .” That sense of purpose has had broader ramifications , with the trust the organisation places in people across the globe leading to upskilling programmes and improved retention . “ It ' s allowed us to grow and to promote people from within into higher roles or different roles , and then fill from the bottom . That then builds a sense of empowerment and achievement for people . Whenever we advertise a vacancy now everyone ' s clamoring to get into these teams .”
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