High Performance while sailing on the Ship O Fools

This week we have a guest post from a friend and fellow Social Sector Titan Eric James.  

Eric and I met in Liberia in 2004 when we were both working on humanitarian aid operations at the end of the civil war. Liberia at that time was a testing lab for the hardships and also joys of working on an international aid operation. The Liberia response was a weird mix of isolation from any normal environment and also intense togetherness with your work team. Over time, this loaded me up with stress that eventually resulted in burnout.  Part of that burnout was related to my team at the time. So it would have benefited me to know some of these mindsets, strategies and tactics back then! The article digs into these issues. 

Eric began his career in the 1990s with USAID. He was also a paratrooper and did a stint as a peacekeeper in Bosnia. After managing humanitarian relief programs in the field for more than a decade, Eric again elevated his game and launched Field Ready, an organization that is pioneering the use of local manufacturing by making supplies wherever they are needed.

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