002. Interview with Ramesh Singh regarding his change leadership at ActionAid and Greenpeace

Ep 002 – Ramesh SinghTitle: What I learned from leading ActionAid’s federalization process as well as Greenpeace’s recent change trajectory – Ramesh SinghSummary para: Ramesh Singh, former CEO of ActionAid, led its process of federalization - an important change in its organizational form - over a decade ago. In addition, Ramesh as International Organization Director led Greenpeace’s process to decentralize decision making from Greenpeace International’s headquarters to its regional and national offices. During the same period, Greenpeace also aligned its organization with a strategic shift of its campaigning approach to a more ‘people-powered’ form of campaigning.How Ramesh encouraged ActionAid to learn from the past and be fit for the futureHow he promoted course corrections in organizational change processesHow to spot slow-onset crisesHow not to confuse project management (a means) with the Theory of Change (the end) behind a change processThe usefulness of scenario planning as a tool in change managementHow to be wary of ‘glorification’ of what NGOs doThe importance of analysis of difference within organizational change processes Resources:Bio: Ramesh Singh has many years of experience working with NGOs, having worked as the Chief Executive Officer of ActionAid, the Chief Operating Officer at Greenpeace, and an Independent Consultant in his later career. In his most recent years, Ramesh Singh has, among others, held the role of Senior Advisor to Oxfam Global Strategy Development in his capacity as a consultant.LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/ramesh-singh-b5712123If you want to learn more:Click here to subscribe to be alerted when new podcast episodes come out or when Tosca produces other thought leadership pieces! Or email Tosca at [email protected] if you want to talk about your social sector organization’s needs, challenges, and opportunitiesYou can find Tosca’s content by following her on her social media channels: Twitter            LinkedIn         Facebook