Do Teams Work Best When The Stakes Are High?
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
This process, which they refer to as gradualism, is commonly used in team building and training initiatives, and are also common in the field of microfinance.
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Learning from Microfinance's Woes
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
A few weeks ago, I attended a lecture about microfinance, and got sucker-punched. Expecting to hear a litany of pros and cons about the business, and an exploration of good and bad models, I was instead greeted with a knockout punch: Microfinance doesn't work, at least not in the way we think it does. That's nice.
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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 16, 2011
We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. And as you might be aware, microfinance is a phenomenon that, while it did not set out to be "for women," has mainly turned out to be.
Funders Can Give More than Money
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 11, 2013
At Opportunity International , where the focus is on providing loans, savings, insurance, and related training to clients in the world's poorest communities, our major donors like to see the work up close. We know that microfinance alone will not break the poverty cycle.
How Large NGOs Are Using Data to Transform Themselves
Harvard Business Review
MAY 18, 2016
By February 2016, more than three-quarters of the Central Territory Corps were trained in the new model. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance. This hands-on and holistic program represents a fundamental procedural shift, one that’s bearing fruit.
Global Entrepreneurs Need New Funding Models
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 4, 2012
In December Goldman Sachs, whose "10,000 Women" program trains women entrepreneurs around the world, announced a partnership with the Danish government to provide loan guarantees to qualified program graduates through Tanzania's CRDB Bank. "We Some microfinance organizations are also moving out of the purely micro and toward larger lending.
The Innovation Mindset in Action: Shantha Ragunathan
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 1, 2013
Sasikala, a Block Development Officer (BDO), talked to the Kodapattinam villagers about microfinance , only Shantha, of all the villagers, saw the opportunity and took action. Undeterred, Shantha persisted until she persuaded the required number of people to sign up for the microfinance project. I knew I wanted to succeed.
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