There are three objectives for an advisor: Promote local ownership, emphasize
sustainability in everything we do, and do no harm to the road laid down by the
others who came before you.
We are at
the endgame of the this 13 year adventure in Afghanistan, so now its all about
putting nice bows around what we have been doing. The good-idea fairies must be quashed as the
time for them has passed.
The strategy
is about a strong relationship with your counterpart and getting them
to build their own capacity with our advice before we bolt as planned by the
end of 2016.
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No one will care if you know, unless they know
you care.
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Where you are going matters……its all about their
culture and values
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The Advisor must have respect, empathy and humility………yet
cajole and nudge our Afghan counterpart into doing things he may not want to do
now.
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See yourself as the scaffolding, not the
keystone.
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