Highlights of Cor’s contributions to IRC and the WASH sector in the last 25 years. Some of them are based on the famous annual Sinterklaas poems that IRC support staff presented in the 1980s and 1990s (with thanks to Lauren for her not throwing away the old Sinterklaas poems).
Socials and drinks are a common thread of Cor’s 25 years at IRC, here with a senior (now 85) Kien Tjiook; next to him one of the many PRASes Karin de Korte (of cours “de Krote” in de poems, because that rhymed better); Cor with snor. And who do we see in the corner far left pouring a beer and having a feest? Ja, ja, a young M.v.d.L.
Dick, with thanks to Jaap for setting up this blog!
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Kathy Shordt // April 4, 2008 at 9:16 am |
Cor… If honesty is a sin, then you are indeed quite sinful. For me, aside from all you excellent help with whatever work I was attempting, it is your work on WIN that stands out. Do folks know that you started their website, helped them get organized and provided training, gave them their new items and still provide them with good information? The Water Integrity Network project has a lot to thank you for, Mr. Cor!
Cor himself // April 21, 2008 at 2:38 pm |
Thank you everyone who helped organise and joined in my 25th anniversary celebration yesterday.
Now I truly believe that wishes can come true.
Some completely like belly dancing.
Some partly like the calendar (I understood that the original idea was to have an IRC “bottoms” calendar, pity).
Some not at all like having Victoria Koblenko as INCO Section Head.
The last wish I feel has misinterpreted by most people except me. I see Ms Koblenko as a new breed of manager – the feel-good facilitator. Just looking at her picture makes one feel good, so imagine what the effect would be to have her here in person.
This fits in with the new organizational form IRC requires to accommodate a growth scenario. Notice that I have replaced “structure” with “form”. We do not require a fixed structure other than groups of self-regulating teams which form spontaneously, grow organically and dissolve, mutate, split or merge when change is required. Motivation and inspiration is provided by feel-good facilitators. There is no need for a director or supervisory board because decision-making is truly participatory, completely open and transparent. Guidance is provided by a team of developmental biologists. Control freaks and micro-managers will first need to follow a “re-humanising” or “de-programming” learning trajectory.
Cor the day after