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15. Separate living quarters for local national and expatriate staff. Local staff feel more at ease when
their accommodation is comfortable and apart
from their expatriate colleagues.
16. Move staff around between positions to reduce exposure to specific role abuse. Staying too long in one
role provides opportunities for staff to build
their own relationships and networks that can
lead to corrupt activities.
17. Maintain open lines of communication. Push information down to the lowest levels of the organization. All staff gain from feeling a valued
part of the team.
18. If changes have to be made, make them sensitively,
and understand the repercussions beforehand. Former employees or groups of employees who
feel they have been disrespected can cause serious problems if their removal is not handled
diplomatically or managed over a period of
time. Building influence networks and managing information.
19. Identify and build relationships with key national
and provincial leaders. Seek out senior officials
who will work in your interests.
20. Identify and build relationships with key local honest brokers/suppliers. These people can be extremely hard to find and even harder to get to
know. This only comes with direct experience
in particular locations.
21. Insist all business is conducted “in the light of day.”
Use influence and relationships with senior
officials to insist everything is conducted in a
transparent manner.
22. Hire a senior-level advisor – your “local national
liaison.” This person should be your social and

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