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Bob Perkinson

Bob Perkinson

Global Spend Manager at World Vision, a humanitarian organization operating across 100+ countries

Jul 30, 2026

25:12
So why is trust, not actual mandates, the real engine behind how you run World Vision?
25:25
Yeah, so I think some of it stems from the nature of our structure, right? As I mentioned, as a confederation, there really isn't a lot of top-down mandate within the organization.
25:39
And I really think that that has its pros and cons.
25:42
Sometimes it can be difficult to enact change within an organization.
25:46
On the other hand, As anybody who's worked in a top-down structure of some kind knows, what comes from the top isn't always a great thing.
25:53
And sometimes the top doesn't always listen to the bottom.
25:57
And in a buy-in scenario, you tend to... you by necessity get a lot more buy-in than you might in a top-down situation.

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