Key Takeaways:
0:00 Intro
1:33 Robert shares some of the reasons that made him decide to write his book
5:57 Robert talks about some of the similarities between the military, the marine and the International Development Humanitarian Aid sectors
9:42 Robert talks about his transition from a marine to being humanitarian worker and how it was for him
13:55 Robert talks about the lessons he learned while in the military and the advice he would give to people who want to move from the military space into the NGO space
17:57 Robert talks about how it was for him developing protocols and procedures that he had to do in policies for Safety and Security coming from the military
21:26 Robert explains if the NGO’s take Safety and Security serious
24:46 Robert talks about what he feels the NGOs are still lacking when it comes to safety and security and what they are also excelling at 
39:00 Robert talks about the geographic areas that he is most concerned about when it comes to NGO safety and security
43:54 Robert talks about what he sees is the future of NGO Safety and Security with all the knowledge that he has about it
50:44 Robert talks about the advice he would give to people who are considering a career in the NGO security space 

Books Mentioned:
https://www.robertseamusmacpherson.com/stewards-of-humanity  

Shows Mentioned:
https://inssa.org/ 
https://www.un.org/en/ 
http://www.marines.mil/ 
http://www.peacecorps.gov/ 
https://usnwc.edu/ 
https://www.ncolcoe.army.mil/ 
http://www.aidforum.org/directory/the-international-ngo-safety-security-association-inssa/ 
https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/bureaus/bureau-humanitarian-assistance 
https://gisf.ngo/resource/can-you-get-sued-legal-liability-of-international-humanitarian-aid-organisations-towards-their-staff/ 

Quotes Mentioned:
“The greatest enthusiasm from the women and men I associated with on the Marine Corps side is when they dropped into events where they were there to assist the humanitarian community rather than make war.”
“Practice leadership by example.”
“Always be humble.”
“You got to step back and learn how everything works”
“By 2050, half of the population, or half of the nation state of Bangladesh is going to be underwater.”
“There is never enough.”

Guests Social Media Links:
Website: https://www.robertseamusmacpherson.com/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertseamusmacpherson/ 
Email: rsm@robertseamusmacpherson.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertseamusmacpherson