Ghana in Search of a Regional Integration Agenda 198 harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability. In short, under the Declaration, donors agree to base any conditions on aid to developing countries on that country's own Poverty Reduction Strategy(PRS). 248 In turn, developing countries with the assistance of donors agree to reform national systems wherever necessary to improve their capacity to manage development resources. 249 Motivation to Pursue and Executive Masters in Leadership and Governance at the GIMPA School of Governance, Leadership and Public Administration. In an era of global competition, effective leadership and good corporate governance is critical for the success of private as well as public organisations. As a business executive, training in leadership and corporate governance will enable me to provide the right kind of leadership for organisational development, efficiency, effectiveness and profitability. It has now been established that the most important assets of an organisation is its human resource base but to derive the maximum benefit from this resource, today’s managers need to understand policies and procedures which ensure that highly comparative advantage for the organisation. In order to achieve the above corporate and personal goals, it is my desire to pursue an Executive Masters Programme in Governance and Leadership at Public the GIMPA School of Governance, Leadership and Public Administration. My choice of GIMPA over other institutions has been motivated by several factors. These include; • The School of Governance has created a culture of openness that embraces exchange of knowledge and experiences between lecturers and students. • It offers an excellent teaching and learning environment, with the right flexibility to enable me pursue the programme in addition to my work schedule. • Highly qualified and competent teaching staff, including the opportunity to learn from practicing business executives. 248 This is a policy framework for supporting growth and poverty reduction in the short term. See, e.g. Republic of Ghana, 2003. The Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy, 2003-2005: An Agenda for Growth and Prosperity, Accra. 249 For other relevant instruments setting out the commitments of developing countries and donor agencies and countries, see the 2003 Rome Declaration on Harmonization, available at http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd and the Accra Agenda for Action on Aid, available at http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ACCRAEXT/Resources.