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Bristol, England
Joined March 2017
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The situation for the Conservative Party is worse than you think. The difficulty lies, however, in explaining how serious it is without falling into the language of hyperbole. So, I shall simply list some developments as dispassionately as I can. 🧵
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Not sure anyone will do anything now but it’s dangerous here at Wembley. Lack of police presence and so many people without tickets. 🤞🏼
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Electricity is crucial to our economic future. Sign up now to hear about progress on our only new Nuclear Generation plant being built. Will there be another? With decommissioning of 13% of our current nuclear generation underway, what will fill the gap? #ConversationsThatMatter
TODAY AT MIDDAY! DON'T MISS THIS FREE WEBINAR! 'Update on the latest progress at the Hinkley Point C Construction Site' with Andrew Cockroft hub.leadersmeets.com/cws1809… @cesouthwest @CEWales @ConExcellence @STAtimber @ConExcellence @constructingexc
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Dominic Cummings has now admitted repeatedly breaking the lockdown rules. Of course, he thinks he has an excuse - that those rules didn’t really apply to him - but we absolutely do not agree. Please RT if you don’t either.
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Workforce transformation in a COVID-19 world home.kpmg/uk/en/home/insight…. Out ability to predict is at its lowest but the need to plan for and build a workforce for the future is at its highest. So what to do?
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Epoch defining times. In the future we will still refer to BC and AD as a way of distinguishing a major divide in human history. But now it will be Before Covid and After Disease. It’ll be a more profound demarcation than we can currently imagine #COVID19
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The dreadful #coronavirus might force a rethink of the criteria for party #selection of #political candidates This generation is simply not up to the current #leadership challenge
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Never mind some vacuous brand-purpose claim, this is logic you can believe because it makes sense :
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Koala so thirsty from the Australian bushfire it stopped a cyclist for a drink!
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To be effective, your goals should be: 1. discussed Frequently 2. Ambitious in scope 3. measured by Specific metrics and milestones 4. Transparent within your organization In short, make sure they're FAST, not SMART → mitsmr.com/2Hnx2DX #Management @simple_rules
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Dynamo mindset and Chameleon impulses? Wow, we would love to see the psychometric properties of this assessment tool! teapawt.net/mitsmr/status/10173483…
How does a leader’s mix of mindsets affect decision-making, behavior, and impact? Get the research → mitsmr.com/2GSDx1u #management #leadership
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#Measurement is not an alternative to #judgment Judgement needed: What to measure How to measure When and whom to share the #metrics How to incentivise the consequences
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The criteria of #bullshit bit.ly/2f5kxoE by @andre_spicer Vague Long-winded Creative Slippery But its #creativity makes it problematic @Scott_McArthur
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Humans are social animals, but it isn’t always easy. Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen: ‘We are each our own worst critic’ theguardian.com/science/2018…
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NEW EVIDENCE SUMMARY: Ignoring bad #leadership may be risky business — here’s why scienceforwork.com/blog/bad-… by @wendy_hirsch -What does bad leadership look like? -What are its consequences? -What if it was a systemic problem? #MakeWorkBetter with #EvidenceBased #Management & #HR
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Make sure you are not blinded by science, which is not the answer by itself! Combine it with other sources of evidence and use the most trustworthy information to make better decisions. Great piece by @surveyguy2 and @koenfucius medium.com/new-organizationa…
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For many employees, having a personal sense of meaning in their work is even more important than compensation env.is/2nDelnX
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Is it now time to shift #investment #strategy to avoid firms who use #DISC style #personality #testing #senior appointments bit.ly/2GmVFBr
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The story of #DISC bit.ly/2cIDk6g #personality #testing & a new punchline The #UCL #Professor who now endorses it bit.ly/29DP1eK
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