Ah, the good old days…

99. Why shorter is (usually) better Investigating the confusion between the importance of something and the time taken to do it

Why shorter is (usually) better - including Iran, strategy/tactics and Casablanca! My latest Substack

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Is it Ayatollah Khomini-me?

The current argument of the British right is that Muslims turned out in "blocs" with "family voting" to cast their ballots for a party led by a gay Jewish man, and this shows that multiculturalism has failed, voting is "sectarian" and we are in a crisis.

Hmmmmmm.

This is Oi Musica and Brass Blast at Edinburgh International Festival 2024 led by Sam Ward-Hardy (right) and Greg Lawson. (Marcus Britton out of picture to the left)

It’s on Kindle. So, yes

Good news for the festive season! 🙂 My book The Solutions Focus (3rd edition 2024) is now on offer for just £2.99 on Kindle. Get it now. www.amazon.co.uk/Solutions-Fo...

94. Why ‘doing’ can be more useful than ‘being’ + a festive sweet treat When we think about ‘doing’ something, it’s more easily changeable than the apparently fixed ‘being’

My last Substack for 2025. Plus a secret family recipe for a Christmas treat! open.substack.com/pub/markmcke...

🎥 Political editor @jamesrball.com breaks down The New World's exclusive that Michael Prescott - author of the dossier into the BBC - himself doctored Trump quotes in the report. It's an extraordinary revelation that calls into question Prescott’s journalistic judgement

Read now 👉 buff.ly/lRs7cws

Or Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Gluckdberg? His father’s surname pre 1947

Our team have been busy today connecting with different communities to talk peace building. While @nuthmani.bsky.social and @katie-hunter.bsky.social were invited to share our ideas with the Scottish Greens Women’s Network, @jazzawi.bsky.social gave a presentation to the Sunday Assembly conference.

Tory candidates must pledge support for leaving ECHR or stand down, says Jenrick Shadow justice secretary demands prospective MPs sign contract saying they stand for ‘Conservative values’ UK politics – latest updates

Robert Jenrick claims Acts of Parliament, passed by Parliament, undermine (checks notes) parliamentary sovereignty! 😂😂😂😂🙄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Read this if you/someone you know is caught up in messy organisational life & wants to experiment in small steps! The Southpac presentation is 19 pages of delight. I'm sharing it with clients ...

#GrandShlem

82. Designing effective micro-experiments for your workplace Small changes to workplace routines and rules can make big differences – and you don’t need permission to do them!

New on my Substack: Designing micro-experiments for your organisation. With download links to an excellent and free resource from Daniel Hummerdal and the splendid people aty HOPLAB | By Southpac International Group. markmckergow.substack.com/p/82-designi...

Xintong Xintong Xintong Xintong Xintong #yiddle-i-po #goons #snooker

79. “I’m trying to lead as a host. How can I help my people take ownership more?” This real-life question is well worth taking a moment to consider through the lens of Host Leadership

“How can I encourage my team to take more ownership and initiative using Host Leadership?” My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/markmcke...

78. A Solution-Focused ‘Approach’ – meeting people anew The way we ‘approach’ our clients – literally – is key

This week's Steps To A Humanity Of Organisation is about the Solution Focused 'Approach' - the way to approach people to help them into new conversations. And a very interesting new podcast, Towards Solutions. @antonstellamans.bsky.social markmckergow.substack.com/p/78-a-solut...

It’s cracking! (Gil Evans Hendrix)

77. Nature’s solutions – millions of years of ‘finding what works’ A recent Substack from Brian Klaas reminds us that nature has been evolving effective ways to do things for a very long time. I explore the parallels with Solutions Focus

How can we use solutions from nature's millions of years of evolution in tackling today's problems? And how does that line up with hashtag#SolutionFocus? My latest on Substack markmckergow.substack.com/p/77-natures...

"Into this pitch darkness we're hurled
Where there's not a glimmer of light
It's not the end of the world
It's just the middle of the night"
Interesting blog by @markmckergow.bsky.social on Trump's 'accusation in a mirror' strategy.
markmckergow.substack.com/p/76-trumps-...

You can’t spell FELON without ELON.

@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/NRqmCfk I’ve created a starter pack for Solution Focused folk on Bluesky. Let me know if you’d like to be added to it

Ian Dunt back on top form today!

@colphilosophyjg.bsky.social Good to see you here John!

74. Jimmy Carter – suffering the curse of far-sightedness? The only US President with whom I have shaken hands (so far) – a great man and a flawed leader?

NEW: Steps to a humanity of organisation #74. Jimmy Carter – suffering the curse of far-sightedness?

The only US President with whom I have shaken hands (so far) – a great man and a flawed leader? With the teaching story of the dragon and the watermelon!

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It hasn’t all been doom and gloom… Though we’ve had our fair share this year…

73. To LISTEN, it can help to be SILENT These two anagrams can go hand in hand so well – as shown by this recent JSFP article

My latest on Steps To A Humanity Of Organisation: To LISTEN, it can help to be SILENT open.substack.com/pub/markmcke...

72. Farewell to John McKnight: pioneer of Asset Based Community Development.

His final work 'From Reform to What Works' is typically full of wisdom, idealism and pragmatism - and a hint of SF

markmckergow.substack.com/p/farewell-t...