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@michaelcross Wine Society’s R…

@michaelcross Wine Society’s Rioja?

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Celebrate bright spots

Are case studies and benchmarking moribund? If Chip Heath is right about bright spots, then trying to be like another company could well be a waste of time. You should be more like you at your best.

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Trialogue Wellderly Goldfish bowl facilitated conversation Tonality Webinar Under-capacitated Clienting Disbenefits

Dear lord, who invented these? I think calling them a banned list is a little harsh: maybe to be avoided? That said, I have on occasion struggled with an opposite to benefits (mainly because it is so woolly as a

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Alternative models for the company

The hierarchical organisation doesn’t need to be that way. Some thinking on the issue from Disney, Schwartz and Husband.

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The value of consultancy

I can see that a subset of consulting assignments might be able to say: “the return was x * fees”, but this is not the norm for projects I have been involved in. This makes the methodology the MCA uses

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@willperrin #hyperlocal road w…

@willperrin #hyperlocal road works (GPS/times), school dates and times, all reported indicators / tracked measures, election-related items.

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@willperrin #hyperlocal road w…

@willperrin #hyperlocal road works (GPS/times), school dates and times, all reported indicators / tracked measures, election-related items.

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@DirDigEng road works, school …

@DirDigEng road works, school dates, what’s on, councillors, anything local election-related

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Where Does My Money Go?

Where Does My Money Go? is an interactive visualisation of the Guardian-style public spending map. It is useful, but I wonder where it should drill down to? It feels quite light at present, but that’s probably because I’m not using

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Public sector rich list

Slightly skewed by 30 bankers, but still fascinating reading. The interesting point is this one: By comparison, according to the Institute of Directors, a managing director of a private organisation with a turnover of between £50 million and £500 million

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