Am at a conference on behavioural insights for policy making. My good friends ethos, logos and pathos have turned up early!
Non-bot here. Bluesky is like Twitter circa 2010. I’m quite enjoying it.
Just overheard in the centre of Brussels: an American saying “who designed these streets?!” History, mate, that’s who. History.
Self-praise is no praise, but I'm giving myself a little pat on the back for getting off my desk something that I've been dreading doing. Sometimes it's all about the small wins.
Same here, but you’re right, it’s probably the EU thing.
Some posts get blocked if Bluesky adds a content warning. I'll have to go through and look.
I had one a few weeks ago and thought it was 1998 again
If someone wants to skive off, they'll find a way, wherever they are working. It's as if there a zero sum game, where workers having something good must necessarily be bad for employers. Sometimes the game can benefit both sides, if played right. 2/2
In the last month of organising the 2022 European Development Days, I would get up at 730, eat breakfast at my desk, have lunch at my desk, have dinner at my desk, get up from my desk at 1130 and go to bed. I started going into the office to regain some work/life balance. 1/2
Quite frankly, if this editorial represents the default view of British business then the Government's employment legislation on flexible working needs to be far tougher than I had thought. In essence argues we should harm worker well-being for no productivity gain. www.thetimes.com/article/7a6f...
Labour’s proposal to make hybrid working a mandatory option for all employees could harm business and productivity