The Psychology of Military Incompetence is back (I am sorry to say). How a bizarre conference session 20 years ago connects with today's disturbances. My latest on Substack. markmckergow.substack.com/p/105-the-ps...

105. The Psychology of Military Incompetence is back (I am sorry to say)

Norman Dixon’s 1976 book revealed many ingrained truths about mismanagement. Shame it’s not widely read any more.

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New from me on Substack: 104. Disruptive delivery – a potential way to refocus political progress? Or what I learned listening to Donald Trump markmckergow.substack.com/p/104-disrup...

104. Disruptive delivery – a potential way to refocus political progress?

This report from the Tony Blair Institute shows a useful direction - but can be extended with Solutions Focus

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

99. Why shorter is (usually) better

Investigating the confusion between the importance of something and the time taken to do it

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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.

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...

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

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’

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🎥 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

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.

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

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

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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 ...

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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...

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...

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!

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

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

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

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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...

78. A Solution-Focused ‘Approach’ – meeting people anew

The way we ‘approach’ our clients – literally – is key

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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...

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

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"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.

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!

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 2y ago

One week in the life of Kemi Badenoch. She may well be the most hapless opposition leader we've seen in our lifetime. She makes Michael Foot look like Barack Obama. iandunt.substack.com/p/one-week-i...

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

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! markmckergow.substack.com/p/74-jimmy-c...

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?

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

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

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

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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...

This free online event starts in about 45 minutes! Hope to see you there #SolutionFocus

Mark McKergow@markmckergow.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm doing a live UKASFP video call with Paul Z Jackson this coming Tuesday 7pm UK time about the new edition of The Solutions Focus book, why now, what's changed and how #solutionfocused people can get into print. Host will be Martin Buckley. Open to all, free to register at lnkd.in/eEUpcYK3

Stunning Lowry-esque match programme for Ipswich v Man Utd (liberated from the other place)

I'm doing a live UKASFP video call with Paul Z Jackson this coming Tuesday 7pm UK time about the new edition of The Solutions Focus book, why now, what's changed and how #solutionfocused people can get into print. Host will be Martin Buckley. Open to all, free to register at lnkd.in/eEUpcYK3

I have put together a Starter Pack for Sunday Assemblies and people connected with the Sunday Assembly movement. If you know of others, please let me know! #SundayAssembly go.bsky.app/6PV77E9

Sunday Assembly

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💥 NEWS! 💥 Delighted to announce that we have TWO new Presidents at European Movement UK: Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve Our former President, Michael Heseltine stepped down at the AGM this weekend. Onwards and definitely upwards! www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...

Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve join forces as new European Movement Co-Presidents

Caroline Lucas and Rt Hon Dominic Grieve KC have been unveiled as the new Co-Presidents of European Movement UK, the country’s fastest-growing pro-European organisation

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I’m a refugee from X looking forward to better conversations here. Let’s listen to each other and be respectful here.