Those who like to (or have to) plan ahead with more lead time: we just listed our #sociocracy Academy cohort times for fall 2026.
Our flagship training begins on Sept 8 - in 2 cohorts at different times of day to cover all time zones.
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/academy/ #selfmanagement #leadership
In our new paper we were synthesised primary research into the experiences of adolescents concerning their #diabetes #SelfManagement after participating in a diabetes education program
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/26350106261422691
- We only found papers relating to T1DM (and only n=4)
- Experiences split into (i) general experience of self management, and (ii) barriers/facilitators in their environment
- All studies were conducted in Western/ #HIC countries
#LMIC #GlobalHealth
🔥 The excitement is rising:
Today is the reveal event for the #RCT results from our DIAMONDS study.
#NIHR #PGfAR
The aim was to develop and test a #SelfManagement programme for people w severe #MentalIllness and type-2 #diabetes; and to explore its relevance to people w SMI and other physical conditions
https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/RP-PG-1016-20003
Read our trial protocol here
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e090295.abstract
and the #ISRCTN registration w statistical analysis plan here:
https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN22275538
Pretty good article on decision making (priority setting) for teams and yourself by Will Larson:
https://lethain.com/frameworks-decision-making/
Will describes how he's taking a more nuanced view on when to prioritize personally motivated activities, mostly to rebuild energy. This culminates in this point: "If the long-term balance between energy and proper priorities can’t be balanced for more than a year, stop everything else and work on solving this (e.g. change your role or quit)."
I can totally relate to this. Company needs can become totally boring and exhausting. In software development, engineers often start using the term "feature factory" to describe the infinite list of deliveries that are due and that eat up all the fun and energy. The same can happen with every role.
And of course, I've seen many good people leave companies because they were in search of something new that would refresh their energy.
#leadership #selfmanagement
Back when I was managing at Uber, I latched onto a thinking tool that I drilled into the teams I worked with: reach the right outcomes by prioritizing the company first, your team second, and yourself third. This “company, team, self” framework proved a helpful decision-making tool, and at the time I felt it almost always led to the correct decision. It also helped me articulate why I disagreed with some of my peers’ decisions, which violated this hierarchy by placing individual or team preferences over the company’s priorities.
Uncertain times we live in - so how do we deal with them when making decisions? 🤔
This is what Milena Fluck will talk about at the Tech Dev Circle, next Tuesday! Join us in the live stream, starting at 5 p.m.! 🍿
Don't know Milena? Here's the trailer to the event: https://youtu.be/eaRobWIrRcc
Information about the event at https://techdevcircle.de
[Lucidité et coopération - nos formations 2026]
📣 Pour une démocratie lucide et coopérative, il nous semble essentiel de déployer des moyens conséquents pour
🌿 🌿Faire ensemble autrement ! 🌿 🌿
Voici nos propositions pour le premier semestre 2026
https://universite-du-nous.org/blog/nos-actus-5/lucidite-et-cooperation-69#scrollTop=0
#gouvernance #management #entrepriseagile #agile #cultureentreprise #innovationRH #ressourceshumaines #gouvernancepartagee #webformation #eformation #elearning #selfmanagement #transitionRH #regeneration
#HPVvaccine and #NeoLiberal #selfmanagement in #China. Original article by Fouzieyha Towghi and Yuqi Zhuang
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41286-025-00224-2
We delineate how the role of neoliberal governing logic and the expanding medical markets in China influence Chinese women’s enthusiasm for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The desire for better socioeconomic future drives young women and parents to take great steps to obtain the HPV vaccine. We analyze parental decisions to support their daughter to obtain the HPV vaccine in relation to China’s modernization and birth planning policies instituted to enhance population quality; demonstrating how these policies shape the over-investment of parental care reflected in the desire for this vaccine. The HPV vaccine is perceived to add surplus value to bodies required to compete in the labor market to secure a successful future. We link desires for this vaccine to China’s public promotion of neoliberal economic ideals of self-discipline and self-development. Acquiring the HPV vaccine is deemed an added measure to maintain one’s health, representing individual desire to develop one’s potentiality and capability toward success.
A conference for on #selfmanagement #selforganization and #accountability.
Dec 4! Discuss with us and help horizontal organizations unlock accountability via relatedness, not coercion!
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/accountability-without-coercion/
Confusion kills strategic progress way faster than "bad" ideas.
The antidote? → Clear expectations.
Clear expectations are the most fundamental responsibility of a leader. But they’re not just top-down — they’re something every single person can create for themselves, too.
When expectations are clear, here’s what happens:
#Leadership #LeaderDevelopment #SelfManagement
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