Nick Booth

@nthbooth
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Now this is leadership by a prime minister in a inflationary period that is not caused by wage increases but is caused by profit taking and other challenges.Nice to see a company following the lead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64232184

Cost of living: Uniqlo to raise pay in Japan by up to 40%

The move comes after the country's prime minister called on firms to increase wages as prices rise.

BBC News

One of the biggest problems we have in the UK can go away in 2023. Call a general election and we can get rid of the biggest problem this government! But as you won't call an election it is good to see you understand that you are the biggest issue. As they say acceptancene is the first step!

Sky News: Rishi Sunak warns UK's problems won't 'go away' in 2023 after 'tough' year.
https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-warns-uk-problems-wont-go-away-in-2023-after-tough-12-months-in-new-year-message-12777009

Rishi Sunak warns UK's problems won't 'go away' in 2023 after 'tough' year

Sky
While remembering that 20% of jobs on linkedin state they can be remote first and these get 50% of the applications. https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/talent-acquisition/remote-jobs-attract-majority-applications-first-time
In a First, Remote Jobs Attract a Majority of Applications on LinkedIn

In a first for LinkedIn, remote jobs received 50% of all applications in February 2022 — despite representing less than 20% of all jobs posted.

I do think the future or work from anywhere is quite a lot down to where top talent wants to work.

However the office has its place and for those without the privilege of space at home the office is far more important than those of us who have this privilege give it credit.

What we as leaders need to do is listen to our people and work out what this means for our context.

Wired.co.uk: The Work-From-Anywhere War Is Beginning.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/remote-work-office-labor

The Work-From-Anywhere War Is Beginning

Forget return-to-office mandates. The most sought-after talent want ultimate flexibility. Their bosses need to get on board.

WIRED UK

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” — Douglas Adams
"Together we have an opportunity to apply the lessons of the past to build..." a new deathstar. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/ to steal something from @swardley it's not that it is a bad idea, in my view, it just makes me think of this:
Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

"Together we have an opportunity to apply the lessons of the past to build..." a new deathstar. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/ to steal something from @swardley it's not that it is a bad idea, in my view, it just makes me think of this:
Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

Anthony Fauci, in this interview in Nature, offers perhaps the best mental health advice ever, if you can manage it.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04432-7
Fauci responds to Musk’s Twitter attack and rates world’s COVID response

Public-health leader advises early-career researchers ‘not to be deterred’ by public vitriol.