Category: Politics

6 Dos and Don’ts for Resilience post-Brexit | Janine

15/7/2016

Some say that the UK Brexit vote on 23rd June was a vote against the establishment, a statement of general dissatisfaction with the way things are, a distrust of our politicians and a desire for more control, more democracy and independence. Others argue that it was ill-informed, driven by xenophobia and those seeking personal gain.

Not only has the vote divided the country, it’s caused ructions at work, families to fragment and a rise in reported racist incidents throughout the UK.

Whatever our views on the outcome of the vote, one thing is for sure: the ability to be resilient in these times of change and uncertainty will put us in good stead for whatever comes next.

So what exactly is resilience? Here are some descriptions that you may find helpful.

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A sorry tale of Baby P and three Grown-up Ps, the Press, Police and Politicians | Paul

18/4/2016

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In ‘The Story of Baby P: Setting the record straight’, Ray Jones explains how the media distorted the sad saga of the death of 17-month-old Peter Connelly in 2007, following terrible domestic neglect and abuse.

The focus is on the reporting and how The Sun newspaper in particular led a campaign against the social workers involved in the case.

It captures neatly the double bind that pressurises social services even now. They can be attacked for being all too ready to snatch children away from their families. And, as in this instance, remiss in allowing children to stay in the harm's way of their dangerous families.

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SF and the new politics of Syriza in Greece

20/2/2015

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What can we say about politics from a solution-focused viewpoint? I know several SF practitioners have been considering that question for a while, and it was on Fania Pallikarakis's mind when she interviewed me recently for her article in the Huffington Post.

Here's the interview.

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What VUCA means for SF leaders | Paul

3/12/2012

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It's good to stay abreast of buzz words, and the buzziest right now could well be VUCA. We'll get to what it means in a moment, but how do we know it's so current? Well, VUCA came up in the first two presentations at the launch of the Centre for Progressive Leadership this week at London Metropolitan University - in itself a buzzy place to be.

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6 Dos and Don’ts for Resilience post-Brexit | Janine

A sorry tale of Baby P and three Grown-up Ps, the Press, Police and Politicians | Paul

SF and the new politics of Syriza in Greece

What VUCA means for SF leaders | Paul

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