Aaron

The growth of the President’s Team

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Interesting to see how many new and more  officials the President’s Cabinet has in the 2nd term: 25% more. Less a kitchen cabinet but more a kitchen college? 1st Term   2nd Term  

How any lobbyist can increase their output value by 1000% +

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There are two tools I stumbled on  that I sort of get angry it took me to my early 50’s to know about. I came across two idea,  from Atul Gawande’s ‘The Checklist Manifesto’,  and then Loom. I could not understand why lobbyists did not use them. Those ideas  are (1) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) … Read more

The Purity of Political Failure and How to Avoid It

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Political failure is the choice of least resistance of many and I think the most popular. I’m a member of the UK Labour party, who for many years impersonated a political death cult. The voters just got it wrong. They wanted more socialism not less. They just didn’t realise it yet. Hold the line, and … Read more