Aaron

What Biases Impact Your Work As A Lobbyist

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Lobbyists are impacted by bias. Either their clients/members or they have a worldview that they bring to the consideration of an issue. It is normal and it harms your chances of winning. This paper, ‘Toward Parsimony in Bias Research: A Proposed Common Framework of Belief-Consistent Information Processing for a Set of Biases’, (link) suggests that … Read more

German EPP’s Agenda for the rest of this Commission

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An interesting paper from the German EPP that comes across as a critique of the Green Deal. https://www.cducsu.eu/sites/www.cducsu.eu/files/downloads/positionspapiere/evp_positionspapier_industriestandort_dt.pdf This is just a short summary based on an English translation. All errors and omissions remain mine. Withdraw An interesting list of initiatives the CDU/CSU wants to be withdrawn: They intend to submit a request for rejection … Read more

A Lobby Work Factory

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From Checklists to … I learned a lot from Atwul Gawande’s Checklist Manifesto. There is a simple tool that surgeons, lawyers, and airline pilots use a lot. They use checklists and standard operating procedures. Checklists and SOPs improve performance and reduce cognitive overload. It is helpful to have as few issues floating around in your … Read more

How a lobbyist can think about an issue coming through the door

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A lobbyist will get questions from clients and future clients about new issues. I’ve found it helpful to document a thinking process to create better advice. You’ll find the checklist below. A popular option I think a common approach is along the following lines: 1.  Guarantee that the issue can be resolved (for a fee, … Read more