It’s the launch of #AdventBlogs with the theme of “its time to change”. Our first blog comes from @garycookson.bsky.social, who I took over the curation of #AdventBlogs from, so its only right that he gets us started. www.danieltaylordevelopment.com/blog/the-wor...

After yesterdays #AdventBlogs fantastic launch blog, I am thrilled to share another by @niallgavinuk.bsky.social who is a Professional Mentor, Consultant and has a wealth of L&D knowledge & experience. Focusing on how we need to be the change. www.danieltaylordevelopment.com/blog/be-the-...

We are well underway with the #AdventBlogs and we have a reflective one from Megan de Klerk who is the Director of Curiosity for Think Curious - think-curious.com who empower organisations to thrive through change. www.danieltaylordevelopment.com/blog/the-bre...

Today’s #AdventBlog is from Rachel Dodd, someone who I have known for many years and worked with closely. She is a brilliant human being and has chosen a reflective blog on the topic of change. Over to Rachel to reflect and over to you to share your reflections via LinkedIn. lnkd.in/eXYbyDpQ

It's a new week of #adventblogs and Ruhul Saiyed focuses on the topic of being more in the moment, than adding more to our lives. A wonderful reflective post, that has made me stop and think.

We are racing through the festive build up and I,m wrapping presents and sorting out a long list of things to do but also taking time to enjoy the festive period.     Today’s #AdventBlog is by Gail Hatfield FCIPD, a previous blogger and reflects on the theme of “its time to change”.

The focus of the #AdventBlog has been about “its time to change”, which I am trying to do, and change my love of mince pies and focus on something more healthy. Well, its a goal at least! Todays #AdventBlog is from Scott Leiper, who is the Creator at Imaginocity & The Learning Lab.

Todays blog comes from @kategl.bsky.social who was Chief Curator of #AdventBlogs with Gary Cookson following her launch of the blogs a number of years ago, so I am thrilled that Kate has written one this year.

Todays blog is from the fabulous human that is Sharon Green, who is a change expert and career interim who as a People Project Manager specialises in People Change and leads the fantastic HR Interim Community and I have personal experience of her acting as a connector within the HR sector.

Steve Browne joins us for todays #AdventBlog with the reflection on the theme of “its time to change” with his blog entitled “the only constant”. For me, the only constant in December has been chocolate! He is the Chief People Officer at LaRosa’s Inc.

Friday 19th December For many, today is known as mad Friday, the last Friday before Christmas when the shops are full, bars are busy and the roads chaotic. So, avoid all of that and read todays blog from @david63ah.bsky.social who is a Learning and Development specialist for Talent Delivers

It’s the start of the last few days in work for many, ahead of the big day and I am surrounded by lights, mince pies & wearing my Christmas jumper. Chris has written for #AdventBlogs in the past and I am thrilled he has done one for me this year, so over to Chris. lnkd.in/ezkyWv3j

📣🎧Chuffed to bits to be a guest on this podcast - Women Talking about Learning and especially this one on #Networking Thanks @andrewjacobslnd.bsky.social for the opportunity Was great to chat to Helen Marshall and Rhonda Martin on the power of networks podfollow.com/the-women-ta...

You can connect with @sharongchiara.bsky.social across the socials, lnkd.in/eMhDxaVu As always, please take some time out from your busy day, to relax, read and reflect and share any thoughts on here. lnkd.in/ecvvPwkE

"Government budgets for asylum seekers, border control & passports has exploded over the last three years" reports Ruth Hopkins @bylinetimes.bsky.social A look at G4S, Serco, Clearsprings all getting rich from immigration & delays in asylum claims 🤯💔 bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/i...

🤯Since when did Crypto payments, not regulated by the FCA become political campaign currency! We can't have "digital anonymity in political financing" 🎯 What Nathan Did Next: A Kremlin-Backed Forum on How to Subvert Western Democracy @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/10/17/w...

Really interesting piece in last @bylinetimes.bsky.social #Hacked by Tom Chivers 🤯Fancy spending £1bn settling 1000's of civil claims 🤯30m deleted News International emails 🤯Leveson 2 cancelled 🤯Rupert Murdoch & Rebekah Brooks still going Well worth my subs subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/t...

No faith in Tech bros @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🧐X had 1486 human reviewers working in English 📈85,000 posts reported as breaching terms daily 🧐X shared info with Police in only half instances asked for formally & 30% when requested informally Worth my subs subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/n...

This is nonsense and will be blocked legally: Trump Promises Executive Order to Block State A.I. Regulations www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

It might be funny coming from a person who does interviews for a living, but these tech guys need to sit down (in this case actually) and shut up. The more they talk, the more we see and what we see is unearned aggrievement and deep insecurity that manifests as exhausting arrogance.

📢My week in a tweet 🌐hosted final #HRInterimNetworking event of 2025 as elf 📈reviewed end of year accounts 📧#TheHangouts ad is out @mikeshawmcr.bsky.social 💥 🥰held @cipd.bsky.social mentee meeting ☕️coffee catch up 🦷thank heavens cousin's a dentist 💌cards to contacts done 🎁presents bought 🚶‍♀️🧘‍♀️🏋️🍷📸🚪

🗨️My fave quote from this week's Monday #Marketoon "The real game changer comes from starting with a solid strategy and then figuring out what tactics make sense to execute that strategy." - Tom Fishburne 🎯 "Decades of Marketing" cartoon marketoonist.beehiiv.com/p/marketooni...

📢It's never too late to share Tom Fishburne Monday #marketoon even on a Wednesday A wise, consistent voice of reason in an increasingly weird place As usual, the lessons extend beyond Marketing "Decades of Marketing" cartoon marketoonist.beehiiv.com/p/marketooni...

Truly shocking that Rachel Reeves had the audacity to call herself the U14 girls chess champions when she won the U14 girls chess championship but some bloke thought she was talking about something else.

The "Rachel from accounts" thing is sexist, classist, misogyny, and anyone who uses it should be utterly ashamed of themselves. Too many dinosaurs in this country who cannot abide women who succeed. Conservative Deputy Chairman Matt Vickers MP should do better 👇 #PMQs

Curtis Yarvin revealed in @bylinetimes.bsky.social by @nafeez.bsky.social & @peterjukes.bsky.social Better to be revealed so we can see what's being said & who's being influenced No wonder these folks are so afraid of #DEI They don't want it & they're threatened bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/c...

📢My bluesky review of the week, better late than never 🍷Lovely Wilton & Bain Switch networking event 🤖Facilitated tech/ AI/Human panel at Future of Work event proudly on the stage 📈📉Great event on performance in start ups with my buddy Kim ✅Draft accounts 🗺️Planning #TheHangouts Jan 2026 🧘‍♀️🚶📷🍾☕️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✈️

🥘late lunch and learn today is this from coach @liammoorecoach.bsky.social Pieces on endings always resonate with my #HRInterim life and work too even if here the focus is on #coaching endings How we approach the end is often linked to the start .....👇💡 preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

this is abhorrent

It's not a Monday without a Tom Fishburne #marketoon This seems very apt especially on LinkedIn at the mo' "I've learned that continuity is more valuable than going viral. There's no "one weird trick." And social media metrics are mostly empty calories." 🎯 marketoonist.beehiiv.com/p/marketooni...

📢My bluesky review of the week 🔥refreshed my LinkedIn profile all ready to be ignored & suppressed by the algorithm (😉) 🤓resolving email outage woes 🥘meet ups with network connections 🍁Meet Lori to plan an event ☕️organising BD meet-ups 🗒️prepping for next week 🤹organising for end of year 🧘‍♀️🚴🤸‍♂️🏋️📸

📢🎙️Lunch and learn today was this listen whilst I was updating my LinkedIn profile, I also had this on Lord Blunkett with some wise words for Labour & the true verdict on the far right youtu.be/pOigLjzcW7Y?...

It's not a Monday without an @tomfishburne #marketoon quote / thought I personally prefer simplicity over unnecessary smartification "When so many smart products seem to be jumping the shark, .. there's an opportunity for brands to go the other way."🎯 marketoonist.beehiiv.com/p/marketooni...

Putting humans in two decades-long limbo is the sign of a government that has completely lost its moral compass, but how many other Labour MPs will have the courage to say “not in my name”?

No-one seems to recall that the Tory proposal wasn't for a processing centre in Rwanda, or for deportations of failed asylum seekers there, but for asylum seekers arriving in the UK to be sent to Rwanda and then treated as applicants for asylum *in Rwanda*. That's a huge difference.

Hey Labour Remember the majority of voters who believe in treating people decently and not stealing from those who've endured months and years of hardship fleeing war and persecution to seek a place of safety? We're still over here 👋

Artists as activists @bigissue.com @adey70.bsky.social “Gutless politicians kick about ideas like painting over murals while working-class people on both sides of the green &orange land cry out for investment in social housing.” 🎯👏- Lola Pettricrew #Trespasses www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/l...

📢My bluesky review of this week 🏁refreshed website final comments in 🏁accountant end of year queries done 🏁held final, virtual #HRInterimNetworking event of 2025 ✍️Future of Work Europe promo post out 💻computer upgrades in progress 💌CVs and profiles updated 🥘Dentsu project crew meet up ☕️📸🧘‍♀️🚴🤸‍♀️🏋️🩺

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

🦉Another excellent piece to read on LinkedIn Dr Shereen Daniels, the author of the latest report on the Metropolitan Police #Antiracism #Leadership #Learning #ChangeManagement www.linkedin.com/pulse/sort-p...

“As soon as a [scientific] discovery is made, an application is sought. Capital becomes interested and it enters the public domain before anyone has had a chance to reckon all the consequences."~ Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society

Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.

🦉Starting the week catching up on some reading LinkedIn isn't what it once was and I can still uncover some thought provoking content there Michele Price worth following and reading 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-se...

📢My bluesky review of the week 🛑stops & starts 🖼️choosing images for slides and web use 🥰meeting & chatting ✍️writing #TheHangouts write up & other posts 🦥slow client workings or perhaps not working 🎙️podcast recording goes a little awry 🗒️to do list gets a little shorter 🤓tech upgrades 🧘‍♀️🚴🤸🏋️🚶‍♀️📸

🗨️It's not a Monday without a Tom Fishburne #marketoon & a quote which has to be “You can present consumers with too many acceptable choices, creating paralysis in place of decisiveness.” - Rory Sutherland, Vice Chair, Ogilvy UK "How To Shop Online" marketoonist.beehiiv.com/p/marketooni...

📣Just had to share this Poetry in business? Why I hear you say? This @ukadrianreed.bsky.social session with Dr Kate Jenkinson explains perfectly why poetry matters in the workplace It was fab-u-lous, take a look & try out the activities for yourself 👇 www.blackmetric.com/2025/10/23/w...

📢My bluesky review of the week 🧑‍🏭landed some work 🥘a lovely lunch with Liz ☕️coffee catch ups 🗨️planning panel discussion for Future of Work event 📚reflecting on recent reading, tweeting & posting 📊nearly there on end of year accounts & my final website, both slow burns 🤸🏋️🧘‍♀️🚴🚶‍♀️📸

Man in glasses to Reform UK's Matt Goodwin #BBCQT "I think it's quite poor that today you've used immigrants as a scapegoat for every single issue we've discussed" "It's not a very good look for Reform UK given the racist stereotypes around them"

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Really loving this from @brucedaisley.com The social experiments, the article on friendship, the references....a darn good read So good I had to share it here www.linkedin.com/pulse/unders...