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Part of my research is into cognitive biases in conservation professionals...if you are interested in taking a 5 min survey on the topic please follow this link, thanks! @NACCB2020 @SCB_SSWG bit.ly/3eHf003

What if every time you think "that will never work," you replaced it with "what experiment could we run?" It could be the smallest / simplest test of whether the idea has any merit! I love this idea so much. youtube.com/watch?v=TsQ11l… @omillard @ASCatalano

Long wait times at DIA, this was the TSA line at 515am. #den #dia #tsa

We need to do much more to tackle climate change, but there is some good news for once. In @Nature this week, @ClimateFran and I point out that falling costs of clean energy and strengthening climate policies move us away from the darkest climate futures: nature.com/articles/d4158…

@evidence4nature @WWFscience @atbednarek @lauren_supplee @vishplus @RuthS3 @MorenaMills @csandbrook Intrigued by the conversation? Register for the third seminar in the series featuring @mcmckinno @ym_conservation @ASCatalano on challenging assumptions & reckoning with failure, April 26th at 11am PT/2pm ET. wwfus.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

@hollieboothie @ICCS_updates @OxfordBiology @saveourseas Good luck!! You’ve got this!!

Here she is. In the flesh. Three years of blood, sweat, interviews & R-code distilled into 435 pages & printed out in prep for my defence on Friday. 📖👩🏻‍🏫🦈 Wish me luck & send viva tips! 👇🏼🤞🏼 #sharks #sharkscience #WomenInSTEM #PhD @ICCS_updates @OxfordBiology @saveourseas

@BedrosiansTile What is the shower wall tile?

The dreamiest combo in this serene bathroom. 🛀 bit.ly/31YEoha

There's lots of talk about the importance of psychological safety in our health & care world of work but what is it & how do I create psychological safety as a leader? Here's a great guide to some fundamental principles & practical actions by @CCLdotORG: ccl.org/articles/leadi…

How can we create a workplace full of "human magic": where everyone can be the best, biggest, beautiful version of themselves? 1) Meaning 2) Authentic human connections 3) Psychological safety 4) Autonomy 5) Learning environment 6) Growth: hbr.org/2022/01/the-se… By @HubertJoly_

@megan_s_jones @OregonState Congratulations!!

Larger numbers of people say they don't want kids these days. "Experts" are noticing+become concerned that there will be no one to carry the labor in future economies. This is making the *LABOR* of parenting visible, because, essentially, future parents are threatening to strike.

Internal complexity grows over time in most organisations. New projects add things to the system, not make them simpler. Maybe we need to build "subtractive change" (remove or stop doing things) into all our improvement work: organizationdesign.net/fighting-compl…. By @NicolayWorren #QITwitter

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Whatever else happened in 2021, Twitter has been a great place to share, learn & connect. Here are 33 slides that I made to go with tweets over the last 12 months, based on gems of wisdom from other people: slideserve.com/HelenBevan/sli… Here's to much learning & collaboration in #2022

I'm retweeting the ten tweets I posted that got the most reaction during 2021. No.5, from October 2021, was about a movement-inspired definition of leadership from Marshall Ganz. We will need plenty of this kind of leadership in 2022. Graphic by @lizandmollie #AYearofTweets2021

When leaders create 3 key conditions they get better outcomes from people. 1) Autonomy: do not micro-manage or enforce bureaucratic rules 2) Competency: give positive feedback 3) Relatedness: build teams with a sense of belonging ckju.net/en/dossier/why… Via @CQ_Net @anafabrega11

What basic principles we should adopt when we're leading change? I learnt Milton Erickson's 5 principles a long time ago & they've served me well. Start from a place that people are okay & everyone does what they do with a good intent: erickson.edu/erickson-appro… Art: @DarraghPower

@JossLyonsWhite @EPL_at_ETH @t_addoah @QueenBioDiv @FeCammelli @NatureBasedSols Looks like a great experience!

Our database of PhD/graduate fellowships has been updated. We list 200 different types of fellowships with description, eligibility, amount, duration, deadline. Download here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

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