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Dale McDermott
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Dale McDermott
@dalemcdermott
Strategic Advisor to CEOs, Boards & Institutions | Podcast Host | Irish-Canadian | Based in London, UK.
London, England Katılım Mayıs 2009
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The WFH debate has split the British Right. @Nigel_Farage calls it "nonsense" & "mild anxiety." @RupertLowe10 says "leave people alone."
When the Right can't agree on the mechanics of capitalism, it's not political. It's structural.
The data is clear - Stanford research shows a ~13% productivity boost from remote work. Yet leaders are obsessed with RTO mandates. Why? Because if you can't measure value without seeing a desk, you aren't managing productivity. You're managing attendance.
However, we can't ignore the "Osmosis Gap." Junior staff are losing out on passive learning. But the answer isn't forcing everyone back 5 days a week "just in case." The answer is intentionality. Lazy management relies on proximity. Modern leadership relies on metrics.
We have moved from an economy of inputs (hours) to outputs (results). Clinging to the former is an act of nostalgia, not economics.
Read the full analysis here: dalemcdermott.com/insights/the-p…
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“A moral story” and “a terrible tale” are the descriptions used by @TrevorPTweets and Pat McFadden. Why can’t those who know Peter Mandelson so well and are commentating on this story STOP using couched terms and call it for what it is? The Commentating Class fail us again.
Sky News@SkyNews
Sky's @TrevorPTweets asks Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden, who worked alongside Peter Mandelson as a junior minister, if he feels 'betrayal' following the information that was released in the Epstein files about the former U.S. ambassador trib.al/F1UMUO3
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@juliamacfarlane @OliDugmore I agree that @OliDugmore did good work but it’s important to acknowledge @SCcrowther who raised student loan unfairness and mis-selling 10 years ago! bbc.com/news/education…
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The person who pushed that button was @OliDugmore - and he deserves all the recognition for his work in pushing everyone to finally start talking about this issue
Avery Edison@aedison
someone in the british media ecosystem pushed a button and now you’re allowed to talk about student loans being fundamentally unfair.
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I wrote a briefing on "The Insularity Trap" and the new business case for bringing people together.
Read it here: dalemcdermott.com/insights/the-i…
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If you roll back DEI now, you aren't "saving money." You are validating this isolation.
You are building a siloed company that cannot innovate because your teams are too afraid to speak to anyone unlike themselves.
"Lazy DEI" is dead. But the mandate for inclusion is higher than ever.
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The 2026 @EdelmanPR data is out, and the headline isn't "Grievance" anymore. It's "Insularity."
70% of people now refuse to trust those with different values. 42% of staff would quit/move rather than report to a manager they disagree with.
We are retreating into bubbles. 🧵
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Davos produces no shortage of speeches, but very few grapple seriously with power, trade-offs and constraint.
Canadian Prime Minister @MarkJCarney gave one of the rare exceptions yesterday. His remarks on the geopolitical landscape and the narrowing choices facing mid-sized countries caught between competing world powers were unusually direct and refreshing.
Whatever one’s view, it was a reminder that true leadership is not about convening alone or consensus language. It’s about naming reality, accepting limits and being clear about the costs of inaction.
Mark Carney@MarkJCarney
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
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The voting system (First Past the Post) doesn’t help. A significant minority governs the vast majority. Take the current government elected with just 33% of the vote and gets 63% of the seats.
Terms like “safe seats” and “wasted votes” are not congruent with a healthy accessible democracy.
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@H4ryB Because they vote at much higher rates than young people
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Why do poorer young Londoners subsidise richer over-60s' free tube travel at a cost of £420M / year?
Fraser Nelson@FraserNelson
People aged 65-74 have five times the wealth of those aged 25-34. So why do shop workers and cleaners pay full fare while pensioners ride free? A good question from Stephen Bleach... times-comment.com/bus
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@dalemcdermott @fordnation @MarkJCarney We are working on a made-in-Canada version. Available now in our intl markets. Thank you, Dale!
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Diplomatic relations idea, maybe @CAnotforsale could manufacture a special edition ‘Greenland is not for sale’ hat for @fordnation and @MarkJCarney to wear in solidarity?
#cdnpoli #onpoli
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Thanks @lambeth_council, but this is still happening across Clapham Common (see photos taken today). Instead of emptying the bins, some have been given stickers saying “stop littering”. Stickers aren’t a solution. Please share the weekend emptying schedule and confirm what changes you’re making (frequency/extra bins).
Lambeth Council@lambeth_council
@dalemcdermott Hi, sorry to hear this. We will raise this with our parks team to investigate. Thanks
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I went for a Sunday afternoon stroll around Clapham Common. What should be one of London’s great green spaces is instead constantly blighted by overflowing bins and litter every step of the way. Why does @lambeth_council continue to let this happen?
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An interesting article in the @FT by @Laura_K_Hughes, and I’d encourage Health Secretary @wesstreeting to take a look. Prescription medication for ADHD is often a game changer. The more people who are diagnosed and stabilised, the better for everyone - patient, economy, society. Until the NHS can manage, I don’t see why private practice shouldn’t be allowed to assist here. No one wants to pay thousands for private care, but people also can’t wait years to treat what can be a real disabling condition.
ft.com/content/5f5616…
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I’ll keep posting about this: distinguishing violent from “non-violent” crime is analytically useful, but the disproportionate focus on violent crime understates the cumulative damage of widespread, underreported petty crime that shapes daily life in London.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@MayorofLondon
NEW: London has recorded its lowest homicide rate since records began. The evidence is clear - our approach to tackling violent crime is working.
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I am lucky to call Eric Lombardi a very dear friend, and from my vantage point I know one thing stands out without any hesitation - he cares deeply about Ontario and he wants to ensure our generation can have homes to live and thrive in. Politics needs people like Eric. #onpoli
Ahmad Elbayoumi@ahmadelbayoumi
SCOOP: Eric Lombardi, the housing activist behind More Neighbours Toronto, is “seriously considering” a run to replace Bonnie Crombie — and leaning toward it — with an announcement expected later this month. policorner.ca/p/scoop-is-thi…
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The constant comparison by politicians, media, etc., of violent crime to “non-violent crime” does a disservice. Non-violent crime that is pervasive and enduring erodes the public’s confidence in city life, and further frays the social contract we all buy into.
Fraser Nelson@FraserNelson
London struggles with petty crime (shoplifting, snatch theft) but levels of serious crime (assault, murder) have just fallen to the lowest since records began. The drop in murders of under-25s is particularly striking...
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There’s a lot of talk about the fraying “social contract.” Sadly this is what that looks like in practice in a workplace. If someone was good enough to give 21 years to an organisation, leaders should turn up to say thank you.
Younger workers are watching and drawing conclusions. Respect and loyalty are reciprocal and leadership sets the tone. Do better!
oneplanetmikey@oneplanetmikey
I am disappointed in my work place today. A longstanding staffer retired and no one from higher in the ranks turned up to say goodbye. For 21 years this woman has turned up five days a week, 6:30 to 2:30 and no one up top lifts a finger to say goodbye.
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This is quite a deviation from the STEM driven narrative that was prevailing. A leader who can take complex information and communicate with clarity, but increasingly with a genuine “real” approach, will be in demand. They still need to grasp the data and concepts though.
Financial Times@FT
Counter to the prevailing view, soft skills more than quantitative competency have seen the biggest rewards in the labour market over recent years, writes John Burn-Murdoch. ft.trib.al/Kf3UYah
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I think @SMurphyTV is giving Teresa Mannion a run for her money in Cornwall with his own version of “don’t make unnecessary journeys.” Stay safe! @SkyNews
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@dalemcdermott @FraserNelson @KirstieMAllsopp When you say, "we know a mobile phone is stolen every 6 minutes in London" - how do you know this? I don't think that is true but am happy to be corrected
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The number of men losing the plot because I refuse to condemn London as an unsafe place to live and get about in is extraordinary. I have no idea why they so passionately want to malign our capital city but it is deeply disturbing.
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