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Sorry to say, but this platform basically just sucks now. The curation of my feed in ways I can't seem to control or even influence is horrible. I don't see any content I want to anymore. I've been patient to see what happens, but I've run out of patience. Goodbye Twitter.

Prime Minister announces the upcoming retirement of Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet Janice Charette pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-r…

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@CharlaineLapo Beautiful practice Charlaine. It resonates with me. Being in right relationship with work feels essential. I'm excited to see how this works for you.

I'd be curious to know whether this resonates with your practice. How you go about it. What it's done for you.

My wife and I are part of an organization called "Couples Coaching Couples". We work with other couples to better our own relationship and to build community. A🧵on intention.

@prateekbuch @OneTeamGovCan @OneTeamGov @jukesie @IFiniq @H2cents @frankassubc Four years! Wow does that feel like a lifetime ago. The memories of that conference bring so much warmth and joy. I facilitated a session on decentralizing government departments outside Ottawa. Hope you're doing well Prateek!

Four years ago today I packed a load of lanyards and set out for Canada. I met so many inspirational, dedicated @OneTeamGovCan public servants, those vibes still remain. I miss my @OneTeamGov family! @jukesie @worldofabe @IFiniq @H2cents @frankassubc share your memories!

I'm curious what folks working in this space think about this call to action forward direction. It has a lot of elements that I think people have been asking for. Is it enough? Does it feel meaningful? Will it have an impact? I'm digesting it and wondering and curious...

3)Establish consequential accountability (continued) "Progress towards and achievement of established goals will form part of the ongoing and year-end assessment of executive performance and directly inform individual talent management considerations."

Canada's head of the federal public service issued a "Call to Action forward direction message to deputies" this week. The message can be found at this link: canada.ca/en/privy-counc… There are some important elements to this direction that set expectations in 3 areas. 🧵👇

@RobButler @Anna_Wong10 Nice way to start the week for me too!

First day back, and I had coffee with @Anna_Wong10 and @worldofabe this morning.

@jchead Me too! So nice to hang out a bit and I'm super excited for your new role!! And glad to know you'll be back in Ottawa sometimes. :)

@CroftonSteers It’s a nice thought, but I’m pretty sure there’s no information about union representation linked to your Phoenix profile. But yeah there’s a thousand things wrong with Phoenix so just add it to the list.

@worldofabe I agree but stand by my claim that there is no way the system should even permit strike leave to be inputted unless certain conditions are met... namely a strike. It should be a binary on/off in the backend. The system came from IBM, maybe they never had to deal with strikes.

Government peeps: So, my wife, who is under CAPE just had her pay almost entirely withheld. Why? According to Phoenix, she has been on strike. Just a little recap for those at home. Was there a strike last month? Yes, involving PSAC, a different union.

@CroftonSteers Yeah I was going to say it’s probably not quite accurate to say it’s a Phoenix error. It’s a human error. Though As someone who has entered LWOP into Phoenix, it’s just a horrible system to use. And strike LWOP has an even more cumbersome process. Errors are almost inevitable.

This is likely human error as senior managers have the burden of inputting and my wife works with some PSAC employees. That said, there should be no way that the system should allow for strike codes to be used for an employee whose union is not on legal strike. It is ridiculous.