1/5 @PPMA_HR

Pretty much all of @DrSteveMarshall's writing touches me. And 'Voices' () even more so. A few things:

“Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice ..... https://twitter.com/brigidrussell51/status/1264109650716372992

2/5 ....doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favour of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.”

(Barack Obama) - God how much I miss him.

And:

"We live in a world high on advocacy.

A short tour of social media will reveal what a loud, opinionated ..

3/5 place our world has become, and digital spaces allow opinions to be expressed in ways that wouldn’t be tolerated (or even offered) in face to face conversation.

We protest and shout.

And in these moments we truly ‘miss’ each other; we shout back, mute, block,

4/5 selectively choose our own sympathetic ‘echo chamber’ or simply turn away."

Amen a million times over. This makes our work so much harder I think. As you carry on with your wonderful work, stay open, keep listening to all , nourish your hearts and souls. It's that ....

5/5 ... as much as the 'practice' of HR & OD itself, that defines who we are and the impact we make in our organisations.

Go safely x