Month: April 2018

Why timing is vital for a lobbyist

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I like the occasional long flight. It lets me rummage in an airport bookshop and pick up some easy reading. I just bought and read Daniel Pink’s new book “When – the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing“. Over 7 chapters and 218 pages he shows the importance of timing. Miles Davies “Timing isn’t the main … Read more

Can a lobbyist block secondary legislation?

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  One of the greatest professional challenges any lobbyist will face is to stop a piece of secondary legislation being adopted. If the European Commission has tabled a piece of secondary legislation you oppose your chances of getting the European Parliament or Council to block it are slim. Your chances are slim. The best thing … Read more

Everything you wanted to know about trilogues, but were afraid to ask

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  Today, EU legislation – ordinary – is adopted earlier and faster. Today,  it seems that 100% of ordinary legislation is completed at first reading agreement. Ordinary legislation is now agreed to over trilogues.   Gone are the days of waiting for the plenary to vote in 2nd reading to get your issue taken up. … Read more

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Two easy ways a lobbyist can keep learning

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A lobbyist spends their time moving from one issue to the next. Like a lawyer, they should be hired for their mastery of the policy and political process.

Yet, that still leaves the lobbyist with the need to keep on learning as new clients and issues come through the door.

It would be useful if there were techniques to help you learn quickly and in depth.

Fortunately, there are. I have found two techniques I have found helpful.

Feynman Technique

One, is the Feynman technique. This video describes the technique well.

 

Reading to to the Wall

The other is the ‘reading to the wall’. It is described in “The Overnight Student”.  I think it is best to try this in the privacy of your own home office.

 

 

The Overnight Student By Dr. Michael L. Jones