Good Practice

Something is in the air. I’ve heard some wanting to raise ideas that I’d thought had been consigned to the footnotes of history be taken up by the new Commission. Ideas that a year ago the same people swore that they had disavowed. I’m not sure if this is the side effect of too much … Read more

Most countries have legalised the right of an person to committ suicide (e.g here). These laws do not allow you to drag down innocent passer-by’s in your actions or to encourage others to perform the act. Over 25 years, I’ve wtinessed many organisations and people committ political suicide. Often in public. It is never pretty. … Read more

After reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and Ryan Holiday’s Right Thing, Right Now, I wanted to see how the virtues of the stoics could be applied to the life of a lobbyist. Below is a checklist: Practice Moderation, Practice Temperance. Be Fair. Act Honesty. Act with integrity. Keep promises. Keep confidences. Follow up. Keep your word. … Read more

Our brain can only hold a certain amount of information . You may have come across the idea from  Cognitive Overload Theory.  It suggests that our working memory can only hold a small amount of information at any one time. I think this has two important implications for a lobbyist.   Don’t Raise Too Many … Read more