I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
What do you do when the people making the decisions agree with you but for different reasons? One of the tricky points that comes up in lobbying and campaigning is that decision makers want the same outcome as you, but for very different reasons. I’ve never had a problem with this. If someone backs the … Read more
A wise person reminded me there is a strong desire by many in political campaigning and lobbying to be “a beautiful loser”. The desire runs deep to be a beautiful loser. It has many upsides. You sleep well. You have not compromised. You have purity on your side. Those who don’t agree with you are … Read more
What if there were a way to identify, in advance, which MEPs support you needed to get your issue adopted. I think there is. There are two ways I know. VoteWatch has a useful tool to identify the key influential MEPs on your issue (see link). 80/20 Principle Another way it to use the 80/20 … Read more
The 80/20 rule, or the Pareto Principle , says: 80% of what you get comes from 20% of what you do. Small Effort, Big Reward. 20% of what you get comes from the the other 80%: Bigg Effort, Small Reward. It is a rule that is used in business . 80% of income comes from … Read more