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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

How Host Leadership plays a big part in The Odyssey, this summer's blockbuster. My first post for the new season. markmckergow.substack.com/p/107-host-l...

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107. Host Leadership in The Odyssey: The Law of Zeus

This summer’s blockbuster movie brings hospitality to the fore – for evil or for good

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My ‘tribute’ to Ann Widdicombe: “Nasty, brutish and short”

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The Psychology of Military Incompetence is back (I am sorry to say). How a bizarre conference session 20 years ago connects with today's disturbances. My latest on Substack. markmckergow.substack.com/p/105-the-ps...

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105. The Psychology of Military Incompetence is back (I am sorry to say)

Norman Dixon’s 1976 book revealed many ingrained truths about mismanagement. Shame it’s not widely read any more.

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

New from me on Substack: 104. Disruptive delivery – a potential way to refocus political progress? Or what I learned listening to Donald Trump markmckergow.substack.com/p/104-disrup...

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104. Disruptive delivery – a potential way to refocus political progress?

This report from the Tony Blair Institute shows a useful direction - but can be extended with Solutions Focus

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Why shorter is (usually) better - including Iran, strategy/tactics and Casablanca! My latest Substack substack.com/@markmckergo...

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99. Why shorter is (usually) better

Investigating the confusion between the importance of something and the time taken to do it

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 27/02/2026

The current argument of the British right is that Muslims turned out in "blocs" with "family voting" to cast their ballots for a party led by a gay Jewish man, and this shows that multiculturalism has failed, voting is "sectarian" and we are in a crisis. Hmmmmmm.

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This is Oi Musica and Brass Blast at Edinburgh International Festival 2024 led by Sam Ward-Hardy (right) and Greg Lawson. (Marcus Britton out of picture to the left)

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🎥 Political editor @jamesrball.com breaks down The New World's exclusive that Michael Prescott - author of the dossier into the BBC - himself doctored Trump quotes in the report. It's an extraordinary revelation that calls into question Prescott’s journalistic judgement Read now 👉 buff.ly/lRs7cws

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Or Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Gluckdberg? His father’s surname pre 1947

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Educators for Peace @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Our team have been busy today connecting with different communities to talk peace building. While @nuthmani.bsky.social and @katie-hunter.bsky.social were invited to share our ideas with the Scottish Greens Women’s Network, @jazzawi.bsky.social gave a presentation to the Sunday Assembly conference.

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Zarine Jacob @zeejacob.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Read this if you/someone you know is caught up in messy organisational life & wants to experiment in small steps! The Southpac presentation is 19 pages of delight. I'm sharing it with clients ...

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

New on my Substack: Designing micro-experiments for your organisation. With download links to an excellent and free resource from Daniel Hummerdal and the splendid people aty HOPLAB | By Southpac International Group. markmckergow.substack.com/p/82-designi...

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82. Designing effective micro-experiments for your workplace

Small changes to workplace routines and rules can make big differences – and you don’t need permission to do them!

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Xintong Xintong Xintong Xintong Xintong #yiddle-i-po #goons #snooker

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This week's Steps To A Humanity Of Organisation is about the Solution Focused 'Approach' - the way to approach people to help them into new conversations. And a very interesting new podcast, Towards Solutions. @antonstellamans.bsky.social markmckergow.substack.com/p/78-a-solut...

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78. A Solution-Focused ‘Approach’ – meeting people anew

The way we ‘approach’ our clients – literally – is key

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

It’s cracking! (Gil Evans Hendrix)

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

How can we use solutions from nature's millions of years of evolution in tackling today's problems? And how does that line up with hashtag#SolutionFocus? My latest on Substack markmckergow.substack.com/p/77-natures...

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77. Nature’s solutions – millions of years of ‘finding what works’

A recent Substack from Brian Klaas reminds us that nature has been evolving effective ways to do things for a very long time. I explore the parallels with Solutions Focus

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Anton Stellamans @antonstellamans.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

"Into this pitch darkness we're hurled Where there's not a glimmer of light It's not the end of the world It's just the middle of the night" Interesting blog by @markmckergow.bsky.social on Trump's 'accusation in a mirror' strategy. markmckergow.substack.com/p/76-trumps-...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

You can’t spell FELON without ELON.

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

go.bsky.app/NRqmCfk I’ve created a starter pack for Solution Focused folk on Bluesky. Let me know if you’d like to be added to it

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Ian Dunt back on top form today!

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

NEW: Steps to a humanity of organisation #74. Jimmy Carter – suffering the curse of far-sightedness? The only US President with whom I have shaken hands (so far) – a great man and a flawed leader? With the teaching story of the dragon and the watermelon! markmckergow.substack.com/p/74-jimmy-c...

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74. Jimmy Carter – suffering the curse of far-sightedness?

The only US President with whom I have shaken hands (so far) – a great man and a flawed leader?

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 29/12/2024

It hasn’t all been doom and gloom… Though we’ve had our fair share this year…

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

72. Farewell to John McKnight: pioneer of Asset Based Community Development. His final work 'From Reform to What Works' is typically full of wisdom, idealism and pragmatism - and a hint of SF markmckergow.substack.com/p/farewell-t...

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This free online event starts in about 45 minutes! Hope to see you there #SolutionFocus

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Stunning Lowry-esque match programme for Ipswich v Man Utd (liberated from the other place)

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I'm doing a live UKASFP video call with Paul Z Jackson this coming Tuesday 7pm UK time about the new edition of The Solutions Focus book, why now, what's changed and how #solutionfocused people can get into print. Host will be Martin Buckley. Open to all, free to register at lnkd.in/eEUpcYK3

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Great podcast chaps. Keep it up!

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I’m starting a drinking game for listening to #AndColossallyThatsHistory… Matt or Richard say someone was “quick” - one drink. “Very quick” - two drinks. And if Matt says “Quick - very quick” (as he did about Gilles Villeneuve) then it’s down in one! 😁

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Now with @meeshmi.bsky.social from SA Glasgow (and 2025 conference organiser!)

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I have put together a Starter Pack for Sunday Assemblies and people connected with the Sunday Assembly movement. If you know of others, please let me know! #SundayAssembly go.bsky.app/6PV77E9

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

💥 NEWS! 💥 Delighted to announce that we have TWO new Presidents at European Movement UK: Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve Our former President, Michael Heseltine stepped down at the AGM this weekend. Onwards and definitely upwards! www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...

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Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve join forces as new European Movement Co-Presidents

Caroline Lucas and Rt Hon Dominic Grieve KC have been unveiled as the new Co-Presidents of European Movement UK, the country’s fastest-growing pro-European organisation

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Jenny Clarke @jennyclarke.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I’m a refugee from X looking forward to better conversations here. Let’s listen to each other and be respectful here.

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Mark McKergow @markmckergow.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Good thanks Elliott. I’m waiting for enough SF people to appear here so I can set up a Starter Pack

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