Supply, skills and sustainability: futureproofing procurement for the UK
Supply, skills and sustainability: futureproofing procurement for the UK #Supply #skills #sustainability #futureproofing #procurement
Supply, skills and sustainability: futureproofing procurement for the UK
Supply, skills and sustainability: futureproofing procurement for the UK #Supply #skills #sustainability #futureproofing #procurement
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ 30 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต, ๐'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ.
And here's what I know. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐.
Most organizations fail. Not because they want to, but because they continue to let mediocre behaviors rule their culture.
That's the insight that inspired my two latest books, each tackling innovation and growth from a unique angle.
The first book, "๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ," is not your typical leadership manual. Instead, I wrote it as a playful, satirical mirror held up to reveal the subtle yet pervasive ways teams unknowingly settle for less. Over the years, I've noticed how easy it is for organizations to drift into habits that quietly sabotage their potential, keeping them comfortably but frustratingly average. This book vividly highlights these self-defeating behaviors, enabling you to recognize and steer clear of them.
I dare you to share it with your team, and ask them to identify the behaviors they admit to being guilty of.
Then comes its companion, "๐๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฐ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ: ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ด!" It directly addresses the mindset shifts and practical actions required to break free from those ingrained patterns. It urges you to push beyond your comfort zones, chase bold thinking, embrace calculated risks, and pursue genuine excellence.
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฐ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ต.
Together, these books offer a powerful combination. "๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ" helps pinpoint and understand the hidden reasons teams stall, while "๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ" equips you with strategies and inspiration to overcome these barriers and thrive. I've consistently witnessed that the path to excellence, though challenging, is infinitely more rewarding than settling for less.
Ready to elevate your team's critical thinking, challenge the status quo, and spark meaningful innovation? These books are your starting point.
They're both on Amazon now, and available directly from me.
It's all at **mediocrity.jimcarroll.com**
**#LeadershipDevelopment** **#Innovation** **#TeamBuilding** **#CriticalThinking** **#BusinessStrategy** **#JimCarroll** **#EscapingMediocrity** **#EmbracingMediocrity** **#FutureProofing** **#OrganizationalChange**
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โข Are we building the assets and mitigating the profound risks for that future entity with the same diligence we apply to our own personal 'Future Self'?
Itโs a challenging mandate, but a vital one. What "eliminatory conditions" are you championing today to ensure the success and resilience of your team's or organization's "Future Self"?
#Leadership #StrategicPlanning #FutureProofing #Coaching #CriticalThinking #SelfReflection #FutureSelf
The global health OS is updating: China boosts WHO with $500M as US involvement shifts. Despite some static from RFK Jr., a landmark pandemic treaty just got a massive YES from 124 nations. #WHO #GlobalHealth #FutureProofing
Your future self is your most important teammate.
Todayโs shortcuts are tomorrowโs blockers.
Write code your future self will thank you for.
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Leave meaningful comments
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Name things with intention
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Avoid โjust for nowโ hacks
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Document decisions and reasons
Code ages โ make it age gracefully.
โป Repost to help others level up their career.
โ Join My WhatsApp Channel: https://lnkd.in/g62_G8Gr
#CleanCode #DeveloperMindset #CodeMaintainability #SoftwareCraftsmanship #FutureProofing
New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:
comics.lucentinian.com/7722
#LaughWithAI #VisitNow #FunnyNews #AIHumor #DailyLaughs
Insightful strategies for managing risk and complexity! Emphasizing the importance of innovation and collaboration. #ThreatIntelligence #AI #FutureProofing
https://medium.com/@sanjay.mohindroo66/reduce-risk-and-complexity-a-professional-guide-554329ffb63c
The jobs of tomorrow might not even exist yet. ๐ค๐ As technology, AI, and sustainability reshape industries, how can you ensure your child is prepared for the future? The key lies in future-proofing their education today. ๐ก๐
Learn more about how to set them up for success in a rapidly changing world and securing their future ๐https://zurl.co/jmMH6
#BabyYumYum #BYY #FutureProofing #ChildEducation #TomorrowJobs #SmartParenting #InvestInYourChild #CareerReady
@Old Mutual South Africa
๐งฉ Is your security architecture ready for a decentralized future?
#CyberSecurityMesh #CSMA #enterprisesecurity #decentralizedsecurity #futureproofing #ZeroTrust #cyberarchitecture #wardenshield
@robcornelius @breadandcircuses
And remember to avoid anything about extracting oil or the manufacture of plastics.
#futureproofing
It's not just about cost, there's also keeping historical records. How many public institutions are now relying on proprietary, closed source cloud systems?
Even if they have local backups of the data, without the code, the information will be unreadable in the future.
We owe the future generations of historians a trove of data that was created and kept on open source, self-hosted systems.
If you haven't listened to Fareed Zakaria and @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social yet, I recommend you do. ๐ฝ๏ธ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐ช on Germany, and #futureproofing โก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธ #Deutschland (had to cut mentioning JD Vance off the beginning to fit bsky)
as you can see, there was a time when Germany was the most important car market of Europe, I'm wondering if those times will ever return.. is there any #futureproofing coming? #alwaysbecharging
Mapping Antarctica's Hidden Ice-Free Lands - A Blueprint For Conservation
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https://phys.org/news/2025-01-antarctica-hidden-ice-free-blueprint.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04424-y <-- shared paper / spatial dataset
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#GIS #spatial #inventory #mapping #Antarctic #ecosystems #wilderness #biodiversity #environmental #icefree #landcover #climatechange #humanimpacts #habitat #opendata #bioregional #abiotic #spatialmodel #biogeography #raster #model #modeling #spatialdata #futureproofing
#whatIf agriculture products would be purchased in a way that there would be incentive not to maximize crop but keep it on a sustainable level (taking account the area and environment ofc).
Capping the purchased crop to a certain level would remove the exploitation of soil which keeps the soil good for growing food for a much longer time.
Today, amongst other things, I'm going to have to think about and prepare for migrating off AWS and somewhere else, likely within the UK.
I could be optimistic and pretend that the UK and EU remain in sufficient equilibrium over data but perhaps I shouldn't.
Operationally, I probably only have to have an alternative to DescribeInstances, Fabric2 does the work.
Within the system the big piece is SQS/SNS, and there needs to be an S3 like store.
AI drives workforce innovation, not human obsolescence. It boosts decision-making, a spot Bornet misses. AI makes education and resources more accessible. With learning and reskilling, can we enhance our potential?
#AI #Innovation #Learning #FutureProofing #CareerDevelopment
https://www.paulwelty.com/article-analysis-3-ai-competencies-you-need-now-for-the-future/
Restoring a Rare Commodore 64C: Recapping, Cleaning, and Future-Proofing for Christmas
#C64 #Commodore64C #C64Restoration #RetroGaming #VintageComputers #C64Repair #Recapping #HeatSinks #RetroComputing #DIYRestoration #ClassicComputers #RetroTech #C64Shortboard #KeyboardRestoration #JanBeta #FutureProofing
https://theoasisbbs.com/restoring-a-rare-commodore-64c-recapping-cleaning-and-future-proofing-for-christmas/?feed_id=869&_unique_id=676d6bbb13fe8
As @jomc discusses in this article, Bluesky is not decentralized (at least not yet).
Mastodon is today.
That is why I have been more focused on things here where I have more control of my data, social graph and it is more resistant to single-owner problems.
https://filmmakermagazine.com/128200-joanne-mcneil-bluesky/
#social #networks #media #SocialNetworks #SocialMedia #data #ethics #DataEthics #digital #content #bluesky #mastodon #FutureProofing
It's somewhat surprising that #Elektron mk2 Digitakt and Digitone instruments do not have #USBC #port. Or at least USB-B-to-C #converter cable provided in a box. Probably USB-C is not so prevalent yet but these devices will last for a long time. I would guess updating a connector port would be good for #futureproofing the device. It's not even possible to purchase the converter cable from Elektron, but there are third-party converter cables available, for example UDG sells one with good reviews.