2025-12-29 06:20:33
Radoslaw Sikorski, vice-premier ministre de Pologne : « Le défi de l’UE consiste Š traduire son poids économique en influence et en leadership mondiaux »
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Radoslaw Sikorski, vice-premier ministre de Pologne : « Le défi de l’UE consiste Š traduire son poids économique en influence et en leadership mondiaux »
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Scoop: House Democrats told by leadership not to go to Minnesota (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/29/minnesota-minneapolis-democrats-travel-leadership
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p132#a260128p132
Was that messy Bills press conference really a ‘disaster’? A former owner and GM weigh in https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7004536/2026/01/29/terry-pegula-brandon-beane-keon-coleman-leadership-analysis/
It's fascinating that Apple's leadership now doesn't include design or product people https://www.apple.com/leadership/
Just published 🚀: Leadership from Birds
#leadership
Amy Klobuchar's governor run sets up Senate leadership shakeup (Calen Razor/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/29/congress/amy-klobuchar-senate-leadership-00755417
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p150#a260129p150
From polling and special elections over the past year, we’ve seen two important trends:
Democrats are strongly over-performing in general elections (to the tune of 10-15 points),
and Democratic leadership is incredibly unpopular, even among Democratic voters.
This combination means that there will be a lot of support
— in enthusiasm, money, and votes
— for primary challenges to Democratic incumbents,
and the usual Democratic fretting about electability …
"Australian State Secures Federal Support to Achieve 100% Net Renewables Goal by 2027"
#Australia #Energy #Renewables
Adrian Newey to be team principal (!) at Aston Martin
https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/news/announcement/aston-martin-aramco-announces-changes-to-leadership-structure
EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/eu-touts-climate-leadership-while-undermining-antideforestation-rules-critics-say/
Minor good news for libraries: "A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency"
IMLS is the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which funds leadership training and R&D in libraries in the US. A small % of library funding but important.
but I believe everyone is gone and grants cancelled so not sure what happens if funding returns-- who gets employed?
Everyone on the British left should read this from @meadwaj
"...it is the Greens today who, under the energetic new leadership of Zack Polanski, are setting the pace. Given the uncertainties of the Your Party narrative, it is the Greens who will continue to step up and set that pace. They are, as I have said, the leading force on the English left."
"[The leadership of other left forces] ave a serious responsibility not to get in the way of this advance"
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From 350.org
Today, we're releasing a report card that lays out where the federal NDP leadership candidates land on our key climate action demands.
The good news is that each of the 5 leadership candidates expressed enthusiastic support for 4 out of 5 of our demands.
Rob Ashton did not highlight the need to get off of fossil fuels at all.
Seriously, my freelancing has shown me the inner workings of a •lot• of different companies, I’ve heard a lot of corporatespeak in my day, and…this letter from a bunch of Minnesota CEOs —
❝we are calling for an immediate deescalation of tensions❞
❝state, local and federal officials to work together❞
❝find real solutions❞
— is some of the most hollow, tone-deaf, embarrassing, Bristol Type 7 dribble I’ve ever heard from corporate leadership.
https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/open-letter-more-60-ceos-minnesota-based-companies
What We Build — #leadership
For a more comprehensive view of the candidates, the CBC did an article today here:
#NDP #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-leadership-race-membership-deadline-9.7063896
How Former OL Richie Incognito Buried Raiders Leadership https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-how-former-richie-incognito-buried-leadership
For ESA’s mission #Vigil to forecast dangerous space weather, #mpsgoettingen is providing one of the key instruments: Vigil's Photospheric Magnetic Field Imager. Read more about the instrument and the science we plan to do with it here:
Dr. Ralph Abraham has spoken against Covid shots and ended mass vaccination campaigns.
Now he's in a position to make national health decisions.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/controversial-louisi…
Microsoft’s aiding of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians exposes company and its leadership to legal liability
https://glanlaw.org/news/microsofts-aiding-o…
If you're looking for the federal NDP leadership debate in the original French (which, let's be honest, isn't pretty (explaining why almost everyone is switching to English whenever they get the chance)), here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/BHS6DbS8rbg
NFL medical official addresses viral conspiracy theory linking 49ers injuries to electrical substation
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-addresses-49e…
Bravo! Philip Glass withdraws premiere of his Symphony No.15 at Kennedy Center...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/27/philip-glass-withdraws-lincoln-symphony-kennedy-center
Not Just A Hairdresser | Presented By Ally From The Beauty Grail
A podcast about leadership, entrepreneurship, and resilience in the hair and beauty industry, an industry that's been overlooked, underestimated, and blazing a trail for decades, hosted by Ally, founder of The Beauty Grail...
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Just had a visit from Fellesforbundet at the workplace. To be honest, we get a lot of visits from Fellesforbundet since they are located in a building right across the street from my well-adapted industrial company.
Fellesforbundet is a reformist, bureaucratic union affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It is not syndicalist and operates with a hierarchical structure, including elected leadership and regional divisions.
The union primarily negotiates…
NSA cyber directorate gets new acting leadership
https://therecord.media/nsa-cyber-directorate-new-acting-leadership
Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/offshore-fossil-fuel-exploration-jeopardizes-brazils-climate-leadership-study-says/
National Rifle Association's Change on Gun Control in 1970s | TIME #history
“People want software that is fast, modern, but also honest about what it does.”
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
No, you muppet, people want tools that do what…
Nice to see a UK party leader demonstrate some actual compassion and care this Christmas. I'm so fed up with politicians pedaling hate and division trying to pander to terrible racism and xenophobia, trying to pick up the votes of the hateful.
This is what political leadership really is. Not following the right wing media hatred but countering it.
Zack Polanski's Christmas message is less than five minutes.
#green #christmas
Such an important insight:
✅ Machines get smarter by moving faster
✅ Humans get wiser by slowing down
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sometimes-most-radical-act-leadership-doing-nothing-all-murgatroyd-qq1fc
Sources detail a leadership vacuum and staff cuts at the NSA, eroding morale among its analysts and weakening the agency's long-term cyber capabilities (David DiMolfetta/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/11/lea
Cowboys' Stephen Jones praises Brian Schottenheimer for leadership during tragedy https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowbohowboys-stephen-jones-praises-brian-schottenheimer-for-leadership-during-…
👍 Sanders, Warren Help Form Senate Democratic ‘Fight Club’ Challenging Schumer’s Leadership | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-warren-senate-fight-club
European Women’s International Leadership Award 2025
https://europa.blog/de/european-womens-international-leadership-award-2025/
I am being a bit cheeky, but I really do think this is a powerful psychological force that shapes orgs far more than we realize: it can be emotionally damaging to have people tell you “no” or question your ideas, and leadership means getting that •all the time•. People in management / executive positions — who are in fact very much people, all too human — will go to great lengths to protect their own psyches from the injury of pushback.
This is a •powerful• force in orgs.
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"Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says"
#FossilFuels #Brazil #Climate
Walter Koroshetz,
director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
will soon be leaving his role
His departure in the coming days means nearly half the 27 NIH divisions will have interim leaders.
Koroshetz sent an email to NINDS staff late Friday night explaining that a request to reappoint him was denied, adding that his current temporary extension ends Sunday
the future is not a countdown — #climateanxiety
Managers vs Leaders.
#leadership
Trump’s friends controlling TikTok is maybe bad news for the US and US democracy? 🤔
#tiktok
First this...
"AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off."
And then this...
"Firefox will [...] evolve into a modern AI browser."
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/m…
An open letter to Mark Davis on the state of the Las Vegas Raiders https://raiderramble.com/2025/12/28/an-open-letter-to-mark-davis-on-the-state-of-the-las-vegas-raiders/
Carney's speech at Davos yesterday is an entire graduate class in geopolitics. This should be required study for everyone in leadership in every country right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStuQ-TbL9k
The inside beef on how and why the US (a developing gangster state on this evidence) managed to delay Shipping's Big Plan for Decarbonization, What Now? Tristan Smith
#GreenTransition
Episode webpage: https://cleaning-up-leadership-in-the-age-of-climate-change.simplecast.com/episodes/e229-tristan-smith-1JfVRjj3
Kyiv's mismanaged winter: Energy crisis, icy streets expose city leadership failures: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/21/kyivs-mismanaged-winter-energy-crisis.html
Pretty interesting read on MTG. She's running for president?
BOMBSHELL: MTG’s Sudden Exit Blindsides GOP Leadership
#uspol
I agree with @… , and I think this is at root of much of the managerial mania for LLMs.
Having their terrible ideas go unchecked by underlings with expertise is basically crack cocaine for bad org leadership.
1/ https://mastodon.online/@nikitonsky/115792431499413784
Lawyers at the
"Office of the Legal Adviser" at the State Department, worry they will face repercussions if they suggest the administration’s plans could break domestic or international law,
and suspect they may be evaluated based on their apparent loyalty to Donald Trump and his political vision,
not their expertise and judgment, officials said.
They noted that leadership in the office has steadily and atypically become dominated by Trump’s political appo…
Bills leadership roundtable: How coaching and front office changes will impact the team's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6984517/2026/01/20/nfl-bills-coach-leadership-gm-changes-future/
Friday Links 26-03
This week I enjoyed the podcast about Venezuela, the blog post about asking, and the one from Lara Hogan about employees getting stuck.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/01/fr
"What Mozilla leadership has continually demonstrated for the last several years is that they not only fail to understand the values of those who believe in and use the product, but they also have no intention of figuring out a non-parasitic financial basis for the organization to operate."
https://blo…
Live Work More Human
The home of big ideas, bold conversations and brave questions on all things work, life and leadership...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/we-are-human-leaders/
Exclusive: Resignations Continue at Heritage Foundation amid Frustrations with Leadership (Audrey Fahlberg/National Review)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusive-more-staffing-resignations-at-heritage-foundation-amid-continued-frustrations-with-organizations-leadership/amp/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p40#a251222p40
Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell tweeted: "Message to Keir: Do not underestimate the depth of anger people will feel about this disgusting decision. If you think it strengthens you I tell you it will simply hasten your demise. You could have shown magnanimous leadership but instead it’s cowardice."
By-election machinations weaken Keir Starmer and could ultimately push Andy Burnham closer to No 10 - Manchester Evening News
In other news, the Federal NDP leadership debate is starting at 4PM PST! Get the link by rsvp here. There is one Fediverse connected candidate @…
Tangle Johnston from Vancouver Island!
#ndp #fediverse #canpoli #cdnpoli
Internal memo: Hark, the new AI lab from Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, backed by $100M of his own capital, has hired 30 engineers from Apple, Meta, and others (Rocket Drew/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/hark-hires-leadership-apple-meta
European Women’s International Leadership Award 2025
#brussels
If you’re a mediocre manager / executive / admin / leader, what this feels like is •you• have a brilliant idea that will fix things or save a bazillion dollars or boost the metrics or whatever, but all these annoying underling keep telling you that you can’t do that for reasons that you don’t understand and that make no sense to you and you suspect they’re kind of making up.
And you keep saying “Can’t you just…” and they keep giving these confusing gobbledygook answers and the result is that your brilliant leadership cannot come to fruition.
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Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/shooting-minneapolis-protests-ice-immigration-lawsuit-5bd12d70d3c76bfe5eacd802ce7480a7
http://www.memeorandum.com/260126/p163#a260126p163
https://www.wsj.com/tech/israeli-spyware-maker-nso-gets-new-owners-leadership-and-seeks-to-mend-reputation-166ac50e
Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks to Mend Reputation
We asked Ndamukong Suh to read the best stories about himself. Watch him react https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911497/2025/12/23/ndamukong-suh-nfl-leadership-stories-teammates/
If you missed it, here's last night's federal NDP leadership debate on Palestine organized by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East.
#cdnpoli
Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Shakes Up Immigration Crackdown Leadership (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/27/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota?unlocked_article_code=1.HlA.DD3c.MunnG7AkYcgM&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p41#a260127p41
The Starmer control freaks shoot selves in the foot. Again!
Andy Burnham's bid to return as MP blocked by Labour ruling body - BBC News
#UKPol
Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale Calls For Return To Public Hangings: "Bring Back Masculine Leadership" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/12/palantir-co-founder-joe-lonsdale-calls-for-return-to-public-hangings-bring-back-masculine-leadership/
Well it sure does sound like Eugen exited for a measly €1M and Mastodon is left with the co-founder of Twitter in a leadership position. I mean, is it too much to ask for for the alternatives to not be run by the same people who built the things they purport to be an alternative to? I guess we should count ourselves lucky it’s not Elon Musk. 🤷♂️ http…
Angered by the Democratic leadership’s fecklessness and lack of a bold vision for the future,
a group of senators including Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
has formed an alliance to push back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the party’s campaign arm ahead of next year’s critical midterm elections.
The “Fight Club” is pressing the Democratic Party to
“embrace candidates willing to challenge entrenched corporate interests,
Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn (Jonathan Wosen/STAT)
https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/nih-neurological-disorders-stroke-institute-director-koroshetz-ousted/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251227/p33#a251227p33
Leadership Spotlight By Tradewind Australia
We know that the strength of the social services sector lies in its people - not only the dedicated professionals on the frontline, but also the leaders who guide organisations with vision, empathy, and determination...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.
Q&A with Blizzard President Johanna Faries on company staff bonus transparency, working under Xbox leadership, restoring the NetEase partnership, and more (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)
Tom Brady explains Patriots QB Drake Maye's best quality ahead of AFC Championship: 'Leadership is humility'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/tom-brady-drake…
My message to Senators:
❝The correct amount of funding for not just ICE but the •entire Department of Homeland Security• is zero. ZERO. You heard me: the entire agency. Under current leadership, it is off the rails. It is dangerous. It it a menace.
“More training” is a pathetic non-answer; that just means more money. These murderers are trained; they are just monsters. Don’t say “better oversight.” Don’t say “more reforms.” Pull the rug. Switch it off. • Shut • it • down • NOW •
If you have to shut down every airport in the country because the TSA budget is in there too, then you shut down every damned airport in the country. If you have to shut down the federal government again, you shut it down. Your inaction is sleepwalking the country into civil war. SHUT. IT. DOWN.❞
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The SEC's decision to dismiss its lawsuit against SolarWinds and its CISO, Tim Brown, was met with immediate and widespread joy across the cybersecurity leadership community.
But experts say CISOs should start shoring up their internal defenses in case the policy or legal winds shift again.
Check out my latest CSO piece on what the decision means for CISOs. Many thanks to Joe Sullivan, Gadi Evron, Diana Kelley and Cara Peterman for their insights.
What CISOs should know…
Adapting to change is a crucial skill for any leader.
This involves recognizing what the system needs in each situation, and meeting that need whether or not your authority is formally acknowledged.
How do you adapt your leadership style?
https://www.brichapman.com/p/leading-by-co
I appreciate the NDP leadership debate on Palestine, organized by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, happening now.
https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2026_01_19_ndp
It's the last day to sign up as an NDP member and be able to participate in the Leadership contest.
I want to take this moment to make a pitch for Tanille Johnston.
@…
It's not just because she's on #SocialBC 😊, and understands #DigitalSovereignty. 💪
It's not just because she's a Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ woman, boots-on-the-ground social worker, #health worker, and City Councillor.
It's not just because she wants #UBI for all Canadians.
It's because she's the future of the #NDP, and of #Canada.
She is a bright light in a dark time. She gets it, all of it. She's smart and tenacious and she works really really hard.
There are a number of great candidates for Leader of the NDP, but I think Tanille is one of the best. She's the 'dark horse' to use one of those outdated terms that pundits love.
Join up and participate in what will be one of the most important leadership races in NDP history... at probably the most consequential moment for Canada since WWII.
Click the link, check out her bio, then hit Donate to sign up for a membership tonight.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #NDP #VoteTanille #Leadership
Not Just Leadership
Honest conversations with guests from Australia, the Pacific and Latin America, looking at the personal side of leadership: identity, values, challenges and growth...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/not-just-l…
Why a simple act of appreciation explains Mike Vrabel’s leadership style https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6879941/2025/12/12/mike-vrabel-patriots-hugs-leadership/
Trump to POLITICO: 'It's time to look for new leadership in Iran' (Sophia Cai/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/17/trump-to-politico-its-time-to-look-for-new-leadership-in-iran-00735528
http://www.memeorandum.com/260117/p26#a260117p26
the future is not a countdown — #climate
'There's an energy and a competitive spirit to Stef': Why Diggs has boosted Patriots https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46886093/new-england-patriots-stefon-diggs-leadership
Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors
The Trump administration has recalled more than two dozen
career diplomats from ambassador positions and other senior posts around the world
as it works to enforce adherence with Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
The directive has infuriated State Department personnel
who say it will leave key embassies without critical leadership
and may effectively end the careers of many ambass…
Trump is showing the world the U.S. is 'back,' Scott Bessent tells CNBC as Greenland tensions ratchet up (Lucy Handley/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/trump-greenland-bessent-leadership-denmark-davos.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p42#a260120p42
Poillievre's shrinking caucus made it to the BBC. It might be an interesting leadership review in January, but I honestly don’t see anyone else ready to step into his position if he was forced into a leadership race.
"Polling shows Poilievre remains popular with the majority of Conservatives, though that margin is shrinking. An Angus Reid poll released on Thursday revealed 58% of recent Conservative voters back Poilievre, down from 68% in August.”
#CanPoli #CPC #CdnPoli
Arthur Blank addresses regime change, aims for 'leadership' that gets Falcons to 'next level' https://www.nfl.com/news/arthur-blank-addresses-regime-change-aims-for-leadership-that-gets-falcons-to-next-level
Here’s roughly what I told my US Senators:
“I am a resident of Minneapolis, which for the last 6 weeks has been a kind of hell. I am begging you, begging you, to do everything in your power to •stop funding this hell•.
The Department of Homeland Security has become a dangerous rogue organization. Dangerous! The correct amount of funding for the DHS under its current leadership — yes, you heard me, the •entire• DHS — is zero. ZERO.
I consider every dollar above that to be a concession. Fight.”
One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election
-- after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable and privacy-preserving voting system.
The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) said Friday that the votes were submitted and tallied using Helios,
an open source voting system that uses peer-reviewed cryptography to cast and count votes in a verifiable, con…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautioned Europe in a speech at Davos,
accusing leaders of being in “Greenland mode”
as they waited for leadership from Donald Trump on Ukraine and other geopolitical crises
rather than taking action themselves.
“Just last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words
-- Europe needs to know how to defend itself,”
Zelenskyy said in a speech at the World Economic Forum.
“A year has passed, and nothing has changed.”
He…
JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON MOTION TO TABLE H.RES.939 (Julius Washington/Congressman Hakeem Jeffries)
https://jeffries.house.gov/2025/12/11/joint-leadership-statement-on-motion-to-table-h-res-939/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p92#a251211p92
The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, which oversees public buildings,
is investigating leadership at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for what he says are
"millions in lost revenue, luxury spending, and preferential treatment for Trump allies."
The committee's ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter outlining the claims to Kennedy Center president, Richard Grenell.
Gre…
13 Republicans defy GOP leadership, vote with Dems to advance repeal of Trump order on federal unions (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/13-republicans-defy-gop-leadership-vote-dems-advance-repeal-trump-order-federal-unions
http://www.memeorandum.com/251210/p131#a251210p131
Elected leaders can tackle some of the biggest problems facing the nation
— energy supply in the age of artificial intelligence and affordable health care amid surging prices
— despite the partisan dysfunction stalling governance at the federal level.
As chairman of the Western Governors' Association, Utah governor Spencer Cox and governors from Arizona, Idaho, Hawaii and Montana explored solutions to these challenges during discussions withq Donald Trump's top advi…
'Terrifying abuses of power': Judge hears arguments over leadership arrangement at New Jersey prosecutor's office (Ry Rivard/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/abuse-of-power-new-jersey-prosecutors-office-00745493
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p121#a260123p121
The White House on Thursday emailed HHS leadership asking for the resignation of a top aide to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary whom he had sought to promote, according to two administration officials granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive personnel matter.
Makary pushed back on the request to force policy and research staffer Sanjula Jain-Nagpal out of the agency, officials told POLITICO.
“She is an employee at the FDA, and that has not changed,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon sai…