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Well, ironic might be a good way to describe this one... UN judge breaks down in tears over slavery charges A United Nations judge was in tears as she was asked about allegations that she deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave. Lydia Mugambe denied the accusations...

Many quit bad bosses, not the job... Why competent workers become incompetent managers Understanding and addressing the factors contributing to certain types of incompetent managers can foster a more effective leadership structure and talent development pipeline. Managers play a crucial role...

27 out of 350... less than 10%. Terrible, but not bad given the situation... 27 hostages killed after hijacked Pakistan train rescue ends in bloodbath Nearly 350 hostages have been rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in...

DND is #1, yay! ;) Many public servants breaking remote work rules, data shows Large numbers of public servants working in the federal government’s three biggest departments aren’t following Ottawa’s three-days-per-week office work rule, federal data shows. The federal government’s latest...

Nope, not even close apparently... Future Wars: Is Germany ready for war? Russia's invasion of Ukraine put Europe on alert and made the continent's biggest economy rethink its military spending. The German military has faced years of cuts, downsizing, and struggles to recruit from a largely...

Merry Christmas Azerbaijan, from Russian AD....

A familiar theme in civvie street too... More than Half of Senior Army Officers Are Turning Down Command Consideration More than half of the Army's senior officers are turning down opportunities to command, choosing instead the stability of staff roles over the high-stakes demands of...

Endex... The Army is dramatically scaling back one of its most generous education benefits, the Credentialing Assistance program known as Army CA, in a bid to rein in costs that could be one of the most consequential shifts in soldiers' benefits in years. Introduced force-wide in 2020, Army CA...

I didn't see this in any Canadian news feeds, which doesn't mean it's not there somewhere. Several of the crew were Canadians... A memorial has been dedicated to a Halifax bomber crew who lost their lives when their plane crashed more than 80 years ago The memorial is a joint project between...

An issue alot of big organizations wrestle with ;) Why We Struggle to Hold Colleagues Accountable Physician-led medical boards rarely took strict disciplinary action against doctors who overprescribed opioids. A new study explores why. Professionals tend to be ineffective at holding their...

Awesome, as long as I don't have to carry it ;)

Are you cultivating enough 'Rudolph Leadership' in your organization? In our study, we coined the term the “Rudolph Effect” to describe how outcasts and unconventional individuals can become key leaders when given opportunities. Like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the term’s namesake, these...

Very sad... Two US Navy members killed after aircraft crashed during training exercise in Washington Two US Navy service members on board a Boeing Jet which crashed during a training flight in Washington on Tuesday have been declared dead. The Boeing EA-18G Growler went down east of Mount...

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As if we needed a report... The clerk of the Privy Council’s report of the Task Team on Values and Ethics in the federal public service was released in December 2023 with limited public attention. It may seem like a wonky, bureaucratic exercise. But it was an important opportunity to think...

We're hitting the democracy ditch, it seems... "Since 1999, the global democracy indicator has been on a clear downward trajectory – presenting a very different picture from the averages depicted in the first graph above. The decline is driven predominantly by the rising economic power of...

Crikey... Gulf War veterans suffering from a debilitating and baffling illness for decades finally have an explanation after world-first Australian research unearthed a likely cause. Gulf War Illness (GWI), also known as Gulf War Syndrome, is a multi-symptomatic disorder that has affected...

Professionals discuss logistics.... 'Fighting Support Companies...' I liked that one ;) "Several thousand 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers were deployed to Poland in February of last year, amid mounting signs of Russia’s intention to invade Ukraine. We were there “to reassure our NATO...

Of course... she's just like Greta Thunberg ;) Jonathan Pedneault resigns from Green Party, leaving Elizabeth May as sole leader The man who ran alongside Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in the hopes of one day becoming the party's co-leader announced on Tuesday he is stepping away from his...