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tonicb

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About tonicb

I work at the intersection of tech, policy and politics. I write a weekly newsletter and co-host & produce a podcast.

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    I'm adopting Toni "The friend" from now on. It has a good ring to it. We certainly didn't make things easy by calling our podcast "Another Podcast" and yes I agree with you - altho…

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    Thanks for recommending the podcast - we've actually got an episode coming out tomorrow around the topic of pulling such a presentation together. Hope you enjoy it. Toni (aka 'the …

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    I couldn't agree more with you. Too often we expect the same outcome when throwing people into a new environment, and without clear processes, expectations...

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    Biggest mistake(s) you made managing a remote team

    I'm in the middle of writing a four-part Remote Guide (because the world clearly needed another one). I really wanted to dig into this phenomenon and put it into a wider context. P…

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    Thanks for sharing and some good insights in there. I actually had never heard of thehtime.com - so this was definitely a new discovery for me.

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    Now this is something that has been in my mind for some while now. I actually think this lack of understanding goes far beyond these two groups. There is a lack of understanding, b…

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    I know exactly what you mean. As a product of the european Union - born in France, grew up in both France and Belgium, studied in the UK, France and Belgium, but British by passpor…

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    I don't think the number of days (less or more) is what will make the different. As humans we are almost always going to complain about wanting more or less of something. I know th…

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    I love this question so much and have been thinking about it for the past few days (especially as I just put out a four-part guide on remote work). Here are a few stories I picked …

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    what is the something in this context if not data?

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    because you are a non-partisan software? I agree with the 'getting into trouble piece' I think. I don't see how being non-partisan gets you into more trouble or would increase thos…

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    I would be curious to know if you would expect these companies to be partisan too? And if not, why?

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    Really interesting point here. Although, there is a little more nuance needed and this is one of the big issues plaguing the campaigning software space - not all are created for th…