Allon Shevat אלון שבט
@allonshevat.bsky.social
Avid reader, dog lover, centrist, secular, OD consultant, blogger, father of Amir and Sarai, grandfather of מאיה, מיקה, רונה, יונתן ודניאל. Not patient but getting better.
Trilingual but screw up m and f in French. I detest Netanyahu.
Trilingual but screw up m and f in French. I detest Netanyahu.
Often one looks at the top and we ask, “how did s/he get there?” Political skills are often the answer. And you may never see the top without political savvy.
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Initiation to Organizational Politics and Sex Education in the 1950’s-Updated
The ways and means that managers learn about organizational politics today reminds me of sex education in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. All my friends thought my Dad was a liberal when he gave me ...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Often one looks at the top and we ask, “how did s/he get there?” Political skills are often the answer. And you may never see the top without political savvy.
www.blog.gr2010.com/organization...
www.blog.gr2010.com/organization...
What have the Danes done right so as to differentiate themselves from a world which is slowly descending into a pit of horrendous dysfunction? THAT is something to think about.
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
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Denmark triggers deep thought
Most societies have quirks. In Uganda, everything moves at a snail’s pace, so the easiest task can take days on end. Recently it took me 3 months to dry clean a hat. In Thailand, people will tel...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
What have the Danes done right so as to differentiate themselves from a world which is slowly descending into a pit of horrendous dysfunction? THAT is something to think about.
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
The Danes (1) are, or (2) are doing, something very very much better than all of us. Maybe one, maybe both.
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
Denmark triggers deep thought
Most societies have quirks. In Uganda, everything moves at a snail’s pace, so the easiest task can take days on end. In Thailand, people will tell you anything that will keep you feeling happy, ...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Danes (1) are, or (2) are doing, something very very much better than all of us. Maybe one, maybe both.
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
Denmark triggers deep thought
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
Denmark triggers deep thought
Most societies have quirks. In Uganda, everything moves at a snail’s pace, so the easiest task can take days on end. In Thailand, people will tell you anything that will keep you feeling happy, ...
www.blog.gr2010.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Denmark triggers deep thought
www.blog.gr2010.com/denmark-trig...
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RIP, dear lad
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
RIP, dear lad
2019-2026
Georges RIP
Georges RIP
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
2019-2026
Georges RIP
Georges RIP
Thanks Fiona
I’m so sorry, Allon. George was the best.
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thanks Fiona
George 2009-2025
RIP, my sweet boy
RIP, my sweet boy
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
George 2009-2025
RIP, my sweet boy
RIP, my sweet boy
Reposted by Allon Shevat אלון שבט
הי. נסיעה שלישית לחו״ל השנה, מדברת עברית ברחוב כל הזמן, לא טורחת להמציא שקר כששואלים מאיפה אני, מן הסתם שעוד לא הורדתי את התגים מהמזוודה. לא ראיתי תגובה שלילית אחת, אבל מישהו (זר) אמר ״שלום״ באופן רנדומלי ברחוב.
October 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
הי. נסיעה שלישית לחו״ל השנה, מדברת עברית ברחוב כל הזמן, לא טורחת להמציא שקר כששואלים מאיפה אני, מן הסתם שעוד לא הורדתי את התגים מהמזוודה. לא ראיתי תגובה שלילית אחת, אבל מישהו (זר) אמר ״שלום״ באופן רנדומלי ברחוב.
Bullying middle managers in acquisitions (aka mergers)
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Bullying middle managers in acquisitions (aka mergers)
After an acquisition, the bean counters step aside and the value they hoped to create often starts falling apart. There are many possible reasons for that; in this post I want to address one salient r...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Bullying middle managers in acquisitions (aka mergers)
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Kol kelb biji yomo-every dog's (final) days comes, one of our Yemenite nerds told be, before he was deported back to Sa'ana for working without a visa in the framework of our Diversity Plan 2025, aka, "Give everyone a Chance"
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/10/lets...
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/10/lets...
Let's rewrite the ten commandments, in line with being in lockstep with current megatrends
A blog about HR, leadership and organization life, starring the first lady of HR, Gloria Ramsbottom-Lemieux
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October 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Kol kelb biji yomo-every dog's (final) days comes, one of our Yemenite nerds told be, before he was deported back to Sa'ana for working without a visa in the framework of our Diversity Plan 2025, aka, "Give everyone a Chance"
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/10/lets...
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/10/lets...
During due diligence, you learn less than 30% of what you’re acquiring.
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
Lessons from due diligence and post merger integration
I’ve had the privilege of working on both human due diligence before acquisitions and post-merger integration projects. Here’s what I’ve learned along the way—headlines only, because each is a ...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
During due diligence, you learn less than 30% of what you’re acquiring.
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
During due diligence, you learn less than 30% of what you’re acquiring.
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after the deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after the deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
Lessons from due diligence and post merger integration
I’ve had the privilege of working on both human due diligence before acquisitions and post-merger integration projects. Here’s what I’ve learned along the way—headlines only, because each is a ...
www.blog.gr2010.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
During due diligence, you learn less than 30% of what you’re acquiring.
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after the deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
Every company has a reason it’s being sold—and you might not know it until after the deal closes.
Talk to executives who have left target company; they often tell the real story.
www.blog.gr2010.com/lessons-from...
Working from home deprives management of the outer accoutrements of power. Their larger office, parking spot, and various gadgets all disappear. Everything that visually separates them from the mob is wiped out by working from home.
www.blog.gr2010.com/its-not-hard...
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It’s not hard to understand why “working from home” is losing ground so quickly
“Working from home” is losing ground as an alternative to on-site presence; it is not hard to understand why. Really, it’s not rocket science. But common sense is not so common-so I ...
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September 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Working from home deprives management of the outer accoutrements of power. Their larger office, parking spot, and various gadgets all disappear. Everything that visually separates them from the mob is wiped out by working from home.
www.blog.gr2010.com/its-not-hard...
www.blog.gr2010.com/its-not-hard...
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Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
August 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
Software, by its very nature, is half-baked. It takes years to mature—like a banana. Most clients, bless their hearts, lack the mindset or technical sophistication to appreciate our work
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/06/meet...
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/06/meet...
Outdated fluff
A blog about HR, leadership and organization life, starring the first lady of HR, Gloria Ramsbottom-Lemieux
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Software, by its very nature, is half-baked. It takes years to mature—like a banana. Most clients, bless their hearts, lack the mindset or technical sophistication to appreciate our work
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/06/meet...
ramsbottom-lemieux.blogspot.com/2025/06/meet...