Christine Lau
@ceelau.bsky.social
Eternal optimist #GCDigital #GCServices #GC #PublicService #Accountability #Results #Ottawa
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Christine Lau
@ceelau.bsky.social
· Jan 3
Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here’s why it still resonates | RCI
Principle named after B.C. educator was created as satire but has long been part of business lexicon
ici.radio-canada.ca
Interesting.
"Some organizations, she says, have tried to tackle the Peter Principle problem by focusing less on a worker's past performance and more on their potential. " #leadership
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
"Some organizations, she says, have tried to tackle the Peter Principle problem by focusing less on a worker's past performance and more on their potential. " #leadership
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
On our way to Tremblant (on highway 5) and the sun was like an egg yolk. #outaouais #gatineau
March 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
On our way to Tremblant (on highway 5) and the sun was like an egg yolk. #outaouais #gatineau
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Montreal's distinctive circular payphone booths live on at Central Station although they have been purged from the airport (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri X)
January 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Montreal's distinctive circular payphone booths live on at Central Station although they have been purged from the airport (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri X)
Reposted by Christine Lau
Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
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Pour one out for the US Digital Service.
This amazing team was founded during the Obama administration. They convinced some of the best and brightest minds in tech, to give up wealth and RSUs and free lattes, to dedicate their professional lives to service.♥️👍🏿
It just got renamed to DOGE.
This amazing team was founded during the Obama administration. They convinced some of the best and brightest minds in tech, to give up wealth and RSUs and free lattes, to dedicate their professional lives to service.♥️👍🏿
It just got renamed to DOGE.
January 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Pour one out for the US Digital Service.
This amazing team was founded during the Obama administration. They convinced some of the best and brightest minds in tech, to give up wealth and RSUs and free lattes, to dedicate their professional lives to service.♥️👍🏿
It just got renamed to DOGE.
This amazing team was founded during the Obama administration. They convinced some of the best and brightest minds in tech, to give up wealth and RSUs and free lattes, to dedicate their professional lives to service.♥️👍🏿
It just got renamed to DOGE.
Muting all the bad words
January 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Muting all the bad words
January 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Un petit -18°C à Gatineau ce matin. Bonne journée.
#ottawa #gatineau #photography #weather #stormhour #shareyourweather #sunrise
#ottawa #gatineau #photography #weather #stormhour #shareyourweather #sunrise
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Un petit -18°C à Gatineau ce matin. Bonne journée.
#ottawa #gatineau #photography #weather #stormhour #shareyourweather #sunrise
#ottawa #gatineau #photography #weather #stormhour #shareyourweather #sunrise
Interesting.
"Some organizations, she says, have tried to tackle the Peter Principle problem by focusing less on a worker's past performance and more on their potential. " #leadership
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
"Some organizations, she says, have tried to tackle the Peter Principle problem by focusing less on a worker's past performance and more on their potential. " #leadership
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here’s why it still resonates | RCI
Principle named after B.C. educator was created as satire but has long been part of business lexicon
ici.radio-canada.ca
January 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Interesting.
"Some organizations, she says, have tried to tackle the Peter Principle problem by focusing less on a worker's past performance and more on their potential. " #leadership
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
"Some organizations, she says, have tried to tackle the Peter Principle problem by focusing less on a worker's past performance and more on their potential. " #leadership
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
I made a lot of sandwiches for NYE!
January 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I made a lot of sandwiches for NYE!
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Whiteness is a credential.
But these folks have used propaganda and force to convince lots of people that this result is "meritocracy."
But these folks have used propaganda and force to convince lots of people that this result is "meritocracy."
White men make up 30 percent of America
White men make up 100 of GOP leadership
White men make up 100 of GOP leadership
December 14, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Whiteness is a credential.
But these folks have used propaganda and force to convince lots of people that this result is "meritocracy."
But these folks have used propaganda and force to convince lots of people that this result is "meritocracy."
Reposted by Christine Lau
Good stuff in the Pat McFadden speech about public sector reform. Test and learn / accepting uncertainty in particular.
But 'tour of duty' construct is deeply unhelpful for anyone looking to build a career in government, as I wrote pre-election about my experience:
richardpope.org/blog/2024/03...
But 'tour of duty' construct is deeply unhelpful for anyone looking to build a career in government, as I wrote pre-election about my experience:
richardpope.org/blog/2024/03...
Digital talent and precariousness in government
Digital talent and precariousness in government - Richard Pope
richardpope.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Good stuff in the Pat McFadden speech about public sector reform. Test and learn / accepting uncertainty in particular.
But 'tour of duty' construct is deeply unhelpful for anyone looking to build a career in government, as I wrote pre-election about my experience:
richardpope.org/blog/2024/03...
But 'tour of duty' construct is deeply unhelpful for anyone looking to build a career in government, as I wrote pre-election about my experience:
richardpope.org/blog/2024/03...
We are so behind in supporting women in the workplace www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why work-life balance still isn't working for women, especially moms | CBC News
A new poll provides fresh numbers to illustrate what many exhausted working women have been reporting for decades — work-life balance isn't exactly working out for them. The U.S. report that mirrors Canadian data suggests competing demands of work and home are part of the problem.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2024 at 1:54 AM
We are so behind in supporting women in the workplace www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Reposted by Christine Lau
December 8, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Been thinking a lot about material theories of technological change in govt of late. Going to dig more into this. via @vgr.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/contrapt...
As Above, So Garage
Hermetic tinkering in unstable times
open.substack.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Been thinking a lot about material theories of technological change in govt of late. Going to dig more into this. via @vgr.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/contrapt...
This explains a lot. I used to have great memory but it can only do so much www.livescience.com/technology/i...
'It explains why our ability to focus has gone to hell': Screens are assaulting our Stone Age brains with more information than we can handle
Modern technology has fundamentally changed how our ancient minds work.
www.livescience.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:18 PM
This explains a lot. I used to have great memory but it can only do so much www.livescience.com/technology/i...
December 8, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Reposted by Christine Lau
December 7, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Accidental picture looks like an action pic. Hanoi bun at Queen Street Market fare.
#Ottawa #OttawaFoodies
#Ottawa #OttawaFoodies
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Accidental picture looks like an action pic. Hanoi bun at Queen Street Market fare.
#Ottawa #OttawaFoodies
#Ottawa #OttawaFoodies
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It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
December 1, 2024 at 3:41 PM
It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
Beer
Just read that coffee wasn’t discovered until 800 AD. How the heck did humanity survive until then?
December 1, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Beer
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C’est sombre en bébitte ce matin. Feels like December!
Bon dimanche.
#ottawa #gatineau #weather #photography
Bon dimanche.
#ottawa #gatineau #weather #photography
December 1, 2024 at 11:51 AM
C’est sombre en bébitte ce matin. Feels like December!
Bon dimanche.
#ottawa #gatineau #weather #photography
Bon dimanche.
#ottawa #gatineau #weather #photography
Hello! First post here. I am on #mastodon as clau@mstdn.ca which I like for its lack of drama. Initially hesitant to join another media but hearing some of you #GCDigital folks are hanging out here.
December 1, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Hello! First post here. I am on #mastodon as clau@mstdn.ca which I like for its lack of drama. Initially hesitant to join another media but hearing some of you #GCDigital folks are hanging out here.