Progressives and technocrats believe that evidence is enough to win arguments. But there are other, darker, ‘truths’ Progressives evidence faces other, ‘truths’

Permanent exclusion is on the rise. Is it being used with good reason and to good effect, or is it an ineffective sticking plaster?

Progressives and technocrats believe that evidence is enough to win arguments. But there are other, darker, ‘truths’ Progressives evidence faces other, ‘truths’

Permanent exclusion is on the rise. Is it being used with good reason and to good effect, or is it an ineffective sticking plaster?

Progressives and technocrats believe that evidence is enough to win arguments. But there are other, darker, ‘truths’ Progressives evidence faces other, ‘truths’

Making it pro as a referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player. That doesn’t stop this corps of exacting, self-serious officials from trying.

Progressives and technocrats believe that evidence is enough to win arguments. But there are other, darker, ‘truths’ Progressives evidence faces other, ‘truths’

The Chief Medical Officer's report highlights the challenges we face in preparing for a healthier ageing society.

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All leaders—from new managers to seasoned executives—must delegate tasks to free up time and attention for the big-picture work their more-senior roles demand. But too often leaders find themselves caught in the weeds of execution. This article helps leaders determine which work to keep and which is better left to a team member. Then it identifies four challenges that stop even those who know how to delegate from doing it successfully: (1) an addiction to the dopamine hit of easy productivity, (2) a disinclination to reject requests for help, (3) a desire to meet their own bosses’ or clients’ unmanaged expectations, and (4) a misunderstanding of what “work” should mean for a manager. Drawing on research and two decades of experience advising senior leaders, the author offers concrete recommendations for overcoming each challenge. Even for leaders with the best of intentions, overcoming these challenges will take time. However, if you stick with it and learn to delegate effectively, you’ll get much more out of your team members—and yourself, as a developer of talent and as a big-picture, strategic thinker.

Caviar, counterculture, and the cult of Stalin reborn

In 1908, a small Scottish whaling ship was wrecked in the Arctic waters between Greenland and Canada. The crew became trapped with a community of Inuit on a frozen archipelago. They had little food or shelter, and winter was approaching. Facing frostbite and starvation, a young seaman set off with his Inuit friends on a hundreds-of-miles journey across broken ice floes, vast glaciers, and berg-filled seas on an epic quest to find help.