David Picton

Eternal quest to live by the realisation that a slower day is not coming ...

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

@CrossCountryUK We’ve been offloaded at Banbury, with no advice on how we go forward from here - what can we do to get to Basingstoke?

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

@DWFireRescue Huge thanks to all the #fireteams who brought it under control - hope you’re all safe after a long day and night … we watched it (very sadly) from Brownsea yesterday afternoon 😿

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

@PaulaSOwen @L1ttleBrownDog @Rebecca_Writer Just can’t wait to see the final version .. will I even recognise that glorious story I first devoured on a train home from up north 😉🐕

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Bring on the #5June 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️yay!

[parkrun UK @parkrunUK]

New research suggests that, contrary to popular belief, the risk of infection is even lower at the start line of events like parkrun, than during the event itself.

Read the press release and full research report
👉 https://t.co/agmUwjiOhx

🌳 #loveparkrun

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

It so is ... and for the many of us who have loved, laughed with and served alongside America for so many years #thereishope

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

It’s a new day in America.

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

@DrPaulaOwen Wonderful news to wake up to .. you trusted the story and stayed true to your belief in it .. “never let a good story get in the way of the truth” 😉 well done you x

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

"I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions" (Stephen Covey)

Facing a #tough #decision or #conversation? Here are 6 things that help #leaders to FACE IT (3-4 min read)
https://t.co/BaaHyKdGT1

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Tough times for so many (of course), but the skewed #alevels2020 algorithm made them worse for 1000s of hardworking young people, wrecking their futures .. the least we can do is sign @nusuk's petition for fair grades on #ALevelResultsDay

Sign here: https://t.co/W9TjsLZNNC

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

@DrPaulaOwen Clearing up the streets AND re-purposing .. my heroine 😻 x

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

"One of life's best #coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem …” (Robert Fulghum)

Quick 6-7 min read here on the 'Slope of Cope' - a simple model that might help to work through the phases of #coping
https://t.co/0NRXltDikY

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Quick #webinar (27 min) on the 'Slope of #Cope' and #buildingresilience - thanks to @PhilLewisHQ and Martin Lucas for asking me to present in their excellent Recession Rebellion series
https://t.co/LvFGTtROZa

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

We can’t be #together, but we’re never alone when we’ve got the ⁦@parkrunUK⁩ family and #Basingstoke #parkrun memories .. #runsafe https://t.co/IfhozHxmEY

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

The #irony that a #tobacco company may yet deliver us a miracle #vaccine - from tobacco, for a disease that attacks the lungs - is just too much for my brain to process .. but I’m keeping everything crossed🤞🏼 https://t.co/4jguFKRbBQ

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Unique #ebook - edited and published in just a week - 60 international authors, and free to #download. Everyone involved giving their time for free and just hoping it helps .. proud to have played a little part #letsresetnormal

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Honoured to play my tiny part in this #global movement for good to pay it forward ... #LetsResetNormal with something #positive that hopefully shines just a little light in tough times - can’t wait to read the rest of the #book ... out tomorrow!

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

A 5-Point daily #checklist (3-4 min read) on what we can do as #leaders, to help and #inspireothers to 'stand' … https://t.co/Mn2mIKmwi8

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Great read from @MMace57 on future #sustainability skills .. thanks for the chance to offer a view with @planamikebarry too 😁

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Great to chair a packed @edie #SLF2020 session on “Building #Partnerships That Work” ... being that challenging ‘critical friend’ is key to #impact

[Jessi Baker MBE 🌱 @jessibaker]

5 lessons on partnerships for #sustainability action for the next decade from Carmel McQuaid, M&S:
1. You don’t have to collaborate on everything
2. Timing is everything
3. Facilitators are heroes
4. Pass the baton
5. Collaborate with other collaborations
#SLF2020 #susleaders20

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

Doomsday Clock has been set backwards and forwards 24 times since 1947, but has “.. never been closer to midnight (100 secs) than it is now ..” (Mary Robinson) #SLF2020

https://t.co/KuVeWW0mVY

[David Picton @DavidPicton]

“Strength lies in our differences, not our similarities" (Stephen
Covey)
A few (hopefully helpful) thoughts, ahead of chairing "building #partnerships" workshop at @edie 2020 #Sustainability Leaders Forum #SLF2020 (2-3 min read)https://t.co/IGZmcxWb8R