Sam Dick

Strategic Communications & Business Partnering Lead. Supporting strategic change programmes & passionate about employee voice & engagement. Views are mine only.

[Faculty of STEM, The Open University @OU_STEM]

Want to see this clever boy turn on the lights? No, we don’t have sunstroke, he is a special guest at Prof Clara Mancini’s inaugural lecture!

Join us now! https://t.co/LnqbIR0NBb

[Helene Murphy @HPMurphy]

VIP guest at @OpenUniversity Professor Clara Mancini's inaugural lecture #OUTalks #OUResearch

[Helene Murphy @HPMurphy]

Join online. It's just starting: https://t.co/JWuVwV9o9Z #OUTalks #OUResearch

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

Wow loving the exploration of different consent types for animal participation in research. #OUTalks

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

So excited to hear Professor Clara Mancini talk at @OpenUniversity tonight on why we need to design technology for and with animals #OUTalks

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

@icey_mark Wow, absolutely wonderful!

[Fi Tomas @fi_tomas_]

“I wanted to set that precedent, for people to go, ‘She’s pregnant, but she’s still showing up." Stoked to feature Bristol Bears' Abbie Ward on our cover this month. She opens up about navigating pregnancy as a pro rugby player & her postpartum recovery after having baby Hallie💫

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

Fantastic session with @ZenaEverett1 yesterday on working smarter! My key takeaways:
* it's in your gift to change how you work
* email less & talk more
* do the big things, not the small things
*plan time to avoid distractors

....so much more & already reading the book!

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

New read and loving it so far!
#LearnEveryday

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

@KatMerchant14 It's so easy for me to say 'try not to let it get to you' when words can really hurt. You're an amazing role model for girls & women on so many different levels. If they can't see that, then I feel sorry for them for more than just their ignorance & judgement. Be you #YouRock

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

Can't wait!!

[The Open University @OpenUniversity]

A series seven years in the making.

Don't miss the return of 'Planet Earth' for its third edition, this Sunday at 18:15 on BBC One.

Discover more about The Open University's involvement in co-producing this landmark @BBC series: https://t.co/R8dYy2sTU2

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

This really resonates with me

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Change fatigue - where an overwhelming number of change initiatives means people feel a sense of exhaustion, passive resistance & apathy toward change - is a growing problem in many organisations. Strategies for leaders:
1) Connect the dots: knit change initiatives together in a meaningful way to show how they're driving key priorities & how different change efforts may augment each other.
2) Truly prioritise: identify key priorities & show the trade-offs that are being made in making these choices.
3) Build and activate a network: engage a broader network of people who support the direction & who will jump in and help.
https://t.co/ihm06o6YnT Via @KotterInc

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Being a leader of change means challenging the status quo. This can be tough. People have a "status quo bias". Behavioural economists tell us the fear of what might be lost is twice as strong as the hope of what might be gained. The more we are invested in something, the harder it is to abandon it. Strategies to challenge the status quo:
1) Take time to understand why/how things are as they are currently; be curious.
2) Start small, try out/test new ways of working and take things step by step.
3) Communicate your change vision effectively, backed up by data, framed in a way that resonates with people.
4) Be open to having your own ideas challenged.
5) Celebrate small wins & foster a culture of continuous improvement.
https://t.co/YQbvK3D2E0 By @ridhimagupta. Graphic: @thedecision_lab

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

@Katie__Macaulay @pfizer I just wanted to say how much I loved this episode! Curiosity and restlessness as values really resonated with me.

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

"The courage to start.
The discipline to focus.
The confidence to figure it out.
The patience to know progress is not always visible.
The persistence to keep going, even on the bad days.

That's the formula."

— @shaneparrish

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

OMG, the best thing I've watched this year. Absolutely brilliant!! #Deadloch

[England Rugby @EnglandRugby]

Abby Dow’s amazing try against Canada is up for 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🤩

You can vote for her here 👉 https://t.co/skFerEC2U6

[Rocky Clark MBE @RockyClark_1]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿It wasn’t meant to be but @englandrugbyleague women’s team u can hold your heads up high and reflect upon a fantastic journey that captured the ❤️’s of thousands

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿It’s so important we capitalise on the momentum in womens sport and womens rugby to take the game to a new level

[Sam Dick @sam_d]

Wow!!! #RedRoses

[Hannah Steele @Steele_knickers]

My daughter's homework this week was to write about her hero! @AlexMatthews03 @EnglandRugby #RedRoses

[Rocky Clark MBE @RockyClark_1]

🏉The nation has been inspired and the growth of women’s rugby is on a fast trajectory

📺Viewing figures reached a peak audience of 1.7million in the @rugbyworldcup final between @BlackFerns & @EnglandRugby

🗓Roll on the next World Cup, only 3 years away in England