Organisational Anthropologist - specialising in team development and coaching. Making dialogue matter. Thoughts my own.
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Dave Yates retweeted
Jun 11
The power of rail!
The rail industry, and third sector partners, set out on a symbolic journey to promote social mobility as we head towards GBR.
We will positively impact a minimum of 5000 lives a year from less advantaged backgrounds👇
#SocialMobilityDay
Jun 11
⚛️ Yesterday leaders from Network Rail and DfT Operator - the government’s rail owning group - took part in a symbolic rail journey to champion #SocialMobility and inspire the next generation:
➡️ news.wmtrains.co.uk/pressrel…
#STEM #GreatBritishRailways #BigBangFair @WestMidRailway
ALT A male rail industry senior leader standing in a train carriage on the way to Birmingham.
ALT Group photo of rail colleagues standing in front of a train at Birmingham New Street station.
ALT Two colleagues wearing blue Network Rail t-shirts standing at a STEM stall at the Big Bang Fair teaching a group of school pupils about coding.
ALT A woman's hand holding three STEM booklets with Big Bang Fair colleagues in the background.
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Jun 11
Beyond the Away Day: A 90-Day Senior Team Diagnostic That Drives Real Change
linkedin.com/pulse/beyond-aw…
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Jun 11
If relationships are poor, the fanciest operating model is just an expensive diagram. Stop hiding human problems behind process solutions—change the conversation, change the organisation.
(Link in comments 👇)
#OrganisationalDevelopment #CompanyCulture
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Jun 11
I wrote something about assurance in the rail industry and why we need better conversations alongside better systems. linkedin.com/pulse/vicious-c…
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Dave Yates retweeted
May 25
They did, it was called America
May 25
Why don’t the immigrants start their own countries?
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May 31
It's a good start... But it's not a silver bullet
May 31
I promised we would fix our broken railways.
Today Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express return to public ownership. Run for the public good, not private profit.
This Labour government is putting passengers first.
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Dave Yates retweeted
May 29
Govia Thameslink Railway nationalisation: What does it mean? - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3p…
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If my boys grow up to be like Jo and Kush from Race Across the World we will have done something right. They’re a brilliant antidote to Tate-style toxic masculinity: bright, kind, compassionate, emotionally intelligent, grounded, and culturally aware. PROPER role models for boys.
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Dave Yates retweeted
May 24
Mick Lynch on Nigel Farage:
"He's going to unleash a torrent of racism & division.. putting us into the dark ages"
ML calls out the Telegraph:
"The Telegraph seems to be preparing itself to become a fully signed up affiliate of Reform & all the racism & disunity it will cause"
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Dave Yates retweeted
May 18
From Darlington to Devon... here's a selection of 7 case studies of successful local rail partnerships across England.
They show individual stations up to whole programmes of work - demonstrating collaboration between local places and the railway.
urbantransportgroup.org/reso…
ALT A train at a platform in Birmingham.
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Dave Yates retweeted
🚨BREAKING | Andy Burnham confirms he will NOT scrap first-past-the-post before #GE2029
Burnham said electoral reform must be "in a manifesto", and revealed he does NOT back proportional representation, instead praising the non-proportional Supplementary Vote (SV)
Via @itvnews
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Dave Yates retweeted
May 17
🚨 @Lord_Sugar in Sun Times
“Leaving Europe is the worst thing I have experienced in my whole time in business.”
“Johnson and Gove should be in jail. As a chairman I am obliged to tell the truth to my shareholders.”
“If I lie it’s a criminal offence. Politicians lie to the public — their shareholders — and get away with it.”
“All that bullshit about the 350 million quid going to the NHS after Brexit.”
#rejoinEU
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May 15
I just published The Value Is in the Relationship: Why Relational Work Is the Real Work medium.com/p/the-value-is-in…
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Dave Yates retweeted
An unhelpful headline.
This does NOT apply to @Se_Railway 👇
Feb 4
A "do not travel" alert has been sent to passengers in south-east England this morning due to "multiple incidents" on rail lines.
More here: bbc.in/3LTum8y
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Dave Yates retweeted
Jan 7
How brilliant is this. More women in rail please.
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Dave Yates retweeted
Jan 7
Plumstead residents!
Help a local student with my A-Level coursework! What do you really think of our area?
✅ Anonymous ⏱️ Takes only 30 seconds
Survey link: forms.office.com/r/ayRzptBRM…
Please RT! 🔄
#Plumstead #SE18 @BetterPlumstead @PlumsteadSE18
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Dave Yates retweeted
Jan 7
If you could repost so I can get a bigger sample size that would be amazing @MrPlumwich @PlumsteadPunk @Plmstd
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3 Dec 2025
Check out my latest article: Is your leadership team suffering from "Meeting Theater"? linkedin.com/pulse/your-lead… via @LinkedIn
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Dave Yates retweeted
18 Feb 2025
Link to full GBR consultation document is assets.publishing.service.go…
18 Feb 2025
DfT has published GBR consultation. It wants transport secretary setting strategic direction, GBR as directing mind, devolved governments and English mayors influencing and scrutinising, with a railway run for those who use it rather than own it but also run in public interest.
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