April 2013
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Summer 2013 One day Courses: Wales and South West
Develop yourself and become a better leader on one of our courses this summer.
Becoming a 21st Century ADAPTIVE LEADER – Heighten your leadership ability to enable and empower your people, drive innovation, and facilitate crucial connections between people, initiatives and opportunities.
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Introduction to Mission Critical Intervention...
February 2013
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We have the best public sector core values in the...
These are seminal times. Public Sector organisations are facing an unprecedented period of change with challenges that are beyond party politics, beyond management versus trade union, and beyond manager versus worker. Despite austerity measures and thousands of job losses the National Debt continues to rise. Public Sector Debt increased last year by £111,000,000,000. Throughout December it rose by...
January 2013
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December 2012
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Industrial Age Machine to Digital Age Living...
TRANSFORMATION PRESENTATION: If you are interested in transforming your organisation, harnessing its full innovative potential, and making it more agile and naturally adaptive, then come along to this inspirational talk by John Dew OBE.
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The event will be held at the Atrium in Cardiff on the 30th of January 2013. You can also read more about...
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Season’s Greetings and a message of “hope and...
“Reflecting on the last year so much has happened. For Dew Cadre we have undertaken global research that has culminated in the finalisation of our second major publication “A Guide to Mission Critical Intervention Teams”. The book will be available for purchase in January 2013.
Across our country, 2012 was a year of National Pride, as we celebrated Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond...
November 2012
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EVENT: Re-engineering your organisation’s DNA
Your organisation is a living, breathing, evolving organism just like anything found in the natural world. A large percentage of DNA is standard across the entire natural world but how it is ‘read’ (transcribed) is what dictates the differences that make a species uniquely suited to its success. Organisations can be seen in the same way.
The DNA of any organism is what defines it as an entity and...
September 2012
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Like vital North Sea oil reserves it is time to...
Many people are increasingly of the view that our public servants are incapable of innovation and of thinking beyond their own self-interest especially when it comes to the challenges we now face in a time of sustained austerity. Recent headlines about strike action reinforces that perception for some and can extend to people thinking that those in the public sector are incapable of radical...
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Thoughts and Analysis: Trade Unions instigate...
Dew Cadre has commented in the past on the important role of Trade Unions (TUs) in the Public Sector and paid tribute to their absolutely pivotal role in shaping both local and national government. We believe there is a crucial role for TUs in shaping our future recovery. However, yesterday’s announcement that the TUC had decided at their annual conference that they would support a General Strike...
August 2012
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Sleepwalking towards the Tsunami…
Based upon our review of several economic forecasts and several sets of base data our website continues to indicate that our current level of Public Sector National Debt is in excess of £1,050,000,000,000… Over £16,500 for every UK Citizen. Of real concern to every Citizen is the fact that it is increasing!
Some of you may remember the headline at the start of the year that our national debt...
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"All the economic data suggest high demand for...
An article in the Telegraph sparked me to think further on the issue of Terms and Conditions, job protection and job creation in the public sector, something that Dew Cadre is passionate about. Germany developed a strategy years ago that I have seen first-hand that presented a dynamic and radical alternative to their employment challenges and maybe there’s something the UK could learn from...
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Business and Research Field trip to New Delhi,...
I had a fantastic visit to the Capital City of Delhi. The welcome I received from the minute I stepped off the plane at Indira Gandhi airport was first-class. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this visit (you hear so many stories from other people’s perspectives) but I was very pleasantly surprised by what I discovered – any misconceptions I had were quickly removed and my original expectations...
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John Dew at the India Gate in New Delhi as he continues on his global research tour investigating how Governments and Public Services are responding to the challenges of the 21st Century Digital Age. Find out more about what he discovered and his thoughts on India’s transformation efforts in his blog later this week
July 2012
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The Public Sector Leadership Challenge: Time to...
Our public sector leaders are doing an amazing job given the current economic climate, but there’s always room for improvement. We need more of a new type of leadership emerging across our public sector in the UK with leaders that are:
Overtly selfless; visionary; progressive; and mentally tough and resilient. Leaders who are: enablers; empowers of others; and encourage agility and adaptation.
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Public Sector Trade Unions – Are these industrial...
Dew Cadre continues to look at how the Public Sector can evolve and change and in this week’s thoughts John Dew, Managing Director of Dew Cadre Change Associates takes a critical look at the role of Trade Unions in the Digital Age evolution of the Public Sector. The challenges facing our Country are immense and the simple facts are that the solutions lie beyond both traditional 20th Century party...
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"Work" the "Workplace" and "Trade Unions"
Dew Cadre deliberately pushes the boundaries in trying to redefine our understanding of both “work” and the “workplace in the Digital Age!” That often involves working outside and away from the office and deliberately seeking out mind and body liberating and stimulating places to achieve “value added enhanced outcomes”. We are striving to move as far away from...
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Time to get behind the Olympics, Welcome the...
Only the British it seems could invest between £12-24billion competing for, successfully winning, and now hosting what is undoubtedly “the greatest sporting show in the World” and then, when it all starts to happen, incessantly:
Highlight the negatives;
Major on the problems (that are, for anyone involved in major complex events, quite frankly inevitable); and
Complain about the impact of...
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Dew Cadre meeting with Canadian Government...
Just back from my trip to Canada and the USA and I thought i’d quickly write a blog about my meeting with Canadian Government during a trip to Vancouver.
We had the great pleasure of spending some quality time with Mr Don Fast (Deputy Minister for Community, Sport and Cultural Development) whilst visiting Vancouver recently. We met to discuss the challenges facing the public sector in the...
June 2012
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Why do we need Mission Critical Intervention...
The public sector remains locked into 20th century thinking and responses to the most critical issues facing it at the moment. This video salutes the incredible work our public sector in the UK is doing at a time of severe austerity but also highlights and suggests the use of Mission Critical Intervention Teams as a way of us un-locking the potential within our public servants and solving the most...
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Unveiling Mission Critical Intervention Teams in...
Dew Cadre previews its new book “A Guide to Mission Critical Intervention Teams” in North America and Canada. The book is due to be published late summer early autumn. These visits will include a range of training events, presentations and network meetings.
“I am looking forward to my return to the United States. It’s a fabulous country and I have loved my visits to New York and Washington DC....
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Dew Cadre has an exciting few months ahead as we...
Come along and hear me present at our next speaking opportunity The Tomorrow’s Leadership Conference in Powys 21st to 22nd June 2012
“This will be an extraordinarily exciting and stimulating two day event with a host of world-class expertise including the internationally renowned and award winning leadership coach Sir John Whitmore. The event will explore what leadership in our fast moving,...
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Breaking the 20th Century Industrial Era “Ball and...
It is time to break the Industrial Era ball and chain holding back our precious public service renewal and preventing it from accelerating into the fast-moving Global Digital Age!
In a recent interview at the iconic Coal Exchange building in Cardiff Bay (Once the epicentre of an Industrial Era that spanned the globe), John Dew OBE talked about the challenges facing the public sector. Reflecting...
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Eurozone “nightmare” predictions - fast becoming a...
The Eurozone continues to represent the most significant threat to our National Recovery and to the future viability of our public services. Despite another Summit and a new political dimension (as a result of recent elections), there seems little hope of the ECB and IMF plea for “immediate action” to stabilise the Eurozone.
Spain is the latest country to come into the “eye” of the economic...
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The crisis we face is now well beyond party...
The immense challenges we face go well beyond party politics… beyond management vs trade union… beyond “them and us” and “who is to blame”! We are facing a national debt crisis in “perfect storm” economic conditions across the Globe. This is a tragedy unfolding before our very eyes, as we seem to be contemplating mass job cuts and unemployment across our public sector when our Leaders have the...
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Diamond Jubilee… A time for National celebration...
We would like to wish everyone a fantastic Jubilee weekend as the Nation takes some time away from the here and now pressures we face in order to celebrate over 60 years of unswerving service by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
“Steadfastly, selflessly, and supremely our Monarch has been there for us throughout six decades that have encompassed conflicts, recession, political and economic crises,...
May 2012
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Dew Cadre – the summer months…
The next few months are hugely challenging and exciting, with new speaking opportunities in the UK and visits to the USA and Canada plus the second book launch!
John Dew will be visiting Washington DC and Seattle in the USA on business and whilst at Seattle he will travel north into British Columbia to visit Vancouver. The visit to Vancouver will include a brief meeting with the Deputy Minister...
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Europe, the Economy and the impact for the public...
Hold tight…It is about to get a whole lot worse…
Those of you who have heard me speak at events during the last 12 months will know that I have signalled (on numerous occasions) the gradual dismantling of the Eurozone. In presentations as far back as May 2011 I predicted that Greece would definitely have to exit the Eurozone and that others would follow. I have steadfastly continued with that...
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Outstanding “elite performance” event…. John Dew's...
Yesterday I attended a simply first-class conference organised and led by DNA Definitive. The conference subject was “Elite Performance”. The audience was made up of a “self-selecting” eclectic group of delegates all passionate about performance excellence. Representatives of Industry, Business, Health, Academia, Consultancy, Sport and the third sector were present. There was a palpable sense of...
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Huge challenges facing the nation and its public...
It has been a while since our last blog… That’s because I wanted to leave Rod Collins’ feature “The five disciplines of collaborative leaders” up for as long as possible. He is doing some really great work in the USA and I highly recommend you get hold of a copy of his book! Many thanks Rod and I am looking forward to catching-up later in the year. Look out for the following coming very soon to...
April 2012
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The Invited Expert series - Rod Collins: The 5...
John Dew OBE: “I am delighted to launch the first of a series of “Invited Expert - Guest Blogs”. Our aim is that we showcase some World-class international expertise and cutting-edge thinking on the subject of 21st Century Transformational Change. Our first guest is Rod Collins: Leading American Change Guru, highly successful Author, Speaker and generally great Guy to be around! He runs his own...
WatchOur Changing World…Public Service Renewal and Regeneration The Forces driving change in our precious public services; The Special Role of the public service when times get tough; The Critical Success Factors for crucial transformation!
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“Y Gogledd”…. “The North”….
Many thanks to all of you who met me and my team yesterday in North Wales and to those at The Venue Cymru who provided an excellent venue and first-class event support. The sea view from the Paddarn Room was breath-taking I’d recommend it to anyone thinking of hosting an event. I really am most grateful.
My team’s, all too rare trip north yesterday, has left me with some reflections when it comes...
Great to visit the wonderful County Borough of #Conwy- A spectacularly beautiful place! twitter.com/DewCadre/statu…
— John Dew (@DewCadre) April 17, 2012
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The Dew Cadre Llandudno book launch 17th April...
John Dew OBE, will be visiting Llandudno on April 17th aiming to stimulate a serious discussion about his public sector transformation book:
“Envisioning the next chapter of public service”
Based on 18 months research and consultation, John has explored both the challenges facing our precious public services and the effectiveness of our response to date. He challenges whether our...
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Thinking creatively outside (and inside) the...
Learning lessons from a nine year old….
A nine year old in Los Angeles has become an internet sensation and raised $90,000 dollars for his college scholarship fund by just running with an idea using the resources he had available and a ton of imagination… there’s a lesson we can all learn from this especially in the public sector. We can all learn something from Caine… watch and Learn!
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What's happening in the Eurozone and what it means...
An interview with John Dew in Cardiff today:
“For those keeping an eye on European and Global Economies, the continued fragility of the Eurozone and the “contagion threat” it poses to our own UK recovery, is ever-present. European stock and bond markets have taken a further hit as the spectre of Eurozone default raised its head once again. Both Italy and Spain, the Eurozone’s third and...
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“Transformation in the public sector from the...
Building on how well Dew Cadre’s book was received at the Cardiff Launch event,
Dew Cadre will now be holding a presentation and book signing of the first book “Envisioning the Next Chapter in Public Service” in Llandudno on the 17th of April.
The presentation will be given by John Dew OBE, ex-public servant, author of the book and change management guru who will bring alive the possibilities of...
March 2012
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Dew Cadre's book launch event in Cardiff and the...
Thank you to everyone who attended the launch event at City Hall Cardiff yesterday. The evening was attended by an eclectic group of public servants, business representatives, graduates and consultants.
John described the publication of this, the first of two books to be published this year, as “crossing the starting line of a journey of exploration” a journey aimed at stimulating fresh ideas,...
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Meet John Dew OBE next week in Cardiff where he...
If you’re a public servant or someone who works in associated supporting sectors you will know the crisis that our precious public services are facing due to the current economic climate and a range of other factors.
Join John as he embarks on a journey to create new ideas and remove the barriers that stand in the way of delivering outstanding 21st century service to our nation. This journey...
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2012 Budget: We must “earn” our way in the World…....
This was a largely predictable budget…. with little room for manoeuvre (“the UK Government has run out of money” – George Osborne 26th February), a commitment not to have debt fuelled tax cuts, and a priority of addressing the national debt, this budget was never going to contain any major concessions.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer today, quite rightly, reasserted the Government’s commitment to...
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“The best way to find yourself, is to lose...
A fantastic event at The Palace of Westminster today. The Loyal Address to Parliament to commemorate our Monarch’s Diamond Jubilee. Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Phillip were magnificent. As the Speaker of The House of Commons said in his address:
“If as Gandhi asserted… “the best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others”, then you must have found...
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Ministers are asked to examine whether they could...
It is time to wake up and smell the coffee… the job losses and reductions across the civil and public service hasn’t even begun to impact the rising national debt. Much deeper reductions are going to be needed over the next few years. In total, perhaps as much as 40/50% of the 2010 public sector workforce costs will need to be removed. There is simply no alternative other than to reduce...
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The Launch Event! Dew Cadre - “Envisioning the...
Dew Cadre is at an exciting point in the organisation’s history as we launch our first book called “Envisioning the next chapter of public service”. To mark this event and tell everyone more about the philosophies and ideas that go into the book there will be a launch event on:
Wednesday 28th March 2012 Cardiff City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff 17.30-18.30pm
Anyone interested in the future of...
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St David's Day inaugural lecture by Dew Cadre at...
Dew Cadre (Change Associates) Ltd gave the inaugural St David’s Day lecture at Newport University’s exciting City Campus in the heart of Newport. The title of the lecture was:
“Our Changing World: The 21st Century workplace”
On a brilliantly sunny spring-like day, the lecture was attended by an eclectic group of MBA students, Local Business and Public Sector. Amongst other things the lecture...
February 2012
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Book Launch - Envisioning The Next Chapter of...
As we journey further into the second decade of the new Millennium our Nation, like all other northern hemisphere countries, faces immense challenges.
At the start of 2012 high on everyone’s agenda is the economic downturn. With burdensome levels of national debt, low economic growth, inevitable austerity measures, increasing unemployment, and social unrest - our national “heartbeat” is...
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