Comments on: Reeves to take over Demos http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/17/reeves-to-take-over-demos/ Left-wing news, opinion and activism Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nick http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/17/reeves-to-take-over-demos/#comment-16927 Nick Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:05:46 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1003#comment-16927 I think companies usually benefit more from a quick decision like this to minimise uncertainty*, which can be deadly to employee morale. As is often the case when it comes to economic decisions, it is better to watch how people act rather than what they talk about in theory :) * I suppose those benefits would be somewhat nullified if they keep resigning their directors at the rate they have been doing recently. I think companies usually benefit more from a quick decision like this to minimise uncertainty*, which can be deadly to employee morale. As is often the case when it comes to economic decisions, it is better to watch how people act rather than what they talk about in theory :)

* I suppose those benefits would be somewhat nullified if they keep resigning their directors at the rate they have been doing recently.

]]> By: Rose http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/17/reeves-to-take-over-demos/#comment-16920 Rose Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:12:12 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1003#comment-16920 This has now been announced. Good luck to Richard, who I think will do a good job. But an appointment within 24 hours of it becoming known that Catherine Fieschi had resigned means that there doesn't seem to be any hint of an open competition or advertisement for the post. Is that good for equal opportunities, or indeed for getting the best person and ideas? Perhaps Richard Reeves would have been the best possible candidate. But this does seem to be an approach which would favour a candidate who happens to know the Demos board well. Don't Demos promote openness and transparency on these sorts of issues? Will they be able to in future? This has now been announced.

Good luck to Richard, who I think will do a good job.

But an appointment within 24 hours of it becoming known that Catherine Fieschi had resigned means that there doesn’t seem to be any hint of an open competition or advertisement for the post. Is that good for equal opportunities, or indeed for getting the best person and ideas?

Perhaps Richard Reeves would have been the best possible candidate. But this does seem to be an approach which would favour a candidate who happens to know the Demos board well.

Don’t Demos promote openness and transparency on these sorts of issues? Will they be able to in future?

]]> By: MatGB http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/17/reeves-to-take-over-demos/#comment-16916 MatGB Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:05:18 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1003#comment-16916 Woohoo. That'd be cool, I like Richard, met him at an event, damn good writer and a proper Liberal, knows his stuff as well. Woohoo. That’d be cool, I like Richard, met him at an event, damn good writer and a proper Liberal, knows his stuff as well.

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