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Author Archives: lawrence serewicz
Threat to openness: managing access to public archives
In November 2015, I attended the Threats to Openness conference held at Northumbria University. The conference had a specific aim “discuss the growing threats to citizens’ rights to access public archives across the digital world.” Although we did not discuss … Continue reading
Words of Wisdom on turning 30
On New Year’s Day, Silvia Spiva asked me to offer some words of wisdom to two friends who were turning 30 this year. I was surprised, yet honoured to be asked. I don’t consider myself to be particularly wise or … Continue reading
Posted in change, creative destruction, path dependency, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, career, integrity, wisdom
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January Break
Dear Subscribers, Thank you for following this blog in 2015. I hope you had a good year for 2015 and I wish you an even more successful 2016. I will take a break from this blog until February. I will … Continue reading
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Daniel Morgan’s murder, police corruption and the health of the UK regime
Daniel Morgan was brutally murdered with an axe. In the days before his murder, he had claimed to have information about a network of corrupt police officers. Despite, 6 investigations and two failed prosecutions, his killers have never been brought … Continue reading
Posted in coruption, culture, information management, knowledge worker, learning organisation
Tagged corruption, daniel morgan, justice, Metropolitan Police, murder
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Volkswagen, Nuremberg and a corporate ethical failure
We have heard the news that Volkswagen US designed and used an electronic device to thwart the emissions tests for its diesel vehicles. The device would recognize test situations and engage the vehicle in a safe mode that would reduce … Continue reading
An analysis of Jeff Bezos’s email to Amazon staff
The following is an analysis of Jeff Bezos’s email to his staff after a New York Times article criticized the company and its culture. The email reveals more about Bezos than he realizes. It is worth understanding the full extent … Continue reading
Posted in coruption, culture, leadership, management
Tagged Amazon.com, Darwinism, Dick Costolo, Jeff Bezos, Job Growth, Seattle, The New York Times, White House Press Secretary, White-collar worker
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What is a regime?
What do we mean by regime? I use this term often in my writing as it explains the wider context for political activity. Politics occurs within the regime and the regime shapes political activity. The term, though, is not used … Continue reading
Posted in coruption, culture, leadership, learning organisation
Tagged David Cameron, Government of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Leaders determine culture: The troubling case of UK policing.
UK College of Policing published a report on police leadership culture.[1] The report found that the top officer culture is problematic as it encourages bullying, sexual harassment, and a sense of entitlement to legal and illegal perks. The report describes … Continue reading
Posted in bureaucracy, coruption, culture, leadership, learning organisation
Tagged Ethics, leadership, Middle management, Organizational culture, politics, Senior management
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Thoughts on TRILCon15: The Privacy Arms Race
On the 21st of April, I attended the Trust Risk Information and the Law Conference 2015. It was by the Centre for Information Rights. The theme was the Privacy Arms Race. My blog on the previous conference can be found here.[1] A … Continue reading
Posted in culture, customer service, management, privacy, transparency, Uncategorized
Tagged Facebook, Privacy, social media, technology, transparency, Twitter, wearable technology
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Friend or Foe? The state’s only question about your digital identity
The major issue for the web is how to identify a user. At first glance, this seems an obvious question. We know who someone is by the IP address and the owner of the computer. Except that is not always … Continue reading
Posted in compliance, elearning, information management, privacy, records management, Uncategorized
Tagged digital domain, identity, NSA, physical domain, Privacy, surveillance, web
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