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> We also need to operate with a growth mindset in GDS Is it just me or is it weird to see "startup speak" from gov agencies?

• lupire 4y ago
• eterm 4y ago
  That's not startup speak it's "business consultancy" speak and the UK goverment loves to hire business consultants to tell the uk civil service how to work.
• benjaminwootton 4y ago
  It is however desirable to see compared to what came before.
• jrochkind1 4y ago
  Also though... the actual content, why? Why does GDS need to operate with a "growth mindset"?
  • heurisko 4y ago
    They qualify their usage of business-speak: > Our growth strategy is obviously not about making profit, but we are a small team at the centre of government and we need to make sure our people and our money are focused on services that have the biggest reach and the most impact. It's not quite Fry and Laurie yet. "Oh, you have shares in the Royal Family?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLfghLQE3F4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLfghLQE3F4
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  • eterm 4y ago
    Cynically it can be seen as part of the war on introversion. Consultancies rebadged introverts as having a "fixed mindset" and extroverts as having a "growth mindset" and then labelled having a fixed mindset as a terrible thing. But that criticism is demonstration of a "fixed mindset" and therefore should be discarded and should be ignored. That's the cynical take. The less cynical take is that having an open mind helps businesses and services adapt to their needs.
    • wtetzner 4y ago
      It's not clear to me how "growth mindset" equates to "having an open mind".
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