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Stuff about Organizational Ombuds I blog regularly at: https://xitter.gq/t.co/ai0NBfFMTr Follow me at LinkedIn: https://xitter.gq/t.co/Dv2lmjg238…

Los Angeles
Joined December 2009
Funny/embarrassing story from #ioa2023. I brought along my two books by @AmyGallo hoping to get a signature. She opened the first and said, "I've already signed this one!" To my chagrin, the used HBR guide I bought a couple years ago *was* endorsed. Something I'd never noticed.
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Don't forget your water bottle
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If you're wondering why academic medicine continues to create Ombuds programs, read some of the racist and sexist comments about this (relatively benign) #matchday2023 tweet.
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News Item: Twitter has deactivated its native two-factor authentication. Fair Warning to My Followers: If this account gets hacked, my plan is to just walk away from it.
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How many colleges have invested in this expensive electronic deadbolt for their dorms that the Lock Picking Lawyer defeated in seconds with a large paperclip? (He's kind of a niche Ombuds when you think about it.) youtu.be/mGR3h6KTntc
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Momentarily excited thinking that the university was offering club sports for people my age.
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Predictive text has a long way to go before replacing dispute resolution strategies.
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New video from @IntlOmbudsAssoc: "The Value of Having a Conference Ombuds" youtu.be/zlEDB6QCx60 via @YouTube
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Hey Tweeps: What are your future micro-blogging plans? youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM
Replying to @jimruddlevy
Let's coordinate, at least! Any Ombuds who sees this thread: Are you considering leaving Twitter in the near future? Are you planning to focus your sharing on another site or in another way? If so where/how? What's the best way for all of us to stay connected? Other thoughts?
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Replying to @andrewshtulman
I just learn the jargon for each of these and then fake it. youtu.be/iX3kxAA2L4Q
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Exceeding all expectations
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Celebrating the fifth annual Ombuds Day! Sending best wishes to all Ombuds around the world.
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Was literally no one else available???
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When you're volunteering and find out the person next to you works on the same campus ... and they've never heard of the university Ombuds.
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This was in the signature block of an email from a colleague today. Is this an actual thing?
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