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Mike Stopforth
@mikestopforth
Entrepreneur and communicator at https://t.co/uMDQeiUEEa & https://t.co/u5NCgDlocx. Podcast host: https://t.co/fOFKkxrNbG. BJJ obsessive. To dare is to do #COYS
Jul 22, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Vax 🧵 😳

There are people I like and trust who advocate for the COVID vaccine, and there are others I like and trust who advocate for their right to choose not to be vaccinated. Due to a combination of my politics, my personality, and my research, I am the former.

However... In an ongoing attempt to explore the nuance in arguments and at least try understand the "other" view before shutting it down (and not lose friends) I've investigated the best arguments for vaccination and against it, and have come to the following conclusion:
Sep 7, 2020 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
Your social media outrage is not having the desired effect.

A few weeks back I posted this thread about my disillusionment with the ANC.

Except it wasn't 100% true. I didn’t vote for the ANC in 2014.

So why would I lie?

Well, it was a bit of an experiment ... For context: I’ve spent the last 15 years helping corporate brands navigate the opportunities and challenges of social media. More recently my focus has shifted to digital leadership, but crisis management is and was a significant part of both. I know crises better than most.
Aug 13, 2020 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
I feel stupid, and embarrassed.

I grew up, like many white South Africans my age, politically apathetic (and illiterate). I voted with my parents. As I grew more politically aware, intentionality followed. I chose of my own accord to vote ANC in 2009, 2014 and 2019.

Thread... In 2009 I voted ANC because, well, we seemed to be doing ok. SA had weathered the global financial crisis better than most, and I was optimistic. In 2014, I voted ANC because I believed the organisation's values could trump the influence of even the most insidious leadership.
Sep 6, 2019 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
I ran an advertising agency for 13 years. This is a thread about what every owner / manager wishes their employees would do more, but forgets (or neglects) to tell them. I added GIFs because I'm down with the kids. 1/ When you apply, talk about how you'll impact the agency, and show me you've done your research. Talk specifics ("I've seen your research, I think I can add a new dimension to that thinking"). Ask questions about the aspirations and values of the business. Challenge me.