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1. How to determine if you are really open to hearing feedback. If you’re in an influential position, you’ve probably told employees something to the effect of “My door is always open.” It’s likely that you genuinely meant the declaration. You might feel that you are a pretty approachable leader, and that others feel comfortable coming to you with their issues and ideas. That may be true - but it may not be. Leaders often have an inflated idea of how easy it is for others to speak honestly to them. If you want people to give it to you straight, start by asking yourself several questions: [MORE]
    
2. Tory activists tell May she must go by Xmas. Grassroots Tories say Theresa May must consider quitting before Christmas. One activist said the Prime Minister was politically "crippled", reports the Sunday Telegraph. Meanwhile, a poll in The Observer found that David Davis is the preferred choice among Tory members to replace May as leader, but the race is wide open as foreign secretary Boris Johnson retains support among the rank and file. Ed.
    
3. Most people kiss from the right. People are more likely to turn their heads to the right when they kiss, an international study by psychologists and neuroscientists has found. Researchers from the universities of Dhaka, Bath and Bath Spa said the preference seems to cross cultures and that men were about 15 times more likely to initiate kissing than women. Daily Mail
    
4. Unexpected fall in UK inflation. Inflation has fallen for the first time in nine months, dropping to 2.6% in June after being at 2.9% the previous month, the Office for National Statistics says. The unexpected fall in the consumer prices index could prompt the Bank of England to shelve an increase in interest rates. The fall, described by analysts as a "blip", was largely driven by lower petrol and diesel prices. The Economist
    
5. Number of UK homeless children soars. Britain is facing a catastrophic crisis as the number of homeless children living in temporary accommodation soars by almost 40% in three years. Local authorities are housing 120,540 children with their families in temporary shelter, an increase of 32,650 extra children since 2014. The Independent
    
6. Six million must wait longer for state pension. Six million people will have to wait a year longer than expected to get a state pension, after the government brought forward a rise in the pension age. Those currently aged between 39 and 47 will now have to work until they are 68 before they qualify for the benefit. The increase in age was brought forward from 2044 to between 2037 and 2039. The Observer
    
7. June third-hottest on record as 2017 nears hat-trick. Last month was the third-hottest June on record, new data suggests, meaning 2017 is poised to complete a hat-trick of annual climate records, with 2015, 2016 and 2017 being the three hottest years since records began. The first six months of this year were also the second-hottest in 138 years. Metro
    
8. Record number of flights to pass over UK. Air traffic controllers handled a record 8,800 flights over the UK on Friday. There are expected to be 770,000 flights in UK airspace this summer, an increase of 40,000 year-on-year. The National Air Traffic Control Service industry body says drastic modernisation is needed to cope with increased numbers. The Times
    
9. Quote of the week. "When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." Taken from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho which is a featured book on 10/10, our acclaimed leadership development and mentoring programme, and one that have I just finished reading for the third time. [MORE]
    

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