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The over achievers
In every aspect of life he did better than he should. He was over promoted at work, his wife was out of his league and he managed to buy his grand house when prices were low and mortgages were...
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Blair McPherson
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16 Tach 2012
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Here is the missing post- Better to seek forgiveness than ask permission
Have you a management philosophy? Mine is if its not explicitly against the rules then I can probably get away with it. As a senior manager I told a large gathering of managers that they should...
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Blair McPherson
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12 Tach 2012
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I got a bigger response from an article I failed to post
I blog for the Health Service Journal (HSJ) and have always sent in my article for them to post. This means they decide if and when it appears. A change of personnel and Andrew has taken over, he...
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Blair McPherson
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08 Tach 2012
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It's the medium not the message
As we get excited about the potential of social networking and the social media for local government, how do we ensure the message is not lost in the preoccupation with the medium? ...
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Blair McPherson
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07 Tach 2012
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Can we still afford Equal Opportunities?
The Government doesn’t think so. They certainly think we can’t afford the Equality and Human Rights Commission in its present shape and size. The new chair Baroness O’Neil is getting rid of some...
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Blair McPherson
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06 Tach 2012
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Is this really the end of Local Government as we know it?
The leader of Birmingham City council thinks so. A 50% cut in budget over the next 3 years coupled with an increasing number of older people will mean the local council will no longer be able to...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Tach 2012
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Movember Newbies
Five brave souls from Telford & Wrekin's Development Plans Team have decided to take part in Movember this year. Day four and my horseshoe/chopper style is at that 'are you growing a...
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Richard Overy
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04 Tach 2012
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Shocking but hardly surprising
Some people will be genuinely shocked at the prison sentences handed out to staff who worked at the Winterbourne Hospital/ Home for people with learning disabilities. Shocked that you can get...
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Blair McPherson
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02 Tach 2012
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Mo Knowledge Mo Awareness
It's that time of year again when ladies of a certain disposition cringe at the sudden proliferation of facial hair amongst the men folk. Yes it's Movember and this year on the...
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01 Tach 2012
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Mo Knowledge Mo Money
It's that time of year again when ladies of a certain disposition cringe at the sudden proliferation of facial hair amongst the men folk. Yes it's Movember and this year on the Knowledge Hub team...
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Michael MacAuley
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15 Tach 2012
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Knowledge Hub photo competition - take part now!
Michelle Rea from the Knowledge Hub Team last week posted a blog calling for suggestions on how to battle the attack of the Non Faces. You know, these guys: ...
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31 Hyd 2012
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Steady Eddie v Flash Harry in the promotion game
Why is it that being good at your job isn’t enough to get you promoted? Most of us have asked this question at one time or another. http://osiristraining.com/2012/10/30/the-promotion-game/ ...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Tach 2013
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Zingers
Americans have their zingers, no, not the sickly sweet little cakes favoured by office workers but the stinging retort. They are in the news because the race for the White House is made more...
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Blair McPherson
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29 Hyd 2012
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Knowledge Hub Halloween Special: Bringing a Community Back from the Dead
This article was reposted from Micheal Norton's blog I have the unenviable task over the next few months of contacting community facilitators who are looking...
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29 Hyd 2012
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It stil happens in the workplace
The whole Jimmy Savile scandal has made people think about sexual harassment at work. The work place has changed since the 70’s and 80’s and many people assumed that even if there is still a pay...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Hyd 2012
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Hands off management
The grilling of the BBC’s Director General by MP’s over his lack of curiosity may bring about the end of Hands Off management at a senior level. For years senior managers have been told their...
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Blair McPherson
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25 Hyd 2012
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Can you pay less and still attract the best?
How will the Public Sector attract new graduates in the future? How do we market the public sector as a good employer in the current climate of pay freezes, redundancies and cuts to training...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Hyd 2012
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Are the readers of this blog perverts?
Are the readers of this blog perverts or just suckers for a racy title? As some of you know I am conducting a social media experiment to find out why some postings get only single figure hits...
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Blair McPherson
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23 Hyd 2012
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Does the boss still know what is best?
A recent article in the Guardian by a former senior civil servant argued that what a modern Civil Service needed was less deference to the bosses..As a former public sector senior manager who has...
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Blair McPherson
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22 Hyd 2012
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The Name is Hub...Knowledge Hub! Guest blog by James Bond
I often work alone. This all changed however when I recently went to a top secret meeting with Q. He told me about a new gadget called Knowledge Hub and promptly ordered me to set up an...
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23 Hyd 2012
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How to get more hits on your blog
Is it the subject that attracts the readers? Is it the key words, tags, that simulate interest? Is it the opening sentence that grabs their attention and gets them to click on read more? Is it...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Hyd 2012
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Should local Government be more like a computer game Part 2
The Big Bang Theory is one of my favourite US comedy programmes. If you haven’t caught up with it yet it is about four young, very brainy, socially inept, science nerds. They come together for...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Hyd 2012
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Councillor Mehboob Khan: Local Democracy week marks one month to police and crime commissioners elections
By Councillor Mehboob Khan Chair, LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Board Monday 15 – Friday 19 October is European Local Democracy week which aims to increase people's knowledge of local...
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15 Hyd 2012
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Swimming in Culture
Senior managers are fond of saying we need to change the culture of the organisation. They are saying it now in response to the introduction of commissioning and greater use of the private sector...
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Blair McPherson
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13 Hyd 2012
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Democracy Download
I must admit that for the last few years I’ve not heard much noise about Local Democracy Week and I wondered if it took place any more, but it seems it is alive and kicking! Local...
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Liz Copeland
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11 Hyd 2012
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Killer Instinct
To close the deal you need the killer instinct. To succeed in business you need to be ruthless. To make it as a chief executive in the current financial climate you need to be emotionally...
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Blair McPherson
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08 Hyd 2012
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If you want to get a head get a hair cut
You don’t need to be told that it’s mostly men who get the top jobs, you can see it for yourself. Likewise you recognised a long time ago that if you want a top job you need to look the part,...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Hyd 2012
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Champions
I’m not talking about winners I’m referring to people who take up a cause. If you want to change the world or just your tiny corner of the organisation first you have to accept that you are...
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Blair McPherson
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04 Hyd 2012
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Sock Puppet
This is an interesting and humorous article which offers some insights into how people behave in the work place. If you have read any of my articles in the professional press or my excellent...
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Blair McPherson
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03 Hyd 2012
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What's in a name anyway?
So, online identity has been in the news recently (it's never out though is it?). A famous author has been caught bigging himself up on Amazon, whilst dissing his contemporaries,...
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Gavin Crosby
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02 Hyd 2012
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No end in sight to high stress and low morale
Public Sector managers are stressed out and nearly half want to leave.But they won't. Autocratic and bureaucratic management styles are to blame.But are not likely to change. Public...
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Blair McPherson
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02 Hyd 2012
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Cutting non essential services
Some times it is the small things that improve an individuals quality of life. Something that is all to easy to miss when looking at the bigger picture. ...
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Blair McPherson
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28 Medi 2012
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#OurDay – a good day had by all
I wanted to share a few quick thoughts on #OurDay yesterday. I know we’ll do a lot more analysis of things and we’ll present the stories of the day in a much more whizzy way than a blog from me,...
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Liz Copeland
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28 Medi 2012
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Look at all the Doncaster #OurDay Tweeters!
Some info on a few of the tweeters at Doncaster who will be using the hastag #OurDay tomorrow on Twitter .. Diane Holgate Development Management Team Leader, Planning Doncaster Council Full...
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26 Medi 2012
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Don't get old,don't be a woman and don't be black
The public sector used to lead the way when it came to promoting equal opportunities. We introduced polices, strategies and targets in relation to recruitment and service delivery. We aimed to be...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Medi 2012
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It's not the consumers' job to know what they want
Despite the opposition of doctors and nurses the NHS reforms are going ahead. The criticisms of teachers in relation to Academies, Free schools and changes to the exam system are ignored. Senior...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Medi 2012
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Get tweeting and get talking
Happy International Social Media Week everyone! Yes, it’s social media week this week and to celebrate, we’re encouraging council officers and councillors all over the country to take to...
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25 Medi 2012
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#OurDay - Suffolk Trading Standards - how we use social media
Suffolk Trading Standards is the enforcement service that is responsible for protecting consumers and legitimate traders from scams and unfair trading. We are working to achieve a fair and safe...
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25 Medi 2012
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Ann Kiceluk - the HR perspective from Aylesbury Vale for #OurDay
ANN KICELUK HEAD OF PEOPLE & PAYROLL/BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL Twitter username - @AnnfromtheGong Ann leads Business Transformation and the HR,...
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24 Medi 2012
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I told a little lie
Has the harsh financial climate , the year on year budget cuts and the service reductions made managers any better at giving bad news? I had a colleague, a very out spoken member of the senior...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Medi 2012
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Cllr Tom Hunter-Watts - another #OurDay tweeting councillor!
I am a Conservative District and Town Councillor, who was first elected in May 2011. I represent Bedgrove Ward in Aylesbury, the town where I grew up and where I now work as a staff nurse. Since...
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26 Medi 2012
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Brighton & Hove's Youth Employability Service-gearing up for #OurDay!
The Youth Employability Service (YES) is part of Brighton & Hove City Council, providing information, advice and guidance to young people aged 16 - 19 who are not in education, employment or...
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26 Medi 2012
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Social media week
I've been asked to contribute a blog to social media week, so here's a short taster of my work and how I came to be involved in it. I joined the LGA in November 2011 from the Cabinet...
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Ian Leete
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24 Medi 2012
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Did she jump or was she pushed?
There have been a number of women resign from the Civil Service recently. The suspicion is that if not pushed they were encouraged to jump. Those less familiar with how things work at the top...
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Blair McPherson
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21 Medi 2012
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How the LGA have shaken up local government public opinion polling
Back in 2010 the Government abolished the Place Survey – a statutory public opinion poll all English local authorities had to undertake. This freed us to decide on the polling we wanted to do...
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Neil Wholey
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20 Medi 2012
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The Cost of Social Media
It has been a while since my last blog but here goes…..on 10th September I was lucky enough to attend Digital Futures, a free event hosted by Shropshire Council at Theatre Severn; the event...
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Richard Overy
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27 Tach 2013
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Helping residents access online services
I’m writing this short blog in the hope that colleagues across the Knowledge Hub might be able to offer some specific and practical examples of helping people access online council services even...
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Liz Copeland
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13 Medi 2012
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Using Khub with email (without logging in!)
It seems a good time to post a reminder about the email interface for Khub. We publicised this a while back but recently I've met a few people who were unaware of this feature. Notifications ...
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Michael MacAuley
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12 Medi 2012
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The Superman effect
It is always Sir Alex Ferguson who is held up as the successful role model. Any Public Sector manger would be thrilled to be held in such high regard by colleagues, hold such an impressive...
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Blair McPherson
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01 Medi 2012
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Please do not adjust your set - what’s next for Khub?
Following a short while for the initial release of Khub to settle down and get some of the bugs ironed out, we’re adding some more bits to Khub and changing some others. So what’s...
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Michael MacAuley
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31 Awst 2012
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