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Being a bit of a comedian
I like a number of my colleagues had applied for the post of area manager. We were all siting in this room waiting for our individual interviews. Maybe it was nerves but this one guy kept...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
15 Meh 2019
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Don’t waste my Time
If you can’t manage yourself how are you going to manage others? But it’s not as easy as it sounds. There are generally three strands to a management development programme, managing change,...
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Blair McPherson
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02 Mai 2019
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Probably not the best
A new era of honesty and self awareness has been ushered in by the revised Carlsberg advertising slogan. Where the private sector leads will the public sector follow? Most people know the...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
30 Ebrill 2019
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Am I talking to a real person?
In the film Blade Runner you could not tell who was human and who was AI by looking at them. Those who hunted down rouge androids had to devise a series of questions to expose one who was...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
02 Mai 2019
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What do dragons eat?
So John Snow is prepared to give up his position as King of the North in order to form an alliance which he believes is their best chance of survival. But those loyal followers who crowned...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
16 Ebrill 2019
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Line of Duty
In every organisation there are those who cross the line. Whether it is fiddling their expenses, accessing porn on their work computer, “ inflating ” their performance figures or influencing...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
15 Ebrill 2019
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Artificial Intelligence signals the arrival of Big Brother
The ability to harvest large quantities of date gives bosses the means to monitor in detail how staff are using their time and when they are wasting time. The ability to record stokes on a...
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Blair McPherson
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08 Ebrill 2019
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Being associated with success has a down side
Liverpool’s striker has become an international super star due to his goal scorning exploits. It is well know that this Egyptian footballer comes from a small remote village. According to the...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
07 Ebrill 2019
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Thinking Strategically
This blog is intended to begin a conversation about where we, as the Local Environmental Record Centre (LERC) sector, want to be headed. Our strategic direction. I’ll start with some chat about...
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Clare Blencowe
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
08 Ebrill 2019
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The Public Sector is supposed to be a model employer
The public sector is expected to behave differently to the private sector. Where as the private sector often requires legislation to improve the condition of workers or act in a way that...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
03 Ebrill 2019
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Backwards to a Glorious Future
Where change has failed, let there be continuity. This is how one national news paper described the significance of a new person in charge in Manchester. That is Manchester United Football...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
30 Mawrth 2019
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The Office Revolution
Last year I visited the BMW-MINI Production Plant, at Cowley, Oxford. This was arranged as part of our theme on 'innovation' for Warwick Business School's Innovation network. The bodyshell...
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Stephen Dale
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29 Mawrth 2019
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Sometimes the Leader is to Blame
As a senior manager I always signed up to the view that when something goes wrong we should resist the temptation to find out who was to blame. It’s not just that a blame culture makes...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
25 Mawrth 2019
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Gardeners Question Time
The residents committee has just named my neighbour as having an outstanding garden and to my embarrassment has named and shamed us as having a poor garden with little prospect of...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Mawrth 2019
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I Take No Pleasure In Your Success
When asked how he felt about his former club becoming champions of Europe Jose Mourinho replied that it was achieved by the team he put together. What must it be like to be sacked...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
27 Mai 2024
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Child poverty and housing…We need to talk
1) Do we really understand how affordable our rents are for families? 2) Are we prioritizing rehousing for overcrowded and larger families? 3) How do we respond to families...
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Hanna McCulloch
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
11 Chwef 2020
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Managing the Millennials
Millennials are defined as the children of baby boomers. By 2020 they will make up 20% of the global workforce. Do they expect to be managed differently? Yes, more engaged, more involved and...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
12 Mawrth 2019
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The Righteous Manager
If you describe someone as self righteous, you disapprove of them because they are convinced that they are right in their beliefs, attitudes and behaviour and that other people are wrong. However...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
27 Mai 2024
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INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION
(Previously published at Stephendale.com) I don’t like Monday’s by The Boomtown Rats, says it all. Released way back in 1979 before millennials had become, well millennials, the...
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Stephen Dale
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
04 Mawrth 2019
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Are social workers the champion whingers?
I’m a former social worker and someone who believes strongly in the professions values. I think that there are things social workers, whether working with young people or vulnerable adults, do...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
05 Rhag 2023
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How to Use
This regional network is for organisations, health practitioners and individuals interested in climate and health issues relevant to Northern Ireland, to enable access and sharing of...
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Stephen Jones
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
04 Medi 2019
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Just saying
You know all those articles which tell you the importance of learning to say “No”. How liberating it is, how you suddenly regain control of your life and establish a work life balance....
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
23 Chwef 2019
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Knowledge Hub is a finalist in the European IT & Software Excellence Awards
With over 450 projects submitted from across Europe in a wide range of categories! We are delighted to announce that Knowledge Hub has been selected as a finalist in the Public Sector or Utilities...
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KHUB Focus
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
20 Chwef 2019
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Back in time to the 60s
Recent research by the Centre for Social Investigation at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, has revealed that recruitment discrimination is as bad as it was in the late 60s Despite...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
19 Chwef 2019
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This charming man/woman
Ever wondered why candidates with less experience and knowledge get promoted so quickly? Could it be they charmed the interview panel? “He must have had quite a lot of charm ,as he was promoted...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
19 Chwef 2019
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Knowledge Hub is built on an industry leading Digital Experience Platform
You may not know this, but the technology behind the Knowledge Hub platform is Liferay and for the ninth consecutive year, Liferay has been named an industry leader in the Gartner Magic...
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KHUB Focus
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
15 Chwef 2019
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Property Flood Roundtable
The PFR roundtable has been in operation for about 2 years and has membership which includes leading insurance companies (Graham Brogden the Chair is from Aviva) and leading industry actors. 2017...
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Robbie Craig
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
11 Chwef 2019
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The Good Place
Two people die and believe that a case of mistaken identity has resulted in them being admitted to the Good Place ( Heaven)in error. They attempt to ensure they are not found out and sent to...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
11 Medi 2019
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The Plan
How long do you stick with a plan that isn’t working? At what point should you bend to the pressure to change the way you do things? How long is long enough to prove your way will deliver? ...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
04 Chwef 2019
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Don’t pay the Ransom
That’s what the police say. The statistics say something different. A small percentage of hostages escape and very few are rescued. Less than 1% are killed. If you, your family or your...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
01 Chwef 2019
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Shrink to Fit
Austerity set Local Authorities a very big challenge how to get smaller without too much pain? You can shrink people as in the film Downsizing , this solution turned out to have its...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
01 Chwef 2019
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Learning to walk again
The pain was excruciating. Even moving two metres to the bathroom was a huge struggle. I was lying in a hospital bed with complications after leg surgery and getting up was a big deal. My leg...
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Brendon Marshall
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
02 Mawrth 2019
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Are you a Warrior or a Worrier?
There are many exciting films and books about great warriors their stories inspire us. We admire the warrior, their bravery, their resourcefulness, their fighting spirit , their ability to...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
26 Ion 2019
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Public Health Outcomes Framework
The Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) was established in 2012 and its indicators are reviewed every 3 years. Public Health England (PHE) is planning to update the PHOF in the summer 2019, to...
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Philippa Lynch
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
25 Ion 2019
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Praise in public criticise in private
That’s the received wisdom yet recently two very successful and high profile managers have publicly criticised their staff one going as far as to single out individuals. Was this a calculated man...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
25 Ion 2019
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Humility
Amongst the many qualities associated with being a great manager, a leader, humility is not the one that comes to mind first. And yet great leaders are separated from simply successful leaders by...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
24 Ion 2019
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Getting active for better Musculoskeletal health
Musculoskeletal conditions affect over 10 million people and are the leading cause of disability in England, according to the Global Burden of Disease project – an international study ranking the...
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Samir Qadery
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23 Ion 2019
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Angry Bosses
Angry, aggressive, volatile, unpredictable bosses you’ve had one or may be you have one. The good news is they have had their day. The shouty, sweary boss is on the way out. It’s debatable whether...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
22 Ion 2019
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Just like 2001 A Space Odyssey
The car engine warning light came on but the mechanics could find nothing wrong. It reminded me of that scene in the film 2001 where the ships computer, HAL, alerts the ships crew that a piece of...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
21 Ion 2019
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The Favourite
Have you seen the film yet. Well if not you will have heard about it. With out giving away too much it is about the rivalry between two women to be the Queens “favourite “. Being the Queens...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
15 Ion 2019
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Bullies are not bad people
Your boss may be a bully but that doesn’t make them a bad person. We have a problem of bullying in the public sector and we’re not going to solve it by treating it as just a few bad people....
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
14 Ion 2019
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Kirstie and Phil plus Kevin and estate agents with all year round suntans agree with Jose
It was one of those remarks by Jose Mourinho that on first hearing you think something has been lost in translation. Never the less you turn it over in your mind because as well as being a...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
09 Ion 2019
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Is your organisation being run like a cult?
Does your Organisation demand enthusiasm from its employees? Does the leader expect unquestioning loyalty? Is dissent considered disloyalty? Unquestioning loyalty, unshakable belief and...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
01 Ion 2019
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Our KHub year
2018 has been another year of growth and consolidation for Knowledge Hub. We want to thank all our members for your contributions - knowledge sharing and collaboration only work when you...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
28 Rhag 2018
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Sawdust in the bread
The Gulag was a system of forced labor camps established during Joseph Stalin’s long reign as dictator of the Soviet Union.Gulag prisoners could work up to 14 hours per day. Typical...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
26 Rhag 2018
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Everyone is expected to be a team player but some just pretend
The research, from the Ashridge at Hult International Business School, examined the engagement levels of teams of workers, across seven different employment sectors, such as health,...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
23 Rhag 2018
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Get involved in the Social Services Research Group
Are you interested in promoting the use of research and intelligence in children’s and adults’ social care? If the answer to this is yes, you may be interested in a new social care special...
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Philippa Lynch
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
20 Rhag 2018
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Did I say that out loud?
I thought the words. I can be seen mouthing the words. I said the words under my breath, more to myself than anyone else, maybe in the expectation that those sitting either side of me...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
20 Rhag 2018
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Even the special one can get the sack
It’s not such a disaster and certainly not a disgraced to get the sack. Provided it wasn’t for accessing porn on your work lap top or making a racists joke at the office Christmas do. It’s a...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
19 Rhag 2018
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Ghosts
The candidate who doesn’t turn up for the interview. The person offered the post who asks to think about it over night and never gets back to you. The guy who doesn’t return after the first...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
18 Rhag 2018
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Meritocracy and the Average Football Team
A meritocracy is a good thing isn’t it? A football team selected on skill and effort would be a good example of a meritocracy in action. The Sunday league team I played for and the kids teams I...
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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
06 Rhag 2018
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The Tail Should Not Wag The Dog
I once told the head of HR that the tail shouldn’t wag the dog. I didn’t last long in that organisation. I leant my lesson. I had been in post about a year when there was a...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
06 Rhag 2018
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Accelerating Innovation at the Henley Forum
I had the pleasure of attending the latest Henley Forum Event in November where the key theme of the day being Accelerating innovation 3 great sessions during the day allowed us to explore more...
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Gan:
Michael Norton
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
05 Rhag 2018
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Unconscious Bias
Racism and sexism are taboo. Equalities are enshrined in the law yet society still looks unfair. People strenuously deny being racists and yet the evidence of discrimination backs up the claims of...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
04 Rhag 2018
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Walk a mile in my shoes
I heard of a director spending the day in a wheel chair, “ to get to know what’s it like having a disability”. Whilst I could see that this was well intentioned pretending to be disabled for a day...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
28 Tach 2018
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Who will protect us from the bullies?
In the past the answer would have been senior management, the Trade Union and HR. But senior management can no longer be relied on to set a good example, the trade unions have been weakened,...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
26 Tach 2018
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The Dark Arts
So you think leadership is about vision, taking responsibility and inspiring others. Leadership is about holding on to power. We talk a lot about leadership qualities but we tend to skip...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
25 Tach 2018
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Knowledge Management it’s finally a real thing.
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the APM Knowledge SIG Conference called 4 leaps forward. And a big thank you to everyone that came along. 4 key elements in the Knowledge Management...
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Michael Norton
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
20 Tach 2018
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Intmidation
David Attenborough appears to be demonstrating that apes have much in common when it comes to leadership. Perhaps it’s not so surprising that chimpanzees and naked apes should take the same...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
12 Tach 2018
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So why didn’t the aliens stop and say hello
Spotted last October whizzing past the sun, too fast to have originated in our solar system. It disappeared from view in January. It was long and thin, unlike any asteroid or comet seen before....
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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
09 Ion 2019
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Zombies
The undead walk amongst us. At first only when it got dark but now day and night. Initially in remote locations now in shopping malls, and city centres. Once the undead shuffled...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
05 Tach 2018
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Ambition
Late forties, early fifties you’re at your peak. You’ve got the experience and you’ve still got the energy and drive. There is this nagging doubt that if you don’t make it by fifty five you...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
04 Tach 2018
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Gaslighting
A scheming senior manager seeks to undermine a colleague by ringing that person at home the night before an important meeting to say the chair has requested the start time of the meeting be...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
01 Tach 2018
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How to use blogs to keep your group engaged
For the last month, we have gone through some of the basics of blogging as part of the make #KNOWvember a month to remember. There’s still time to take part. If you would like to a part of...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
31 Hyd 2018
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Keeping the Boss happy
The manager really rated the officer in charge of one of three homes for older people she was responsible for. She felt the officer had really implemented choice, dignity and respect in the way the...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
29 Hyd 2018
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Lo Ego Leadership
These days to succeed an organisation must promote team work and embrace collaboration there is simply no room room for big egos or there shouldn’t be. Lo ego leadership is not...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
26 Hyd 2018
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What type of blog posts should I be writing?
So you have taken that brave step into writing blog posts. But did you know that they are a huge range of different styles of blog post that you can use? No. That’s good then. ...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
24 Hyd 2018
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Making decisions is the easy part
You pull a lever and nothing happens. Tony Blair said this about his period in office but I think he was quoting President Bill Clinton. The point being that despite occupying very powerful...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
23 Hyd 2018
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Social care in prisons in England and Wales
Many older jails are ill-equipped for prisoners in wheelchairs, or with mobility problems. Some prisoners struggle to wash and look after themselves, others cannot get help during the night. The...
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Philippa Lynch
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
23 Hyd 2018
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Non of your business
Just how much should a manager know about an individual’s personal life? What if you like to keep your private life private but your boss wants to really get to know you, those you live...
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Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
22 Hyd 2018
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Department of Health and Social Care Technology Vision
The Department of Health and Social Care has published its tech vision for health and social care. This is the first of three visions which are being published. This document proposes a...
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Philippa Lynch
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
22 Hyd 2018
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Social care workforce analysis tool
This interactive dashboard from Skills for Care contains the latest information (2017/18) as published in the “State of the adult social care sector and workforce report”. By clicking...
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Philippa Lynch
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
22 Hyd 2018
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A busy year
I thought I'd share this here, for anyone who wasn't able to make it to the ALERC conference and AGM yesterday. Early this year I attended a meeting of the Northern England & Scottish...
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Clare Blencowe
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
18 Hyd 2018
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Should students be warned about the reality of their chosen profession?
It’s in no ones interest if students drop out of courses or leave the profession a couple of years after qualifying. It may seem counter productive for those trying to fill courses or...
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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
18 Hyd 2018
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How to write your first blog on Knowledge Hub
Ok so you hopefully will have read the two previous blog post (Make #KNOWvember a month to remember and You don’t need to be a ‘writer’ to be a blogger) if not, it might be worth having a...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:
17 Hyd 2018
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