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In the not to distant future 
  A few Years from now, when the  high street is a wasteland and Local Authorities no longer exist and the once grand municipal buildings that housed them are fast food outlets half -buried in...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  19 Awst 2019
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Tackling Loneliness
The government's Loneliness Strategy was published in October 2018. It set out a wide variety of cross-departmental measures that the government would take to...
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Philippa Lynch
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  19 Awst 2019
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Is it ever acceptable to swear in an interview?
I was being interviewed for a directors post and I was asked about working with colleagues in Health. Having discussed points of conflict like delayed hospital discharges due to budget...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  12 Awst 2019
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Organisations get the Management they deserve 
In the 80’s trade unions were strong and managers complained about not being allowed to manage. The response was organisations get the trade union they deserve. Meaning if you treat staff...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  11 Awst 2019
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The invisible Sword of Damocles
The feeling of ever present peril is one familiar to directors of social services. A former boss once confided in me that when ever he read about an abuse scandal he thought about a youth unit...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  08 Awst 2019
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Boss Quits Abruptly
The leader has a reputation for moving quickly and plain speaking. In the surprise ousting of the chief executive who has only been in the job 18 months , he has lived up to the speed part....
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  06 Awst 2019
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Loyalty, ambition, betrayal, vomit and sudden violent death 
I have always (nearly always) been loyal but sometimes my dissent was taken as disloyalty. I have always been ambitious but didn’t realise just how ambitious till I repeatedly put myself...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  13 Medi 2019
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Diversity isn’t a good thing 
It turns out that diversity isn’t a good thing if everyone is different but the same. The gender balance and racial  mix (and cross section of sexuality) may shout diversity but if every single...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  08 Awst 2019
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Are we kidding our selves 
We know it doesn’t make a difference but we do it any way. Why , because it reassures us , makes us think we have more control over the way things turn out. The  effort involved convinces us we...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  03 Awst 2019
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The glass Ceiling and the Cliff Edge
You have heard of the glass ceiling but are you aware of the cliff edge ? The glass ceiling is that invisible barrier to promotion. The expression was originally coined to explain why women...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  08 Awst 2019
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The Culture of Optimism 
The culture of optimism won’t get us out of austerity. The restructuring didn’t make services better or more efficient, the cuts did have a very negative impact, things are worse much ...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  23 Gorff 2019
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A team of Super Heroes 
“ What we need is a team of heroic chief executives willing to step up and move outside of the comfort zone and take personal risks. .....We are trying to creat tipping points....The...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  05 Awst 2019
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Be Lucky
We down play the role of luck in achieving success. Parents teach their children that if you try hard enough almost anything is possible. This is a lie. But understandable since unless you...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  22 Gorff 2019
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Institutional Harassment 
There are managers who are bullies and then there is systematic institutional harassment. In the latter HR rather than protect employees against bulling and harassment advises senior management...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  15 Gorff 2019
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Decent and Accessible Homes for Older People
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People have published their report on Decent and Accessible Homes for Older People on 4 July 2019. The report follows an in-depth...
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Philippa Lynch
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  12 Gorff 2019
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How much experience do you need?
Would you appoint some one to a high profile senior management post with only one years experience of management? Would you expect a minimum of three years, more than five years or at least...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  15 Medi 2019
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How do you recognise a good employer?
About a year ago my son started a new job and it’s gone really well. My nephew was recently looking for a new job and I told him there were vacancies where my son works.  I explained that I...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  18 Gorff 2019
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Your work nemesis 
  According to a survey carried out by the recruitment firm Totaljobs 20% of people have experienced an enemy at work to such an extent that they have called in sick because they couldn’t face...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  04 Gorff 2019
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Austerity the new normal
It must have been 10 no 12 years ago.  My boss, the Director of social services returned from a budget meeting with the chief executive. We were expecting bad news, more budget cuts to plan...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  25 Meh 2019
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Naivety and Idealism 
I was told about a lecturer on the social work course who had taken a year off to gain a social work qualification but mostly to get a reality check. He deliberately choice to do a...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  21 Meh 2019
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