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Purdah
We've received the following guidance from the Home Office around Purdah: Purdah At the last Elections Panel in July, we took away an action to clarify the position around purdah. ...
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Chris Williams
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14 Aug 2012
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The true legacy of the Games
The true legacy of the Olympic Games is not measured in world records or medals table but progress on a wider front. http://www.publicservice.co.uk/blog_story.asp?id=384
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Blair McPherson
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14 Aug 2012
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Opening up local government transactions - Not just data
In some circles, the term “transparency” seems to have supplanted “open government” which might imply the objective is for government to go on doing what it is doing now but in a more transparent...
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Mike Thacker
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22 Aug 2012
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Consultation on Sustainable Procurement Bill
Take part in the consulation on the new Bill http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/08/3295
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Andy Hay
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13 Aug 2012
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Going for Gold
There will be those who try to persuade us that the success of Team GB can be emulated in the workplace. I will not be one of them. see article in the Guardian. ...
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Blair McPherson
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11 Aug 2012
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Don’t tender for Healthwatch! Where markets do and do not have a role.
Councils up and down the country will be commissioning local Healthwatch organisations. If it’s not too late, I’d like to suggest they think about alternatives to the tendering route. ...
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Adrian Barker
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09 Aug 2012
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We are taking your title
A few years ago there was considerable surprise at research findings which appeared to show people would rather have a more impressive job title than a pay rise. The research confirmed...
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Blair McPherson
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06 Aug 2012
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It's not enough to succeed
It’s not enough to succeed. Others must fail. What’s so deliciously spiteful about this quote from Gore Vidal is the acknowledgment that in victory some delight in the defeat of others. If you’re...
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Blair McPherson
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03 Aug 2012
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50 Shades of management from a women's point of view
You've read the book, you've seen the film or you've heard all about it on social media, well now ii's in the office...and its the same but different for women. Grey suits, grey...
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Blair McPherson
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19 Jun 2015
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Selling baked beans
When asked why they want to be a manager in local government candidates most often respond by saying they wanted to make a difference to people’s lives. May be they do but public sector...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Jul 2012
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Trust in short supply
You can’t be an effective leader if you don’t have the trust of your peers and the public. That is according to chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners writing in the Health...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Jul 2012
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Let’s get this party started
Yesterday was the first LGA Online Facilitators meet up. Hopefully the first of many sessions which will include some virtual element that will involve the rest of the Online Facilitators...
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Michael Norton
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27 Jul 2012
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What does a fair inspection look like?
They even got the name of the school wrong. They had us down as unitary council instead of a county council. They didn’t seem to know we had become a Foundation Trust. If they couldn’t get the...
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Blair McPherson
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25 Jul 2012
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Are you getting your share of happiness?
How much happiness should you expect? Are some people in some parts of the country happier? How do we know? Does it matter? Well the government thinks it does and believes happiness can...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Jul 2012
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This is how racism takes root
Great article in todays Guardian. The different ways the media covered two cases of men grooming children for sex show how shockingly easy it is to demonise a whole community ...
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Blair McPherson
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23 Jul 2012
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Stuck in the middle
Getting that promotion can stress you out but not getting that promotion can give you a heart attack according to recent research. As budgets were cut, services reduced and staff made...
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Blair McPherson
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20 Jul 2012
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The art of conversation
I’m fed up with jargon. Now, don’t get me wrong, I know I have been guilty of using jargon myself in the past, but I’m trying to make a conscious effort not to. When I started this job just...
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Liz Copeland
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19 Jul 2012
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Becoming a Jedi Master. The secret art of cultivating online communities
This is a nicelittle slidepack from Luis Suarez who's a Community Builder and Knowledge Manager. Not the Liverpool centre forward. There's some great stuff in here and covers all the...
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Michael Norton
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19 Jul 2012
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Few racists but a lot of racism
I have come across very few racists in Local Government but both at work and socially I have heard racist comments and inappropriate “jokes”. I explain this by the fact that people...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Jul 2012
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How well is this country doing? The Happy Planet Index and Costa Rica
How well is this country doing? We're in a double dip recession. We know that because GDP fell by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012. So if it had risen by 0.1% would we have been...
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Adrian Barker
Last updated:
16 Jul 2012
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