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How to maintain morale when the future is so bleak
The public sector is to foot the bill for economic recovery. The price to be paid in reduced take home pay and job losses will be felt by all those working in the public sector. The news paper...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  27 Feb 2012
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Managing gay men
This is a work in progress. An attempt to further the discussion on managing a diverse workforce. I am seeking comments and suggestions and I am not afraid of a little controversy.  They...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  20 Jan 2015
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Let’s get rid of the Chief Ex
Nothing personal but let’s get rid of the chief executive. Not a particular chief executive but all the chief executives in local government. What do they do anyway? There is support from some in...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  29 Mar 2026
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Casting out demons
 You would not be surprised to be told that some people with mental health problems claim to hear voices and be possessed by demons. You might be a little surprised to be informed that the...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  19 Dec 2018
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Top tips on Equality and Diversity training
If you have lead responsibility for developing and delivering equality and diversity in your organisation here are some tips you may find helpful. I have been heavily involved in developing and...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  01 Dec 2025
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Culture eats EQUALITY strategy for breakfast
Culture eats equality strategy for breakfast, well that’s my experience as a senior manager with lead responsibility for equality and diversity. So we shifted the focus away from policy,...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  20 Jan 2015
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Culture eats strategy for breakfast
We changed the policy .We introduced new procedures. We set targets and introduced monitoring arrangements. We developed a training programme. We provided senior management with regular...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  06 Jul 2020
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Beyond Samosas and Reggae
What a great title for a book. The book is sub titled a guide to developing services for black disabled people. It was published in 1995, only 48 pages but it must be hard to get hold of because I...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  02 Sept 2025
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The Americans think they do it better
The Americans think they do it better, no surprise there, but would you be surprised if a European research team concluded that American firms were the best managed in the world? A group...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  18 Jun 2020
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It’s good to talk-equality and diversity for leaders
It’s good to talk-equality and diversity for leaders No longer a senior manager I don’t have to worry about upsetting social workers, nurses,teachers,housing officers or their managers. This...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  01 Dec 2025
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Praise for local government deputies
This article appeared in todays Guardian(Public leaders network) ttp://www.guardian.co.uk/public-leaders-network/2011/may/09/local-government-deputies-praise
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  17 May 2022
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Make them laugh
Make them laugh Whoever the audience, whatever the topic it helps if you can make them laugh. Humour can defuse a tense situation and it’s hard to stay angry if you’re smiling. People like...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  24 Nov 2021
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Bigging it Up
Am I lying or just overselling?  Am I bigging it up?  Making more of it than is justified?  Am I making something routine and commonplace sound different and innovative?  How...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  10 Mar 2017
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Are you gay? Do you have a disability? What is your religion? Equal opportunity monitoring.
Equal opportunity monitoring.   Most organisations don’t know how many disabled people they employ, how many gay people work for them or which faiths make up the staff group. All they...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  20 Jan 2015
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Mentoring as a way of developing leadership skills
Mentoring as a way of developing leadership skills  One very effective way for a manager to continue their development is to identify a mentor. A management mentor is a guide, someone with...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  19 Dec 2014
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Coaching and mentoring as a way of developing leadership skills
Coaching and mentoring as a way of developing leadership skills Employee surveys plus an analysis of harassment and bullying complaints revealed that many staff thought their manager had poor...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  19 Dec 2014
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Management in 100 words
Management in 100 words The England football manager claims he only needs 100 words of English to manage the team. On the understanding that like the England team your team understands the...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  18 Dec 2021
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Leaders expect to be criticised but...
How high your heels are, how often you change your hair style and how much your designer handbag cost are not the type of observations you expect to read about in a serious article about a...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  12 Jun 2020
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Partnerships under fire
The President of the association of directors of adult social services (adass) had a go at hospital managers and the cheers could be heard across social services throughout the land. Richard Jones...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  10 May 2024
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How many Chief Executives are truly indispensible?
The announcement that Steve Jobs is to step down as chief executive of Apple for health reasons had an immediate impact on share prices and has prompted discussion about whether it is good for...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  21 Mar 2020
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