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Managers who support rather than challenge 
  We all want managers who are supportive. A little bit of praise goes along way whereas constant critics undermines confidence and can be demotivating. All to often we hear of managers who...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  17 Jun 2019
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What if recruitment adverts were honest and truthful 
  Recruitment adverts for senior posts are about spin, showing the organisation in the best possible light, portraying the LA the way the members would like to be seen . Which is a shame...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  10 Jun 2019
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Black Horses
I don’ know what makes an effective advert. Presumably it must stick, if not in the conscience then in the subconscious. You would think it important that it is clear what product is being...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  06 Jun 2019
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Tips for winners
As well as saying thank you could give a small tip. I’m not talking about in the restaurant, hairdressers or taxi, the places most of us give a tip. I’m talking about in the office. This new...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  31 May 2019
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Do no Evil
  Didn’t that use to be the motto of Google? I think we would want something more positive in local government. But it does capture the idea that we need to have values and...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  30 May 2019
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Can a manager stick to their principles and still be successful?
Marcela Bielsa has a reputation as a non conformist manager some one who goes against the trend and makes the rest of us question are definition of success . Some one who has a very clear...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  18 Jul 2020
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Secondment opportunity at NHS Digital
The Adult Social Care Statistics team at NHS Digital are currently seeking to recruit a number of secondees from local authorities. The aim is to draw on their experience of working with a...
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Philippa Lynch
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Last updated:  16 May 2019
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How to be moderately successful 
      Follow the rules Rules are made to be followed in a meek manner. You know this to be true just as you know those “ how to get to the top” books aren’t to be taken literally. After all...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  12 May 2019
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1. President's introduction
It is a  great pleasure and an honour to present this first Newsletter during my Presidency.  It is our ambition to inform members of our National Associations about the activities of our...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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2. UDITE - A new captain and crew on the ship
In Sliema, Malta, the Biannual Conference and the Governing Council was attended by delegates from the different members associations. It was organised with the support of Primo Europe.  ...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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3. New President Paul Gatt meets representatives of EU Institutions
On 30th March , UDITE President Paul Gatt made a study visit to Brussels to meet several institutions and partners. Paul was accompanied by Ronny Frederickx (Executive Director), Jack Kruf ...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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4. Roles, competences and responsabilities of local chief executives in Europe.
In 2016 a comparative study was published called ‘Statuts, compétences et responsabilités des dirigeants territoriaux en Europe’ – Roles, competences and responsibilities of local ...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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5. CEMR paper on "Future of Public Services in Europe"
Recently, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions published a new position paper : ‘Strong public services through Local Government’. Knowing that waste collection, public transport,...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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6. UDITE - VEOLIA secures exhibition space at Europe's premier environment conference
EU Green Week 2019, the final initiative of Maltese European environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella will take place in Brussels at the Bluepoint Conference Center, 80 Boulevard A. Reyers this...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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7. UDITE to be represented at European Week of Regions and Cities 2019
The European Week will be organised in Brussels 7 – 10 October. It is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcases their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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8.  "Public services and citizens" SNDGCT annual conference 2019
Following the success of previous years, the next edition of our Territorialis® Professional Conference will continue their modernization. Dedicated to all territorial senior executives, they ...
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UDiTE Admin
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Last updated:  14 May 2019
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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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Last updated:  15 Jun 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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Last updated:  02 May 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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Last updated:  30 Apr 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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Last updated:  02 May 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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Last updated:  16 Apr 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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Last updated:  15 Apr 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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Last updated:  08 Apr 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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Last updated:  07 Apr 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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Last updated:  03 Apr 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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Last updated:  30 Mar 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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Last updated:  29 Mar 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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Last updated:  25 Mar 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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Last updated:  24 Mar 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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Last updated:  27 May 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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Last updated:  11 Feb 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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Last updated:  12 Mar 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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Last updated:  27 May 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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Last updated:  04 Mar 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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Last updated:  05 Dec 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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Last updated:  04 Sept 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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Last updated:  23 Feb 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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Last updated:  19 Feb 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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Last updated:  19 Feb 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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Last updated:  11 Feb 2019
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