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The Sinking of the Titanic 
Does anyone really still believe the captain should go down with the ship? Must someone always be to blame and should that be the person in charge?   As a senior manager I always signed up...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  16 Dec 2022
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No smoke without fire
A few years ago I read an article in the professional press which gave an account of a training programme in support of recruiting more women into the fire and rescue service , not as office staff...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  15 Dec 2022
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A Coach...in training (Post 2)
Link to latest post: A Coach...in training - Post 2 Hi everyone, I've created a blog site to host posts going forward so will add a link here to any new posts as/when...
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Melanie Crunkhorn
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Last updated:  14 Dec 2022
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Profile of a Director 
My pay last year was £3.7 million. My last holiday was in the Maldives and antique hunting in France. For relaxation I go to my beach house. I started in retail with a Saturday job in an arts and...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  13 Dec 2022
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Some of my favourite things
My favourite Christmas film is ,” It’s a Wonderful life”. Because it’s about making a difference to other people’s lives often in small ways that can have a much bigger impact than you would ever...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  11 Dec 2022
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What do I dislike most in other people? Negativity. 
Paul noticed office morale seemed low, staff seemed unhappy and discontent. He was aware of the usual moans and groans about workloads and management but wondered if there was any particular issue...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  08 Dec 2022
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To those who are not racist
Racist behaviour is not limited to those who judge people by the colour of their skin, who think ethnic minorities are inferior or who preach hate. The majority of racist behaviour is committed by...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  01 Dec 2022
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Your ever so humble public servant 
I once worked for a boss who was fond of telling people he felt privileged to be a Director of social services. Echoing that same ever so humble sentiment. Had the term been prevalent at the...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  29 Nov 2022
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Des Res
I am interested in how cabinet members describe their Local Authority and what better place to look than their recruitment adverts for senior posts.  I thought it might fun to characterise the...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  17 Nov 2022
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A brief history of Time Travel 
A time machine has been invented and then uninvented many times. Creating a time machine has not proved that difficult in the past/future. The problem occurs when you use it, people seem totally...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  14 Nov 2022
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Number One’s 
I have a long standing suspicion of numbers when they are used to prove something. I think it started with Led Zeppelin. They were a rock group who refused to sell out by releasing a single when...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  14 Nov 2022
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MACRO L
This is useful for billing multiple clients, or just checking work for time sheets. I produced  this primarily to discuss with colleagues the complexity to complete individual work stream...
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James Martin
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Last updated:  17 Jan 2023
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Only senior managers wear suits 
The new senator for Pennsylvania doesn’t wear a suit to work. For public appearances he prefers what those in the US call, “work wear” usually a hoodie. He captured the white collar vote and his...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  12 Nov 2022
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Grow your own 
Recruitment and retention for management and executive posts has become a big issue of late. In response organisations are reviewing their approach to Succession planning. The traditional focus on...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  14 Nov 2023
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When to stick and when to twist 
“He would say something to you on a Monday, contradict himself on a Friday and you would believe both.” Martin O’Neil on Brian Clough . Management is full of contradictions. A great...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  11 Nov 2022
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The wit and wisdom of a manager 
Some people like to quote Winston Churchill me I find the sayings of Brian Clough more relevant to management.    He was opinionated - we talk about it for twenty minutes and then...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  10 Nov 2022
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The New Augmented Workforce
A couple of years ago 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...
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Stephen Dale
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Last updated:  07 Nov 2022
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Bad Organisations
I like working for my boss. I like the people I work with. I like the work I do. I don’t like the organisation I work for. It use to be said that people leave managers not organisations. Recently...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  02 Nov 2022
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Confidence 
“ Confidence is distributed in a very ramdom way. Some people have stunning amounts of confidence and no talent and other people have stunning amounts of talent and no confidence. But...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  29 Jun 2025
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Lessons from the mess at the Met 
It’s always easier to see where someone else is going wrong. With of course the underlying confidence that we would never let things get to that state of affairs.  The description of a senior...
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Blair McPherson
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Last updated:  06 Aug 2026
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