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A hard look at soft skills 
  There is nothing “ soft” about a police interrogation in Line of Duty. It’s intense and systematic . There is no shouting, verbal abuse or threats of violence. The aim is to get the...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  15 Mar 2022
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How to survive  in a ruthless organisation 
A successful financial planner finds that his business partner has been doing the books for a Mexican drug cartel. What’s more he has been skimming off the top to fund an extravagant...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  22 Feb 2022
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The Borg don’t do Diversity
  In Star Trek when the Enterprise first encounters the Borg they announce themselves with the now infamous phrase   “  We are the Borg,  resistance is futile , you will be assimilated.”   Is ...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  18 Feb 2022
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Another reorganisation, another major change initiative 
Those made redundant , relocated or required to apply for their own job  have long suspected that leaders of organisations are often guilty of change for change sake. The new chief executive...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  15 Feb 2022
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Near Miss Campaign – What’s it all about?
Jacqui McPeake of Jacs Ltd and Caroline Benjamin of Food Allergy Aware have collaborated as Hospitality Allergen Support UK to highlight Near Miss Reporting as a potential RISK for a more...
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Caroline Benjamin
Last updated:  11 Feb 2022
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 Lack of career obstacles for the incompetent and over confident.
The best way to smash  the glass ceiling, the most effective way of getting  a diverse senior management team and how to ensure managers have good people skills.    Organisations...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  09 Feb 2022
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Should I stay or……..?
Even if your employees think the organisation stinks , senior management are incompetent idiots  and the work life balance is all wrong they will stay longer if they feel their line manager...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  30 Jan 2022
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Managers you want to do well for.
I consider my self to be very self motivated when it comes to work. Even if I had lost faith in the organisation and fallen out with my line manager my professionalism would not allow me to...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  20 Jan 2022
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Survival of the friendliest 
As we know it’s not the fastest, the strongest or the cleverest that survive but the friendliest. Admittedly in reference to evolution it’s survival of the fittest , those who adapt most...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  10 Jan 2022
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Probably the best….
Once upon a time management was about managing budgets and people plus possibly but not necessarily buildings and equipment. Information management would be missed off many people’s lists. But...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  10 Jan 2022
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With a little help from my friends 
I read an article that asked the question, “ Is HR ever your friend?” My first thought was this must be a reflection on how HR’s first loyalty is to the organisation despite presenting...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  10 Jan 2022
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The Understanding manager
You can make tough decisions when required. Just because you’re understanding and supportive that doesn’t make you soft.    Everyone wants a supportive manager some one who recognises your ...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  31 Dec 2021
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“Brain surgery…. It’s not exactly rocket science is it?”
A recent study ( published in the festive edition of BMJ) to decide who is the brainiest, neurosurgeons or aerospace engineers has found that neither are necessarily brighter than the rest of...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  02 Apr 2022
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Succession 
He has been the leader of the council for 15 years. During that time the council’s has acquired a national profile and come to dominate the region. The first to embrace out sourcing. The...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  13 Dec 2021
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The Ketchup Wars  
There are two types of senior manager those who believe success is built on long hours, dedication and hard work ,sacrifice and those who think the best results come when people feel valued,...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  08 Dec 2021
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Domination and Cooperation
Hundreds of years into the future humans have colonised the solar system. Earth and the Moon are in a state of cold war with the much bigger and far more prosperous Mars. Further out lie...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  24 Feb 2022
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Now? 
When the chief Executive takes the trouble to call you in to tell you what a good job you and your team did you should just accept the praise shouldn’t you?  You might say it’s all down to...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  01 Dec 2021
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The Peppa Pig speech 
The PM’s recent disastrous speech to business leaders reminded me of this piece I wrote a few years ago. You don’t think he read it do you? Being a bit of a comedian  I like a number of my...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  24 Nov 2021
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You can play without a centre forward but not a goalkeeper 
I can imagine the conversation, a cross party working group has been set up to identify the best process for filling the recently vacated chief executive post. The leader assumed that this...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  24 Nov 2021
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We Love Quizzes
  Saturday evening watching television and I was surprised at the number of quiz shows being broadcast. Clearly we are a nation of quizzers. Try as you might it is impossible not to shoutout...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:  19 Nov 2021
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