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It's the medium not the message
As we get excited about the potential of social networking and the social media for local government, how do we ensure the message is not lost in the preoccupation with the medium? ...
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Blair McPherson
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07 Nov 2012
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Can we still afford Equal Opportunities?
The Government doesn’t think so. They certainly think we can’t afford the Equality and Human Rights Commission in its present shape and size. The new chair Baroness O’Neil is getting rid of some...
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Blair McPherson
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06 Nov 2012
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Is this really the end of Local Government as we know it?
The leader of Birmingham City council thinks so. A 50% cut in budget over the next 3 years coupled with an increasing number of older people will mean the local council will no longer be able to...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Nov 2012
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Movember Newbies
Five brave souls from Telford & Wrekin's Development Plans Team have decided to take part in Movember this year. Day four and my horseshoe/chopper style is at that 'are you growing a...
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Richard Overy
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04 Nov 2012
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Shocking but hardly surprising
Some people will be genuinely shocked at the prison sentences handed out to staff who worked at the Winterbourne Hospital/ Home for people with learning disabilities. Shocked that you can get...
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Blair McPherson
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02 Nov 2012
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Mo Knowledge Mo Awareness
It's that time of year again when ladies of a certain disposition cringe at the sudden proliferation of facial hair amongst the men folk. Yes it's Movember and this year on the...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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01 Nov 2012
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Mo Knowledge Mo Money
It's that time of year again when ladies of a certain disposition cringe at the sudden proliferation of facial hair amongst the men folk. Yes it's Movember and this year on the Knowledge Hub team...
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Michael MacAuley
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15 Nov 2012
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Knowledge Hub photo competition - take part now!
Michelle Rea from the Knowledge Hub Team last week posted a blog calling for suggestions on how to battle the attack of the Non Faces. You know, these guys: ...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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31 Oct 2012
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Steady Eddie v Flash Harry in the promotion game
Why is it that being good at your job isn’t enough to get you promoted? Most of us have asked this question at one time or another. http://osiristraining.com/2012/10/30/the-promotion-game/ ...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Nov 2013
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Zingers
Americans have their zingers, no, not the sickly sweet little cakes favoured by office workers but the stinging retort. They are in the news because the race for the White House is made more...
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Blair McPherson
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29 Oct 2012
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Knowledge Hub Halloween Special: Bringing a Community Back from the Dead
This article was reposted from Micheal Norton's blog I have the unenviable task over the next few months of contacting community facilitators who are looking...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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29 Oct 2012
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It stil happens in the workplace
The whole Jimmy Savile scandal has made people think about sexual harassment at work. The work place has changed since the 70’s and 80’s and many people assumed that even if there is still a pay...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Oct 2012
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Hands off management
The grilling of the BBC’s Director General by MP’s over his lack of curiosity may bring about the end of Hands Off management at a senior level. For years senior managers have been told their...
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Blair McPherson
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25 Oct 2012
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Can you pay less and still attract the best?
How will the Public Sector attract new graduates in the future? How do we market the public sector as a good employer in the current climate of pay freezes, redundancies and cuts to training...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Oct 2012
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Are the readers of this blog perverts?
Are the readers of this blog perverts or just suckers for a racy title? As some of you know I am conducting a social media experiment to find out why some postings get only single figure hits...
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Blair McPherson
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23 Oct 2012
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Does the boss still know what is best?
A recent article in the Guardian by a former senior civil servant argued that what a modern Civil Service needed was less deference to the bosses..As a former public sector senior manager who has...
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Blair McPherson
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22 Oct 2012
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The Name is Hub...Knowledge Hub! Guest blog by James Bond
I often work alone. This all changed however when I recently went to a top secret meeting with Q. He told me about a new gadget called Knowledge Hub and promptly ordered me to set up an...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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23 Oct 2012
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How to get more hits on your blog
Is it the subject that attracts the readers? Is it the key words, tags, that simulate interest? Is it the opening sentence that grabs their attention and gets them to click on read more? Is it...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Oct 2012
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Should local Government be more like a computer game Part 2
The Big Bang Theory is one of my favourite US comedy programmes. If you haven’t caught up with it yet it is about four young, very brainy, socially inept, science nerds. They come together for...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Oct 2012
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Councillor Mehboob Khan: Local Democracy week marks one month to police and crime commissioners elections
By Councillor Mehboob Khan Chair, LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Board Monday 15 – Friday 19 October is European Local Democracy week which aims to increase people's knowledge of local...
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Knowledge Hub Team
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15 Oct 2012
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Swimming in Culture
Senior managers are fond of saying we need to change the culture of the organisation. They are saying it now in response to the introduction of commissioning and greater use of the private sector...
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Blair McPherson
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13 Oct 2012
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Democracy Download
I must admit that for the last few years I’ve not heard much noise about Local Democracy Week and I wondered if it took place any more, but it seems it is alive and kicking! Local...
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Liz Copeland
Last updated:
11 Oct 2012
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Killer Instinct
To close the deal you need the killer instinct. To succeed in business you need to be ruthless. To make it as a chief executive in the current financial climate you need to be emotionally...
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Blair McPherson
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08 Oct 2012
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If you want to get a head get a hair cut
You don’t need to be told that it’s mostly men who get the top jobs, you can see it for yourself. Likewise you recognised a long time ago that if you want a top job you need to look the part,...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Oct 2012
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Champions
I’m not talking about winners I’m referring to people who take up a cause. If you want to change the world or just your tiny corner of the organisation first you have to accept that you are...
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Blair McPherson
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04 Oct 2012
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Sock Puppet
This is an interesting and humorous article which offers some insights into how people behave in the work place. If you have read any of my articles in the professional press or my excellent...
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Blair McPherson
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03 Oct 2012
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What's in a name anyway?
So, online identity has been in the news recently (it's never out though is it?). A famous author has been caught bigging himself up on Amazon, whilst dissing his contemporaries,...
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Gavin Crosby
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02 Oct 2012
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No end in sight to high stress and low morale
Public Sector managers are stressed out and nearly half want to leave.But they won't. Autocratic and bureaucratic management styles are to blame.But are not likely to change. Public...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
02 Oct 2012
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Cutting non essential services
Some times it is the small things that improve an individuals quality of life. Something that is all to easy to miss when looking at the bigger picture. ...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
28 Sep 2012
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#OurDay – a good day had by all
I wanted to share a few quick thoughts on #OurDay yesterday. I know we’ll do a lot more analysis of things and we’ll present the stories of the day in a much more whizzy way than a blog from me,...
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Liz Copeland
Last updated:
28 Sep 2012
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