thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
09 Chwef 2022 - 16:15

null  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 that want to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion should stop appointing incompetent managers.    I believe most HR professionals would describe their role as removing obstacles to... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 4173 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
30 Ion 2022 - 15:08

null 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 values them because people leave managers not organisations. This fact is very relevant when you consider that the biggest challenge facing HR over the next year is employee retention and... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 4196 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
20 Ion 2022 - 16:24

null 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 just go through the motions. However there were some managers I worked for who really got the very best out of me. Managers who I really wanted to do it for. They were very different individuals,... Gweld mwy
null 1
null 0 Sylwadau
null 4181 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
10 Ion 2022 - 12:32

null 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 quickly to their environment  but I am referring to the workplace. People who are seen as friendly, cooperative , easy to talk to and get on with tend to survive and prosper. They survive the... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 4298 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
10 Ion 2022 - 11:31

null 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 now Big Data is the big thing. It’s advocates are evangelical in their enthusiasm for the benefits of bid data, not only does it tell us what we have done in forensic detail but if used... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 4344 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
10 Ion 2022 - 09:46

null 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 themselves as the people who will help you if you have a bully for a manager, experience racism in the workplace or fallout with a colleague. Whilst I wouldn’t  tell my HR colleagues,” Your my best... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 4276 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
31 Rhag 2021 - 13:06

null 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 value to the team and acknowledges your skill and work ethic, some one who is sympathetic when some difficulty in your personal life makes you less effective than normal, someone who is understanding... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 648 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
02 Ebrill 2022 - 07:45

null “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 us. It’s not that brain surgeons and rocket scientists are better at everything but they are better at certain things which make them very good at what they do. It occurs to me that the same... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 51653 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
13 Rhag 2021 - 14:07

null 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 first to agree a major contract to outsource all back office services. The leader has a reputation as a canny negotiator and a ruthless political manipulator. Which has not always endeared him to... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 779 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
08 Rhag 2021 - 12:21

null 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, empowered and trusted, fulfilment.  I’m not saying there can not be a mix and max but generally senior managers lean one way or the other. Some of the most successful are the most extreme. The... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 808 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
24 Chwef 2022 - 16:59

null 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 the numerous clusters of small colonies on the asteroid belt off Jupiter and the Moons of Saturn. These outer planets are totally dependent on Earth and Mars, surviving on the export of the... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 4645 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
01 Rhag 2021 - 11:14

null 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 the hard work and dedication of your team because that’s the done thing. So when the chief executive is saying how sir what’s his name from government office said how impressed he was with the... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 1174 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
24 Tach 2021 - 14:07

null 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 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 up a steady stream of jokey... Gweld mwy
null 1
null 0 Sylwadau
null 1332 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
24 Tach 2021 - 11:20

null 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 would involve deciding which executive recruitment firm to engage, a brief for the lucky firm covering the desire for a diverse long list, the extent of involvement of partner agencies in the short... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 1207 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
19 Tach 2021 - 14:52

null 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 the answer, if you know it. And the more answers you shoutout the more you get sucked into the show.    How could an organisation make use of our love of quizzes? Trying to get service users or... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 2119 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
17 Tach 2021 - 12:43

null How many is too many ?

When it comes to HR trends where the US leads we tend to take notice. So a recent article that drew attention to the increased use of multiple interviews peaked my interest. It appears  some companies are asking candidates to attend 5 or 6 even 7 interviews before they make a final decision! Appointing the wrong person can be an expensive mistake. A square peg in a round hole can be... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 7007 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
11 Tach 2021 - 11:34

null How decisions are made

A week before her first A level,  arrangements for sitting the exam were changed by the school. Just a minor change. The start time was moved forward half an hour along side a reminder that all candidates must be seated 15 minutes before the exam was due to start. Late comers would not be allowed in. During the course of the next few days the start time was changed back, moved forward... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 11179 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
09 Tach 2021 - 12:03

null Jabs or Jobs 

What’s the best way to stoke up opposition and resentment? Answer tell employees they have no choice they either comply or lose their job. I have noted an increasingly autocratic approach to management in sectors not previously noted for it. In some cases this is linked to organisations where unions are not recognised or union membership has declined and is less than half the... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 11229 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
09 Tach 2021 - 11:58

null Walter wasn’t a great player but he was an outstanding manager 

These days everyone wants a good review. Tell us how well we have done. But if the feedback is less than glowing it may get an angry and hurt response. This is why cautious managers so often play safe with their feedback. To the detriment of employee development.    ” At some stage in your career you’ve got to face up to the fact of how good you are , and let’s face it Walter... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 11089 golygfeydd
thumbnail
Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
05 Tach 2021 - 13:55

null  When management communication is just blah , blah ,blah

  Management involves getting your message across, what you want doing , how you want it doing and by when, your expectations of employees/team members behaviour and attitude, or in senior management speak the mission,  the values and the targets.   Communication came within my portfolio of responsibilities. The Head of Communications was part of my management team. Communication, like... Gweld mwy
null 0
null 0 Sylwadau
null 19375 golygfeydd

Yn dangos 201 i 220 o 1,016 cofnodion.