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Blair McPherson
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13 Meh 2020 - 20:57

null Big and Scary 

It’s big and it’s scary, it’s in the room and ignoring it won’t make it go away. An Elephant in the Room is an expression to describe a big topic everyone is ignoring, pretending it doesn’t exist because it is too scary or too difficult to deal with. Racism like sexism, ageism and homophobia-discrimination is a big, scary topic.  The killing of George Floyd and the subsequent... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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10 Meh 2020 - 10:04

null More than just a soft machine 

I WAS AT ONE TIME THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES IN A LARGE COMPLEX ORGANISATION. FINANCE, IT, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING FELL WITHIN MY REMIT. THIS LINE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT REFLECTED THE THINKING AT THAT TIME THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED IN AN ORGANISATION WERE RESOURCES IN THE SAME WAY AS MONEY, EQUIPMENT, BUILDINGS AND INFORMATION. IN ONE SENSE THIS WAS POSITIVE AS IT PLACED A... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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09 Meh 2020 - 09:53

null It doesn’t help that people really don’t like HR.

  Human Resource staff make people behave and they don’t like it. They are the ones that tell you that even if you think the jokes are funny, you still can’t tell sexist, racist or homophobic  jokes. This is one function that goes all the way to the top. The HR people, the compliance people, are telling everybody how they have to treat each other and a lot people don’t like it,... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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09 Meh 2020 - 09:47

null Sometimes it takes a crisis

When this pandemic is over you will know a lot more about your staff/ managers . A crisis brings out the strength in some and the weaknesses in others. It will not necessarily have been the most experienced or knowledgable who remained calm and inspired confidence. It will not necessarily be those with the formal qualifications who showed themselves able to adapt quickly to the new... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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05 Meh 2020 - 10:44

null The Art of Winging It

Before you know what you are doing you’re expected to know what you are doing, so you have no choice but to wing it. It happened to me. As part of a cost cutting senior management restructuring I found my self with a new job title, an increased span of responsibility and a range of services I had no previous experience of. I was confident my people management and budget management... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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22 Mai 2020 - 14:23

null Management anyone can do it-not

The interesting thing about management is that pretty much everyone thinks they could do it and do it better. It’s not rocket science. That is why so many people think they understand it. But it’s not easy which is why so many don’t progress. There are lots of things to learn. The moment you stop learning you get left behind because of the pace of change. I started in management 30... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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18 Mai 2020 - 11:11

null Residential Care is Killing Older People 

  What has the coronavirus crisis told us about residential care? It has told us that residential care puts older people at far greater risk, which is ironic since the biggest reason for admission is the perceived risk of remaining at home.    Life expectancy in residential care for older people is 2 to 3 years and often less. Residential care for most people over 80 is not a ... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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14 Mai 2020 - 10:34

null What’s  different about leadership in a crisis as opposed to any other time ?

The characteristics of effective leadership are the same in normal times as they are during a crisis. The difference is that during a crisis there is a temptation for leaders to do too much, to get over involved, to become to narrowly focused and neglect their role in anticipating the challenges further down the road.    A recent article in the Harvard Business Review identified the ... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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13 Mai 2020 - 12:56

null Rejuvenating the Talent Pool

    Even a successful management team needs their talent pool rejuvenated at regular intervals. Move too slowly and inevitably performance declines . Move too fast and the instability and loss of expertise leads inevitably to declining performance. Building on success requires decisive often ruthless intervention.    You can only hold on to your more experienced and talented ... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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08 Gorff 2020 - 11:38

null Can Tony Soprano make you a better manager

 Tony Soprano has never read a management book. Yet he successfully manages a diverse workforce in a very competitive and treacherous business environment. Tony doesn’t work long hours his meetings are short, measured in minutes  not hours. He rarely gets involved in the day to day operation of the business he leaves that to his captains telling them ,” It’s your job to make... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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09 Mai 2020 - 11:12

null The Poor Make Bad Choices

The poor make bad choices the first being their parents, the second being where they were born.    www.blairmcpherson.co.uk 
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Blair McPherson
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06 Mai 2020 - 11:23

null The Balloon Debate

Did you ever have a balloon debate at school? One day my younger brother came home from primary school and as we sat round the tea table told us that he had won the ballon debate. This was a new one on us older kids so he explained that it involved being the last one to get thrown out of an air ballon. This turned out to be not as dangerous as it sounded but just as violent. A group... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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28 Ebrill 2020 - 10:02

null Make HR your Friend 

  The best advice I could give any one moving into their first management post.  There are lots of articles about why people hate HR and very few on why you should befriend at least one person in HR. The job is about people management as much as managing the budget and most managers find that the people they work with cause them more problems than the budget. Whether it’s... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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27 Ebrill 2020 - 10:46

null Management shouldn’t be about shouting from the sidelines

In this case the sidelines could be the chief executive’s blog, the senior managers road show or even the team meeting. There is getting your instructions across, vocal encouragement and unhelpful criticism. It doesn’t help to keep saying the same thing but louder or more earnestly like the typical tourist abroad. It undoes the good feeling if you praise some one for their effort and... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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25 Ebrill 2020 - 11:54

null The difference between managers and leaders.

One asks permission the other seeks forgiveness. 
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Blair McPherson
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20 Ebrill 2020 - 09:17

null The Manager’s Lucky Socks 

 When good fails to turn into great. When the sum of the parts isn’t greater than the whole. When a talented senior management team never quiet reaches the heights expected. Then people look at the leader. What’s missing? It’s the Don Revie effect. What they might have and should have been. Revie’s psychological flaw was his insecurity reflected In his numerous and well documented... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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16 Ebrill 2020 - 10:59

null How much should governments tell their populations

The governments of the world conspire to keep the news of the end of the world from their populations. This is the premise of a Hollywood disaster movie. Fear of panic , mass hysteria and the complete breakdown of law and order persuades governments around the world to keep the impending doom an official secret. The worlds greatest scientists race to come up with a plan to save... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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14 Ebrill 2020 - 21:29

null Talent v Character

 What’s surprises me is that managers so readily recruit on talent and then spend all their time addressing defects in the individuals character when it is so much easier to coach skills and impart knowledge.    www.blairmcpherson.co.uk
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Blair McPherson
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11 Ebrill 2020 - 15:04

null Are people looking at a lot more porn during the lockdown? 

Are people looking at a lot more pornography during the lockdown  or our providers just assuming they want to? Never mind bored  house wives, it’s sexy students and shameless girls that fill my junk mail inbox. Some commentators have speculated that at the end of lockdown there will be a surge in divorce applications and a baby boom might there not also be a new audience for porn?... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
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08 Ebrill 2020 - 12:41

null Humans are irrational but capable of behaving rationally

  What has this Pandemic told us about how people behave in a crisis and how the authorities should manage that behaviour. Panic buying causing unnecessary shortages, having a big last night out before the lockdown officially starts and ignoring social distancing to go for a walk in the countryside whilst the weather is good, these all appear examples of selfish, irresponsible... Gweld mwy
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