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Blair McPherson
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02 Ion 2024 - 14:52

null A three body problem 

A 3 body problem- employees, management, customers  Each exert a force which determines the direction and the way an organisation behaves. Like the interaction between the sun, moon and earth. At one time people assumed the sun revolved round the earth and even that the earth was the centre of the universe. Organisation are still debating this relationship. Some have claimed the... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
14 Ebrill 2021 - 06:23

null Some of the least effective managers are also the busiest 

Either because they don’t delegate appropriately or find it too difficult to prioritise but mostly because they attend the wrong meetings. They attend meeting based on whose chairing rather than the agenda. With the result they miss meetings that they really should have attended. The questions they should be asking are can I make a meaningful contribution? Do I need to attend every... Gweld mwy
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Blair McPherson
ysgrifennodd bost blog arall
14 Meh 2020 - 15:26

null Playing up and Playing down 

Sometimes you have to play up and sometimes play down your abilities. The scene is a golf club, the context a new manager trying to break into a close knit group of colleagues , the method, pretending he is a novice golfer and letting the leader of the clique  give him tips on how to improve his game, with remarkable successful results!  Getting on and getting things done both... Gweld mwy
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