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Blair McPherson
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13 déc. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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08 déc. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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24 févr. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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01 déc. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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24 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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24 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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19 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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17 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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11 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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09 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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09 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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05 nov. 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... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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03 nov. 2021 - 16:53

null Arsey Attitude

Employees who don’t accept the authority of the boss, providers who think the customer is definitely not king and HR professionals who believe their advice is law.    The conversation wasn’t going well. In fact it was going so badly I had to say,” Do I need to remind you who is the Director here”. It was a relatively straightforward issue. There had been a complaint, a lot of... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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30 oct. 2021 - 13:37

null How to recognise a dinosaur

Do you recognise this description ? A large organisation rather complacent about its relationship with customers and employees, performance wise coasting, obsessed with cost cutting,  inward looking, doesn’t feel it can learn much from other organisations because of its uniqueness, reluctant to collaborate due to past experience, made up of a number of management layers and a... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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30 oct. 2021 - 13:28

null How can I help? 

He is a very caring human being, with a good set of professional values . He is a terrible manager.   It’s the mantra of the new chief executive. He starts every conversation and answers every question with ,” How can I help you”. At first it’s different, then amusing because of the frequency he says it. But before long it becomes just irritating. We get it he sees his role as... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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19 oct. 2021 - 15:52

null The Bank Heist

What has an audacious bank robbery got to do with how organisations fail?  The plan is meticulous in its attention to detail. The team have been selected for their knowledge , experience and skills in their specialist areas. They have been through an extensive induction and team building exercise followed by a detail briefing. The plan anticipates the challenges and obstacles... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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02 oct. 2021 - 13:12

null The names Bond ,James Bond 

 007 returns, shaken not stirred, updated but still the cool under pressure, man of action leading a life style normally associated with the rich and famous, living it up in top hotels and exotic locations way beyond his pay grade as a civil servant. It’s fun which is probably why Bond doesn’t complain that after 50 years in post he has still not been promoted! Mind you his record of... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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14 sept. 2021 - 18:07

null Justified 

This is the title of a t.v. show about a US Marshall based in Lexington, Kentucky who was born and grew up in a close knit community in the Appalachian mountains. His unorthodox but Justified methods gets him suspended and then transferred. His superiors send him back to where he grew up to investigate bombings and murders suspected to have been carried by an extreme anti big... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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06 sept. 2021 - 16:31

null Inclusive recruitment is not enough

 An inclusive recruitment process is all well and good but the benefits will quickly be lost if the organisation can’t retain these same employees. An inclusive recruitment process is useless if  not part of an inclusive culture . An inclusive culture is a lot harder to achieve than an inclusive recruitment process.    So you attracted all that diverse talent now what? All too often... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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06 sept. 2021 - 14:26

null Waterloo

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, so the Duke of Wellington is reported to have said on revisiting his old school. A statement that reflected a belief, still held,  that Eton makes leaders of those born into the upper class. With my background in senior management I share the belief that leadership skills can be developed but I think all managers can and... Voir plus
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