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Blair McPherson
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15 Dec 2016 - 14:24

null Funsultant

Has your LA engaged the services of a " funsultant" to advise on how to make the workforce more positive? Have you come across a job advert for the post of " happiness officer". If LA stood for Los Angeles rather than Local Authority then you undoubtably would be familiar with the typically wacky approach to job satisfaction and employee relations in California. Our approach may be more... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 12:58

null If staff morale is at an all time low you know you are doing something right

Who would make such a provocative statement? The bullish minister for local government, the no nonsense leader of the council, the over confident and ruthlessly ambitious chief executive? It is in fact a quote from the chief of Ofsted from an interview he gave to the Guardian news paper (24/01/12). A sign of the times that we could imagine any one of a number of public sector leaders saying... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:28

null How to maintain morale when the future is so bleak

The public sector is to foot the bill for economic recovery. The price to be paid in reduced take home pay and job losses will be felt by all those working in the public sector. The news paper headlines warn of six years of austerity. This year’s budget cuts were painful, next year’s budget cuts are already being drawn up and it is clear things are only going to get worse. As staff fight to... See more
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