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Blair McPherson
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24 Dec 2022 - 10:06

null What’s the difference 

What’s the difference between gaming the system and cheating-integrity! 
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Blair McPherson
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12 Feb 2020 - 17:43

null Winning 

It’s brutal, wrong and dangerous. It’s cheating but if you can get away with it, bending the rules is all part of the game. This is not new no but it’s is a new and disturbing low.   Blair Mcpherson former Director, author and blogger www.blairmcpherson.co.uk 
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Blair McPherson
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18 Nov 2019 - 15:22

null How do you improve performance and make winners?

Everyone has heard about the revolution in British cycling which led to the biggest ever haul of Olympic medals. Every one in sport and any one interested in improving performance wanted to know how they had done it and could it be repeated in other areas, including local government. When asked the secret to their success team GB said a thousand minute improvements non of which on... See more
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Blair McPherson
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05 Apr 2018 - 06:50

null Clever people find ways to cheat 

Perhaps I should rephrase that to cleaver people find ways round the system. I have always been sceptical about the usefulness of IQ in recruitment. Measuring an individual's ability to spot patterns and predict the next in the sequence identifies those who are better at it but doesn't offer a reliable indicator of future effectiveness as a manager. However this does not mean I wasn't curious... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Oct 2015 - 05:57

null Unlikely things for senior managers to say

I don't think we will have too much difficulty delivering this round of budget cuts. I have the board in my pocket.  The inspection is a formality. Can I just say thank you in advance to all those of you who are about to fill in my 360 degree feedback questionnaire  I think you will be very pleased with the new terms and conditions we are imposing it will certainly help many of you... See more
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Blair McPherson
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30 Sep 2015 - 12:08

null Leadership is about asking the right questions

Institutional cheating, how does it happen?   "Make sure our cars pass the emissions test" and they did and no one at the top asked how. "We don't know how you're doing it but keep it up ". Senior managers at the bank didn't enquirer too deeply into the financial methods as long as the  result was they got their bonuses. (HSBC) "The staffing budget must be brought... See more
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