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Blair McPherson
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24 Oct 2020 - 15:43

null Trust , Unity and Progress

  They sound like a communist party slogan from the soviet era. Something like,  Trust in the party and the United workers will achieve great Progress. They are in fact the easy to remember headline words of the value statement of a small deprived midland local authority I once worked for. Helpfully the website explains what each word stands for. Trust – Shows respect, makes a... See more
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Blair McPherson
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26 Apr 2020 - 09:12

null Simply the Best 

Last year Liverpool were the best in Europe. Judged another way Manchester were the best in England. But if you take into account the amount they spent to achieve this performance then it looks like Sheffield is going to be the best this year. I’m talking football teams but I could be talking Local Authorities.  League tables are a fact of life in local government but that doesn’t... See more
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Blair McPherson
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22 Apr 2016 - 14:24

null All Managers to be Leaders

  Under the banner of " all managers to be leaders" a management development programme was commissioned around executive coaching, mentoring and management learning sets. What was unique about this was that it was systematic, it was to involve all managers ( and latterly people who aspired to be managers) it was deliver throughout  in partnership with two management consultants over... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:33

null Lend me your watch and I'll tell you the time

The full page advert in the Guardian was headed The end of consultancy.” When business gets stuck it calls for help. It comes in the shape of fat reports that end up mostly unread, largely unimplemented and often in the bin.“  This by management consultants who claim not to be management consultants. Unlike other management consultants they don’t have all the answers but they know some... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:26

null The Gravy Train

“You don’t know what you’re doing” they chant from the terraces and it would appear many of those in Government and on the boards of NHS trusts agree. Why else would they make such expensive use of private sector management consultants and why else would the government want to make it easier for those from the private sector to gain employment in the NHS? Private sector management companies... See more
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