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Blair McPherson
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26 Sep 2023 - 12:17

null Nobody listened and nothing was done 

Said the whistle blower. Not true said senior management.   I raised my concerns on many occasions with my manager, with senior managers and when nothing happened with board members.  We take all such allegations seriously especially if they relate to the safety of vulnerable  people. We commissioned a quick internal investigation by a manager outside of the department.... See more
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Blair McPherson
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21 Dec 2020 - 08:42

null It’s no exaggeration to call this torture 

It’s harder than most people would imagine to sack staff who have abused residents. Hard to uncover the abuse and harder to put together a strong enough case to get a dismissal.   The worst kind of bad practice is rarely picked up by inspections, sometimes there are rumours, sometimes managers have concerns but without specifics nothing happens until you get a whistle blower.... See more
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Blair McPherson
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17 Apr 2017 - 19:22

null trying to find the whistleblower

  The board /cabinet members each receive a copy of an anonymous letter alleging that the senior manager leading the negotiations to outsource services to a large private company has a previous history with this company and a friendship with a senior executive in the company. It is suggested that this might explain his well document  enthusiasm for outsourcing and the reason he... See more
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Blair McPherson
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26 Jul 2016 - 19:03

null Betrayal and back stabbing in modern times

  Professional footballers are labelled disloyal because they no longer stay with one club but move around chasing money and winners medals. Politicians call each other backstabbers as they oust their leader and jockey for power. The chief executive complains of senior managers undermining them behind their back. The board refers to a high profile whistleblower as disloyal for going... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Feb 2015 - 11:49

null You don't want to know the answer

Effective leaders ask good questions but too many people in charge don't ask questions. After all if you don't ask the question you can always deny knowledge. The Americans call this plausible deniability; we call it wilful blindness and selective deafness. "I didn't know some of my very senior managers were walking away with £million pay offs. I didn't ask the details of individual... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Feb 2015 - 11:05

null An Organisation in denial

"They denied that there had been a problem, or if there had been that it was as big as was said. If there was a problem they certainly were not told. They were no worse than anyone else. They had won awards. The media were out to get them". They were more concerned with the reputation of the organisation than they were in discovering what was really going on. The leadership did not expect... See more
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Blair McPherson
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18 Nov 2014 - 13:12

null F is for fantsay P is for promotion

The police have been fiddling the crime figures for some time (HMIC report) but in this they are no different to other parts of the public sector. This is what happens when performance targets become the measure of success and the means to promotion.    Performance data is suppose to help managers by prompting the right questions. What are the reasons for variances in... See more
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Blair McPherson
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26 Sep 2014 - 15:22

null Whistleblowers

Most whistleblowers on bad practise and abuse are not board members or senior managers they are front line staff reporting concerns about colleagues having failed to get their line manager to take the matter seriously. But what happens when a higher up does listen? From my experience if the whistleblower wants management to take action they have to be prepared to make a signed statement and... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:32

null The difficult financial climate has thrown up a new range of HR challanges

The difficult financial climate has thrown up a new range of HR challenges.   Management is still about managing budgets and managing people, it is still about promoting good practise and challenging bad practise, it is still about managing change and getting people to do what needs to be done but budget cuts, service reductions and concern about service standards mean that there is a... See more
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