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Where you born to be an online community facilitator?
After extensive and scientific research I can now tell you the years and months that will make you a great facilitator. But first a bit of background to this ground breaking research. The...
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Michael Norton
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02 Feb 2012
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Has your Online Community got a cold?
Everyone seems to be going down with a cold at the moment where I work. But what happens when your community gets a cold? What are the symptoms and what are the remedies? ...
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Michael Norton
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02 Feb 2012
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Pay up, save thousands, avoid the bad publicity
Pay up, save thousands and avoid the bad publicity that’s the standard advice when faced with a claim for constructive dismissal on the grounds of racial discrimination. I am sure that was the...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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There are many ways to get rid of a Director
You don’t have to wait till the budget is over spent, the savings not delivered, a critical inspection report, performance targets missed or a negative and highly personalised local media...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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National Map of Shared Services
The Local Government Association have used Googlemaps to visualise shared services throughout England as shown in the map below. Although shared services may not be suitable for every...
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Richard Overy
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26 Jan 2012
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Racism in the office and in the staff room
We don’t have a problem with racism here. I am not a racist nor are my colleagues. I don’t believe our staff are racist and I don’t believe our managers deliberately discriminate against people....
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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2012 the year for UnLearning management
It is very clear now that the changes taking place in the public sector will make it a very different place to work. For staff there are unwelcome changes in job security, pay and pensions. For...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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Why do you keep banging on about Equality and Diversity?
We live in a modern world so I was not surprised to be contacted by a student through Face Book. She was doing a presentation and referring to an article I had written on Equality and Diversity...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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Who are you calling a racist?
Stephen Lawrence was attacked because he was black. Eighteen years after his murder two of his killers have been sentenced to life in prison. His murder and the inquiry that followed not only...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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Can you make a racist remark and not be racist?
According to Manchester United footballer Patrice Evra you can make a racist remark and not be a racist. Was he just saying that the opponent who he accused of repeatedly racially abusing him was...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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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...
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Blair McPherson
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27 Feb 2012
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Managing gay men
This is a work in progress. An attempt to further the discussion on managing a diverse workforce. I am seeking comments and suggestions and I am not afraid of a little controversy. They...
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Blair McPherson
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20 Jan 2015
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Casting out demons
You would not be surprised to be told that some people with mental health problems claim to hear voices and be possessed by demons. You might be a little surprised to be informed that the...
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Blair McPherson
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19 Dec 2018
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Culture eats EQUALITY strategy for breakfast
Culture eats equality strategy for breakfast, well that’s my experience as a senior manager with lead responsibility for equality and diversity. So we shifted the focus away from policy,...
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Blair McPherson
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20 Jan 2015
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Culture eats strategy for breakfast
We changed the policy .We introduced new procedures. We set targets and introduced monitoring arrangements. We developed a training programme. We provided senior management with regular...
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Blair McPherson
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06 Jul 2020
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The Americans think they do it better
The Americans think they do it better, no surprise there, but would you be surprised if a European research team concluded that American firms were the best managed in the world? A group...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Jun 2020
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Praise for local government deputies
This article appeared in todays Guardian(Public leaders network) ttp://www.guardian.co.uk/public-leaders-network/2011/may/09/local-government-deputies-praise
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Blair McPherson
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17 May 2022
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Make them laugh
Make them laugh Whoever the audience, whatever the topic it helps if you can make them laugh. Humour can defuse a tense situation and it’s hard to stay angry if you’re smiling. People like...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Nov 2021
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Bigging it Up
Am I lying or just overselling? Am I bigging it up? Making more of it than is justified? Am I making something routine and commonplace sound different and innovative? How...
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Blair McPherson
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10 Mar 2017
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Are you gay? Do you have a disability? What is your religion? Equal opportunity monitoring.
Equal opportunity monitoring. Most organisations don’t know how many disabled people they employ, how many gay people work for them or which faiths make up the staff group. All they...
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Blair McPherson
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20 Jan 2015
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