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Big Jack on Management
I have been watching a film about Jack Charlton who died in 2020. The film focused on Jack Charlton the manager. For a decade he inspired a modest out fit to consistently over perform. Former...
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Blair McPherson
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26 Dec 2020
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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...
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Blair McPherson
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21 Dec 2020
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Big Boy Pants
In the USA they call trousers “pants”. In our family big boy pants refers to the underwear that my 3 year old grand son wears as part of his toilet training. Just another example of the ...
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Blair McPherson
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14 Dec 2020
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What aren’t they telling us?
Who killed JFK, did the Americans really land on the Moon, what is the government covering up about Area 13, and what aren’t the board telling us? As with all conspiracy theories the idea that...
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Blair McPherson
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07 Dec 2020
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Sponsored content: Data Protection eLearning for Schools
The GORSE Academies Trust has…and they’re liking it. The Strategic Lead Officer for the Trust, commented, ‘Leeds City Council’s training is striking the right balance for his staff between...
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KHUB Focus
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02 Dec 2020
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The Chateau
If local government were a building it would be a crumbling stately home , still grand but decrepit now in parts, it’s gardens over grown and floor boards warped. Makes you wonder does it...
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Blair McPherson
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29 Nov 2020
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If you find yourself in a hole-call it a swimming pool
My dad dug a big whole whilst levelling the back garden and decided he would call it a swimming pool. The new build house had a steeply slopping back garden. Never one to pay someone...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
27 Nov 2020
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LG Inform Week
LG Inform is the LGA’s free data service presenting local authorities with up-to-date published data about local areas. Containing 7,500 data items, and growing, LG Inform helps you review...
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Esther Barrott
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23 Nov 2020
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How to stop your virtual meetings from being so boring
We have all gone through this phase during the first lockdown about how great it was to have our meetings virtually. But as time has progressed, there seem to be virtual meetings for...
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Michael Norton
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19 Nov 2020
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The thrill of the tight rope
I was once carpeted by my boss for a piece I had written in a local journal published by and on behalf of the voluntary and not for profit sector. The leader had had a word with him....
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Blair McPherson
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18 Nov 2020
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Don’t be a bad loser( like Donald Trump)
"Show me a good loser and I'll show your a loser." So said Graeme Souness. Jose Mourinho muttered about high level conspiracies, Alex Ferguson like to motivate his team by...
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Blair McPherson
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13 Nov 2020
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Every senior manager has a fantasy
Every senior manager has a leadership fantasy but they’re to embarrassed to tell you. They do however give clues. ...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Nov 2020
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The average 3 year old is getting smarter
Many parents and every grand parent thinks their child is very bright for their age. This has always been the case but now there is evidence to support the claim. It appears the average 3...
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Blair McPherson
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28 Oct 2020
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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...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Oct 2020
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Who do you trust more your Dr or your MP ?
That is a simplified version of the government’s attempt to take back power from doctors. It has parallels with local government. How do you get the balance right between the professionals, the...
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Blair McPherson
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15 Oct 2020
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All or Nothing
Reading the biography of a very successful leader is often disappointing if you are seeking to learn how to replicate their success. Interviews with those who worked closely with such...
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Blair McPherson
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02 Oct 2020
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Your team doesn’t need you when they’re winning
You earn your money as a manager when the team are going through a difficult patch. When performance dips, when morale is rock bottom and confidence low that’s when your experience and know how...
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Blair McPherson
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01 Oct 2020
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A Hard Rain
When Bob Dylan wanted to warn people of the increased risk of a nuclear war he wrote a song , A hard rains a -gonna fall, which tells of the destruction from the fallout of The Bomb. When the...
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Blair McPherson
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29 Sep 2020
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Showing you’re annoyed is not the same as making staff scared of you
Alex Ferguson claims he used his notorious hairdryer treatment no more than 6 or 7 times in his long and successful career. The accounts of former players would indicate it was a lot more but...
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Blair McPherson
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22 Sep 2020
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The Understanding Manager
Everyone wants a supportive manager some one who recognises your value to the team and acknowledges your skill and work ethic, some one who is sympathetic when some difficulty in your personal...
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Blair McPherson
Last updated:
14 Sep 2020
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