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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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18 Apr 2016 - 15:56

null Belt required Braces optional

  Coaching, Mentoring and management learning sets are the belt and braces of leadership development, which a manager uses is a matter of personal preference, opportunity and local circumstances. In this case the organisation decided coaching was required and mentoring was optional.   As director of Community Services I took the lead for management development within a Directorate... See more
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Blair McPherson
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05 Apr 2016 - 11:29

null Culture Change

The aim was to change the management culture and the way things are done has certainly changed. It was not however the cultural change programme with its emphasis on management development that has resulted in new thinking and new ways of working. Executive coaching, management mentoring and leaning sets didn't change relationships or shift priorities. Investing in corporate communications,... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 13:11

null Management consultancy v Management development

Successive Governments shake ups of the public sector, the fashion for adopting private sector ways and the tendency to name and shame led to years of plenty for management consultants. The pace of change has not slowed in fact it has quickened but NHS Trusts, Local Authorities and other public sector organisation can no longer afford the help of management consultants. This is ironic as... See more
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Blair McPherson
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10 Mar 2017 - 01:43

null 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 else do I explain the manager who previously worked for the organisation who claims never to have heard of it or the manager still working for the organisation who states they have never experienced... See more
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