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Blair McPherson
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29 août 2022 - 13:31

null The obsessive manager

The head hunter is singing the praises of an individual they think is an ideal candidate for the Chief Executive vacancy. There is of course an impressive track record  but it’s the personality characteristics they stress, the obsession with detail, the work ethic, the competitiveness, the disciplined approach, the high standards they demand and the even higher standards they hold... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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15 août 2022 - 14:22

null The boy and his dog 

  In a post apocalyptic world a boy and a dog wander the wasteland scavenging. The boy/teenager in the absence of parents or any adult is uneducated and governed only by basic instincts, the dog due to genetic engendering is well read, very intelligent and telepathic. That same genetic engendering has rendered the dog unable to forage for food. The boy is only concerned with food... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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14 août 2022 - 15:06

null Head Hunters tips 

Your application form gets you the interview your interview gets you the job.    The difference between a CV and an application form is that the application form is written specifically for the post applied for so you are required to organise the section headed supporting information so that it directly relates to each requirement listed in the person specification. You stand a much... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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08 août 2022 - 11:19

null Big personality Big ideas 

 This larger than life person is interesting therefore what they have to say is interesting. Whilst this doesn’t follow people frequently behave as if it did.  “ People don’t believe in ideas they believe in people who believe in ideas” Ze’ve Mankowitz historian  Most employees don’t care about the latest big idea from senior management, but when the controversial new Director... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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07 août 2022 - 12:56

null Is being ambitious still a good thing? 

I set my self a target to be a Director by the time I was 50. According to research by the Family and Work Institute in the US most people stop jostling for promotion at 35 coinciding with child care responsibilities. Not me, I dragged my family around the country in pursuit of my goal. However that was not the most destructive element of my ambition. After 18 months in post I would... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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02 août 2022 - 11:22

null Powered by People 

The corporate slogan prominently displayed on the recruitment advert was Powered by People. So what does this bring to mind, a treadmill or the John Lennon song Power to the People ? Do you think sweat, effort and mind numbing tedium or management that seeks your views and acts upon  them? The drudgery of work or the uplift from knowing your views are valued?  ... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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26 juil. 2022 - 11:19

null Seek out the reluctant candidate 

Seek out the reluctant candidate who needs to be cajoled into accepting the position because they are not driven by naked ambition, they are not over confident, they will not see dissent as personal disloyalty or feel so insecure in the post as to shut down debate. If their reluctance is not based on doubts about their ability but an accurate assessment of the difficult nature of the... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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25 juil. 2022 - 08:34

null My Story

 A good story gets you an interview, expanding convincingly on that story gets you the post.  I didn’t always want to be a manager let alone a senior manager. In fact when I started out I thought there were only two types of manager , good managers rended ineffective by out of touch senior managers and bad managers tolerated by out of touch senior managers. Over the years, as my... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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21 juil. 2022 - 08:13

null Top Gun and the Maverick Manager

  Thundering rock music,  super sonic jet fighters and a central character who is a rebel with a need for speed, Top Gun gives a lot of bangs for your bucks. But why are senior management always portrayed as out of touch, overly bureaucratic , risk adverse, stuffed shirts. I would like to see a film or t.v.series where senior management is the hero. The pitch to the commissioning... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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25 juil. 2022 - 16:15

null  Diversity - The Phoney Version -looks different but isn’t 

The image is of someone frantically bailing out a leaky boat whilst water continues to pore in through the holes in its hull. There is a lot of effort but it doesn’t  make much difference. This is what it is like trying to make the organisation more diverse by putting a lot of effort into recruitment whilst ignoring Inclusion.    The reason why diversity is championed as good for ... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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11 juil. 2022 - 10:07

null Learn  how to lose 

It’s Wimbledon so the sports pages have an interview with John McEnroe. He who was as famous for his on court tantrums as his skills with a racket. He was a serial winner who said he had to learn how to lose. It reminded me of interviews for senior management posts.    There were four of us in for the Directors post. We were being chaperoned by the executive recruiter the night before... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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10 juil. 2022 - 14:28

null What’s the difference between a football agent and an executive head hunter?

It’s called tapping up in the game an attempt to persuade a player contracted to one team to join another with out first seek the permission of their current employer (Who would of course not give it). Alternatively the manager of another club publicly expressing admiration for someone else’s player. The message being we want you come and join us.  Alex Ferguson didn’t like players... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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10 juil. 2022 - 09:50

null Would you pass the Cultural Competence Test ? 

If your organisation has or aspires to a diverse workforce your managers should be able to demonstrate cultural competence yet most managers would feel I’ll prepared to pass a Cultural Competence test. Of even greater concern is  the number of organisations claiming to be striving for Equality and Inclusion and yet when appointing managers they do not stipulate in the Person... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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04 juil. 2022 - 11:13

null Is it such a good idea to make AI more human? 

Is someone working on ensuring AI understands sarcasm?  Being to literal could be a real problem. On the other hand who wants a sarcastic robot!   
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Blair McPherson
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30 juin 2022 - 14:56

null Interviews from Hell 

“It’s 5 p.m. on a Friday. You have been called to an interview for your dream job. In a stunning office thirteen floors above the city below, you are all alone with the man interviewing you. Everyone else has gone home for the weekend.The interview gets more and more disturbing. You’re feeling scared.Your only way out is to answer a seemingly impossible question.” The Interview... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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25 juin 2022 - 11:56

null Despite the evidence 

“ Throwing money at the problem won’t solve it.” Margaret Thatcher.  NASA disproved that theory in putting a man on the moon. “ Spend alone doesn’t explain differences in performance between LA’s.” Audit Commission. No but poverty, low income , and health inequalities does present a bigger challenge for some LA’s.  It’s not about the money is a dangerous slogan. Of course you can ... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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24 juin 2022 - 11:05

null Just a job, away of putting food on the table and paying the rent/bills 

The pandemic has caused significant numbers of employees to question whether they want to change jobs and do something different. The return to work has reveal previously unrecognised or ignored levels of disengagement. The management have tended to assume that whilst a minority of employees may feel it’s just a job and do as little as they can get away with the majority care about... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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18 juin 2022 - 10:16

null Drugs and Driving 

He doesn’t remember anything about the accident. If it was an accident. The boy who was due to go to Oxford but who now struggled to writ his name. His best friend said he was up set. His girl friend said it was a silly argument. But neither of them would say anymore. When he crashed through the road works he was doing over a hundred. Everyone said he was lucky to be alive although he... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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13 juin 2022 - 10:27

null Do we need a Superhero? 

Why this obsession with superheroes are ordinary heroes no longer up to the job?  Well what chance us mere managers.  How many superheroes can you list? It used to be that there was Superman and Spider Man plus possibly Batman, although technically he didn’t have any super powers. Now due to the popularity of the Avengers and X -men films it’s not just the comic book nerds who can ... Voir plus
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Blair McPherson
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11 juin 2022 - 20:20

null Making your mind up 

If you want to change someone’s mind ask the right questions, listen carefully to the answers and share your own story. But be warned the person describing how to do this considers it to be so effective that he has serious doubts about about telling you.  How minds change David McRaney   
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