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Articles by Blair McPherson
Losing the confidence of members
By Blair McPherson | 09 July 2021
It’s crucial for managers to keep the confidence of members, says Blair McPherson. ‘But the troub...
Time is not on the side of chief executives who need to prove themselves
By Blair McPherson | 28 April 2021
Blair Mcpherson looks at how long chief executives have to prove themselves before a lack of prog...
Management melodrama dents organisational credibility
By Blair McPherson | 05 March 2021
Bosses who have difficulty making decisions and whose approach is best described as tactical caus...
Why is central government not listening?
By Blair McPherson | 16 February 2021
The pandemic has given local authorities the opportunity to shine and demonstrate to government ...
Insiders only
By Blair McPherson | 05 February 2021
Blair Mcpherson explains why he believes business sector high flyers decide local government is n...
Be a dictator but be a nice one
By Blair McPherson | 18 January 2021
In difficult and uncertain times clarity and direction assume a greater importance and people man...
Officers work for members – or do they?
By Blair McPherson | 02 December 2020
Blair McPherson says his old boss was right to remind officers that they work for members - ‘but...
Sorry is the hardest word
By Blair McPherson | 03 November 2020
For the sake of the organisation sometimes you just have to swallow your pride, accept the critic...
The difficulty with hired guns
By Blair McPherson | 29 October 2020
Independence and credibility are not the only factors to the fore when deciding whether to use ma...
Good news for the nice
By Blair McPherson | 07 September 2020
When it comes to climbing the corporate career ladder being nasty or nice won’t determine your ad...
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