All articles by Blair McPherson – Page 12
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The culture shift required to achieve equality in the workplace
How can you champion equal opportunities in the workplace if your staff aren’t comfortable enough to share the information?
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The powers of the dynamic duo
The role of the deputy is often underplayed, undervalued and sometimes, in the case of Nick Clegg, mocked. But this is to miss the vital part they play in partnerships, and without deputies, many leaders wouldn’t be where they are.
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Fast, cheap and intimidating - the future of NHS services?
Why the future of our public services is like a New York breakfast.
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Making time for successful management development
Management development programmes have a vital part to play in achieving powerful organisational change - but only if they can be delivered properly, to the right people.
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The casualties of workplace conflict aren't just the staff
Anxiety over the reforms is heightening conflict in the workplace, and that conflict is threatening to spill over into the quality of care.
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Graduates need more than a degree from the university of life
Why linking up practices and surgeries with local schools could help produce the next generation of medical graduates.
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Getting the message across
With the reforms attempting to introduce competition into almost all facets of the NHS, it’s time for marketing in the health service to get with the times.
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Stuck in the middle
Being in middle management often requires evasive action to avoid friendly fire from both directions.
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Learning the management lingo
Ambitious managers need to learn a certain type of language to get ahead - the rest of us just need to try and work out what they’re saying.
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When looking the part goes too far
It’s always said that appearances can be decieving - but surely looking your best for your employer should never be frowned upon?
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Sometimes the best thing to happen to a candidate is not getting the job
“A few questions from the panel wouldn’t pose a problem to a candidate of this calibre,” I thought. But I was wrong.
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Charm might not be on the job description, but you won't get far without it
An unspoken requirement for an increasingly familiar style of management in the public sector is being able to relate to and charm the colleagues below, above and alongside you.
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How to win praise and influence people
In busy, competitive environments, praise is often in short supply for anyone who thinks simply turning up deserves a shower of superlatives. But how do hardworking staff who feel undervalued get into a managers’ good books?
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Replacing the 'irreplaceable'
If no one is indispensable, it is still vital an individual’s unique qualities are fully recognised to continue developing a strong staff, and an improving work ethic.
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Headhunters, beauty parades and trial by sherry
For all the artificial glamour of senior management recruitment processes for local government, the gritty basics are usually most important things to remember.
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Taking the fight to bullies in the workplace
If you need to exist in a culture of bullying until you’re able to move on elsewhere, The People Manager has some survival tips.
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Poor elderly care is more than circumstantial
Addressing problems in care standards starts with changing the group mentality.
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'Living on pizza saved my life'
Only in America would a three-year long pizza-a-day habit put someone in hospital - for the right reasons.
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Are there any leaders who don't do U-turns?
Leaders clearly need a steady hand to take the wheel - but that doesn’t mean the road is always a straight one.
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The blame game won't halt elderly care failings
I don’t blame the nurses. I don’t blame the hospital managers. I don’t even blame the budget cuts for the pain and suffering inflicted on elderly patients.