All articles by Blair McPherson – Page 4
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The blurred lines around who you can appoint
The NHS is not democratically and locally accountable
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Time to topple the kings of the castle
Borgen shows a model of leadership the opposite of NHS macho management.
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The blue badge test: when the director's job becomes impossible
It can show how an organisation deals with the most basic and simple request from a customer
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Do we expect higher moral standards from our leaders?
Should we be bothered by what public sector leaders do outside of work?
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The dilemma of a tough management decision
Managers are sometimes faced with decisions which will test their leadership skills, their willingness to act and their ability to reason over emotion
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New year, time to get a new job?
Seeeking feedback and reacting to it is now an important aspect of senior management
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Why Sherlock could never be an NHS manager
Emotional intelligence is increasingly seen as an important skill for people in the top jobs
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Politicians want to slay the beast that never was
MPs bashing the NHS is about softening up the public for the Americanisation of services
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Longer life expectancy can be too much of a good thing
An ageing society has to address ethical issues about when and how people choose to die
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Bring back awards to reward quality care
As scandals undermine confidence in the hospitals and care homes, it is time to bring back quality awards to recognise the work of the providers and teams doing an exceptional job
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Will 2014 be the year of ethical leadership?
The public sector needs to move away from ‘greed is good’
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We didn't need all those staff after all
Efficiency drive or purge: where does outsourcing services lead us?
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The drive for equality and diversity in the NHS
Appointing a few high profile black leaders will not change the culture within NHS trusts
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'Just enough' is far from good enough
The vast majority of workers are not strivers or skivers but fall somewhere inbetween, so how can managers get the best from them?
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The NHS's own dead parrot sketch
Some of the sketches of the reunited Monty Python bring the new NHS to mind
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Why do so few leaders speak out about disastrous changes?
Not enough leaders stand their ground when bad changes are imposed on the NHS, but good leadership means having the courage to speak out, says Blair McPherson.