Articles by Blair McPherson
Motivations for moving
By Blair McPherson | 26 July 2022
Author and former director Blair McPherson considers the reasons why a senior manager with long t...
Consultation, confrontation and concessions
By Blair McPherson | 13 June 2022
Blair McPherson takes an in-depth look at the challenges of budget cuts and consultation, reflect...
The success of a people first approach
By Blair McPherson | 19 May 2022
Exceptional people management is the most effective way to turn round a failing organisation or t...
What has bingo and soft toilet paper got to do with empowerment?
By Blair McPherson | 06 May 2022
'Empowerment’ could join a long list of words that once carried the prospect of change but are no...
The seemingly insecure view from the top of the ladder
By Blair McPherson | 04 April 2022
Blair Mcpherson examines the precarious view from the top of the career ladder, and the factors t...
Would you answer the Siren call?
By Blair McPherson | 16 March 2022
The motivations for taking on the task of trying to turn round a failing organisation aren’t alwa...
Why would you put youth above experience?
By Blair McPherson | 17 February 2022
Whether it comes to making senior appointments at elite football clubs or local government, picki...
What happens when you have used all the tools in your tool box?
By Blair McPherson | 17 January 2022
If you lose your chief executive in 2022 console yourself with the knowledge that truly great man...
Why do bosses call so many meetings?
By Blair McPherson | 16 December 2021
Meetings can be time consuming, costly, stressfully, unproductive and unpopular, so is there stil...
What have you done for me lately?
By Blair McPherson | 08 November 2021
It’s hardly surprising that councillors are keen to not want the opposition to take unjustified c...
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