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Articles by Blair Mcpherson

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...

How teams react when their manager is doomed

By Blair Mcpherson | 20 October 2021

Blair Mcpherson ponders the case of a team's delicate balancing act between 'recognising the need...

Bringing on the bad news

By Blair Mcpherson | 30 September 2021

Councillors have stopped worrying about unpopular decisions and probably to the surprise of many ...

An artificial business solution

By Blair Mcpherson | 17 August 2021

Blair Mcpherson says that if organisations are driven by cost and efficiency they will be led by ...

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...