Articles by Blair McPherson
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...
To the moon and back
By Blair McPherson | 30 July 2020
The model for getting a man on the moon is a good one for the post COVID world of local governmen...
We have been here before on cohesion and diversity
By Blair McPherson | 16 July 2020
Blair McPherson says the only thing more detrimental to the causes of cohesion and diversity than...
The best managers are misfits and weirdos
By Blair McPherson | 05 June 2020
Organisations with a higher tolerance of misfits and weirdos will benefit from their creativity, ...
It's all part of the myth
By Blair McPherson | 07 May 2020
Blair Mcpherson rejects the stereotype of an old-fashioned local authority chief executive of 20...
Is it too early to discuss the exit strategy and local recovery plans?
By Blair McPherson | 07 April 2020
Blair Mcpherson says that for the COVID-19 recovery plan to be successful politicians will need t...
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