Articles by Blair McPherson
Take a chance on me - the recruitment lottery
By Blair McPherson | 10 January 2020
Maybe we should just recognise that recruitment is a lottery and get rid of the whole recruitment...
Just very good at what they do
By Blair McPherson | 04 December 2019
What do senior managers do when they are very good at their role but realise they are increasingl...
The absence of the human touch
By Blair McPherson | 25 November 2019
Blair Mcpherson ponders a recruitment software package to be used in conjunction with video inter...
Who's in charge?
By Blair McPherson | 21 October 2019
Changes to an organisation’s management structure are attractive, argues Blair Mcpherson - but n...
Who are you talking to?
By Blair McPherson | 07 October 2019
Who you regularly sit down with and who you talk to one-to-one makes a difference and who gets to...
The answer to the leadership question
By Blair McPherson | 17 September 2019
Blair Mcpherson looks at how leaders have to come to terms with the apparent contradictions inher...
All managers have to anticipate
By Blair McPherson | 16 August 2019
Managers need to be able to distinguish growing problems from everyday problems, says Blair Mcphe...
Throw the officers under the bus
By Blair McPherson | 16 July 2019
In the wake of the events leading to the Darroch resignation, Blair Mcpherson says local governme...
A bad influence for the better
By Blair McPherson | 09 July 2019
Blair Mcpherson explains why it could be a good thing for a manager to be a bad influence.
Still the right person for the job
By Blair McPherson | 10 June 2019
Blair McPherson outlines the virtues of staying put, of resilience, and of not playing the blame ...
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