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We Love Local Government

Sad news this week; the chaps at We Love Local Government are closing their blog down. I understand their reasons. A group blog is a double-edged sword. You can pump out a lot of posts which gets you a regular … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 29 Jun 2012 8:31 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Barclays falls back on the rogue trader fallacy

After his bank was found guilty of illegally manipulating Libor rates, Barclays CEO Bob Diamond said he was “sorry that some people acted in a manner not consistent with our culture and values”. Once again, we are being asked to believe … Continue...

Published 28 Jun 2012 10:34 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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This was no car crash. Chloe Smith will go far.

My Twitter stream today was full of stuff about how Chloe Smith had been savaged and humiliated by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight and how cowardly it was for George Osborne to send in a wee lassie to defend his volte-face … Continue reading →...

Published 27 Jun 2012 6:09 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Local government in 2020: A preview of the state to come

As the combined implications of fiscal austerity and demographics start to sink in, we are beginning to get an idea of what life after Peak State might look like. The Local Government Association has published a projection of council finances for 2020...

Published 27 Jun 2012 6:38 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Employee loyalty – What do I get?

I have never been loyal to an organisation. Ever. I feel the same way about loyalty as I feel about passion. It’s a big word and not one I use lightly. That doesn’t mean I’ve never been committed to my … Continue reading →...

Published 26 Jun 2012 7:28 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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It would be surprising if people didn’t worry about immigration

Yesterday, Ed Miliband waded into that most toxic of political subjects with a speech on immigration. Labour, he said, got its immigration policy wrong. He will inevitably be shot at from at least two entrenched positions. Whatever he says will …...

Published 23 Jun 2012 2:14 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Should Civil Servants be ‘ranked and yanked’?

In a speech to Parliament yesterday, Aung San Suu Kyi appealed for help to build Burma’s civil service. She said, “governments may come and go but a civil service will go on forever.” The irony of asking for such help … Continue...

Published 22 Jun 2012 8:36 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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A few part-time workers get good rates. Most don’t.

One in ten part timers earn over £40k a year, screamed a number of headlines last week. They don’t, of course, because that is a pro-rata figure. The Telegraph, at least, clarified this in its opening paragraph. Others, like the … Continue...

Published 21 Jun 2012 9:05 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Is talent management too elitist?

Talent Management – it’s all about attracting, retaining and developing your top talent isn’t it? The High Flyers, Young Turks, Hip Young Gunslingers, Fast-Trackers, HiPos and Rock Stars. (Yes, I really have heard all these terms used...

Published 13 Jun 2012 6:32 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Future governments face tough choices – whatever their politics

The CBI and IPPR published a report on the future of public services last week. It warned: Britain faces a longer-term fiscal challenge. The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that by 2030 Britain will once again move into deficit …...

Published 11 Jun 2012 10:18 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Culture eats strategy – and it will eat your new processes too

If you work on enough corporate change programmes, before too long you will encounter someone who believes that process improvement is the answer to everything. Meg Peppin has just met one: Oh the desire to manage the human side out … Continue reading...

Published 8 Jun 2012 9:35 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Are young people less shocking these days?

The weekend’s jubilee celebrations have been accompanied by a wave of punk nostalgia as people draw comparisons with the jubilee in 1977. Chris Dillow, who is a similar age to me and grew up in the neighbouring city, reckons the … Continue...

Published 7 Jun 2012 7:44 AM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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June 2012 - Rick

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We Love Local Government

Barclays falls back on the rogue trader fallacy

This was no car crash. Chloe Smith will go far.

Local government in 2020: A preview of the state to come

Employee loyalty – What do I get?

It would be surprising if people didn’t worry about immigration

Should Civil Servants be ‘ranked and yanked’?

A few part-time workers get good rates. Most don’t.

Is talent management too elitist?

Future governments face tough choices – whatever their politics

Culture eats strategy – and it will eat your new processes too

Are young people less shocking these days?