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  1. If staff morale is at an all time low you know you are doing something right

    Published by dannilynch on January 25th, 2012

    Who would make such a provocative statement? The bullish minister for local government, the no nonsense leader of the council, the over confident and ruthlessly ambitious chief executive? Read More

  2. There are many ways to get rid of a Director

    Published by dannilynch on January 24th, 2012

    You don’t have to wait till the budget is over spent, the savings not delivered, a critical inspection report, performance targets missed or a negative and highly personalised local media campaign against the “cuts”. Read More

  3. Pay up, save thousands and avoid the bad publicity

    Published by dannilynch on January 23rd, 2012

    Pay up, save thousands and avoid the bad publicity that’s the standard advice when faced with a claim for constructive dismissal on the grounds of racial discrimination. Read More

  4. It’s not just cattle that get branded

    Published by dannilynch on January 19th, 2012

    From the world of big business we took customer care, call centres, the bottom line, benchmarking, performance management, annual appraisals, performance pay and employee of the week. Read More

  5. Will the Lords do the right thing?

    Published by dannilynch on January 17th, 2012

    Swim. ‘Swim’ they all shouted. ‘Swim faster’. But it does not matter how fast you swim you can’t out swim a shark. So it’s a good job that it wasn’t a shark. It did however prove that he could swim a lot faster than he thought. Read More

  6. Million pound award

    Published by dannilynch on January 16th, 2012

    The media is focusing on the size of the award. A £ million is a headline grabbing figure but the most telling statistic is the fact that whilst 2% of the workforce are black they form 25% of those subject to disciplinary action. Read More

  7. Miss Congeniality

    Published by dannilynch on January 13th, 2012

    Miss congeniality they are not but then they weren't fast tracked because of their people skills. No it was the ability to manage a budget, hit performance targets and rationalise unpopular decisions. Read More

  8. Racism in the office and in the staff room

    Published by dannilynch on January 11th, 2012

    We don’t have a problem with racism here. I am not a racist nor are my colleagues. I don’t believe our staff are racist and I don’t believe our managers deliberately discriminate against people. Read More

  9. Suckers and rip off merchants

    Published by dannilynch on January 10th, 2012

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  10. Too many generals

    Published by dannilynch on January 9th, 2012

    There are too many generals in the army, too many rear admirals in the navy and too many vice marshals in the air force according to the ministry of defence. Read More