You couldn’t make it up……
Surrey Council has announced new ways to measure the performance of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. They intend to measure the response time to a fire from the time an engine is deployed, rather than when the call is made. Perhaps this is part of their strategy for it’s fire service to ‘be in the top 25% for performance and the bottom 25% for cost’. The Council say that this performance criteria will bring them in line with most other councils.... [Read More...]
Another winter of discontent
It’s not often I regret being correct, but this is one of them. In March I wrote the Summer of Discontent revisited outlining the need for all organisations to have a business continuity plan. The events of 9th December have, unfortunately, proved me correct. The ‘student protest’ proved that it is not only the police who need a strategy for unrest, so do all the owners of public buildings and every commercial organisation. Could your organisation... [Read More...]
Just released! Programme based on the ‘Animals of the Serengeti’
I know that I have a passion for the animals of the Serengeti and we have just released our latest presentation and workshop on our Performance Landscape programme. Whilst you are looking at these also watch the choir for one of the most amazing performances I’ve seen! Read More →
8 Great Performance Tips from the Animals of the Serengeti
8 Tips from the animals of the Serengeti on how to navigate the Performance Landscape Through their performance the animals of the Serengeti have survived their ever changing landscape for thousands of years, which is why we use the analogy of these animals to learn from in our Performance Landscape programme. The following are some tips from them as to how you can best navigate your organization’s landscape in these uncertain times. Be prepared... [Read More...]
That’s OK but not if it’s in my backyard!!!!
As people start to recognise the impact of the cuts in public service spending and the new Performance Landscape starts to emerge, their reaction is becoming clear. We are entering the period of, what I call the ‘NIMBY cuts’. The majority of people accept that the country is over-spent and heavily in debt and they support reduced spending to get the country financially viable again. That is until one of the cuts in public services affects them... [Read More...]
Government spin on public sector pensions.
In March the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reported that 60% of people considered public pensions unfair. Now Gillian Hibberd, the strategic director of resources and business transformation for Buckinghamshire County Council has written about the myths surrounding public sector pensions. This is well worth a read at the People Management website. The government is creating a paradox around pensions. In one breath they say... [Read More...]
