tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post8768437275783029678..comments2024-03-24T23:22:43.753+00:00Comments on Tony's Musings: Appointments from Outside IslandTonyTheProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-14763832380679077312009-04-15T13:50:00.000+00:002009-04-15T13:50:00.000+00:00I shivered when I read the following bits. I can't...I shivered when I read the following bits. I can't prove it in a short space but I am convinced that the rise of the perceived importance of HR departments and personnel is a very bad thing. Corporate speak like this sounds good but often masks a deadening, crushing, corporate fascism which leads to a highly stressed work environment for all apart from those who apply it... ultimately this is counter productive - one dimensional productivity targets may be achieved but the organisation's soul starts to rot.<br /><br /><br /><I>"For the past 5 years she has been Director of HR for this agency where she led major organisational change. Among her key achievements were the restructuring of the Human Resources and Health and Safety teams; the implementation of business performance measures and a stronger focus on customer delivery."</I> <br /><I>"This year has seen the clarification of leadership roles and responsibilities, with an emphasis on leading and developing people to fill the full range of management roles. Our new leadership development programme will equip managers with the skills they need to support and engage their people, especially through this period of change."</I>Nick Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360924308743466075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-14994948070528046462009-04-15T11:13:00.000+00:002009-04-15T11:13:00.000+00:00That's quite true, but that never seems to happen ...That's quite true, but that never seems to happen so much with lower down positions, but almost 100% with Chief Officers. The only Chief who I can recall from outside Jersey was when Bob Le Breton was Chief of Police. On a random basis, one would expect a few more!TonyTheProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-33931184400068443832009-04-15T08:04:00.000+00:002009-04-15T08:04:00.000+00:00As a mainlander I don't want to get involved in th...As a mainlander I don't want to get involved in the competing merits of internal vs external appointments to public posts in Jersey. But just one observation. Jersey has the population of a very small local council, yet it has to provide most of the public services that are administered by the Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish parliaments. The law of averages therefore suggests that it is always likely to be a net importer of personnel to manage public services.uruisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440834518778968910noreply@blogger.com