Comments on: The departure of Sharon Shoesmith http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/12/departure-of-sharon-shoesmith.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anoneumouse http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/12/departure-of-sharon-shoesmith.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1500 Anoneumouse Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:36:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1999#comment-1500 An important question that really does need to be asked is, 'what % of Haringey's training budget has been spent on 'common purpose' leadership courses and how many staff have attended An important question that really does need to be asked is, ‘what % of Haringey’s training budget has been spent on ‘common purpose’ leadership courses and how many staff have attended

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/12/departure-of-sharon-shoesmith.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1499 Anonymous Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:02:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1999#comment-1499 It will be interesting to see who Haringey Labour Group put into the position of Leader bearing in mind they all voted to save George Meehan at the last Council meeting.If as I suspect they put their Cheif Whip into position as Leader this clearly demonstrates how inept and totally incompident they are. If the vote for Cllr Reith Deputy Leader it amazing even more as She was an active member of the Communist Party a little while back nand this clearly indicates why Haringey are in such a mess. It will be interesting to see who Haringey Labour Group put into the position of Leader bearing in mind they all voted to save George Meehan at the last Council meeting.If as I suspect they put their Cheif Whip into position as Leader this clearly demonstrates how inept and totally incompident they are. If the vote for Cllr Reith Deputy Leader it amazing even more as She was an active member of the Communist Party a little while back nand this clearly indicates why Haringey are in such a mess.

]]> By: dreamingspire http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/12/departure-of-sharon-shoesmith.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1498 dreamingspire Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:14:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1999#comment-1498 Don't forget the statement that Haringey misled Ofsted. If the data given to Ofsted was as wrong as alleged, that is gross misconduct. Don’t forget the statement that Haringey misled Ofsted. If the data given to Ofsted was as wrong as alleged, that is gross misconduct.

]]> By: Matthew Cain http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/12/departure-of-sharon-shoesmith.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1497 Matthew Cain Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:05:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1999#comment-1497 Matthew Taylor has an interesting observation on the increase of public outrage: http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/socialbrain/sharon-shoesmith-and-karen-matthews-not-totally-black-and-white/ Matthew Taylor has an interesting observation on the increase of public outrage: http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/socialbrain/sharon-shoesmith-and-karen-matthews-not-totally-black-and-white/

]]> By: Hywel http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/12/departure-of-sharon-shoesmith.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1496 Hywel Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:10:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1999#comment-1496 "Sharon Shoesmith failed in her duties and was accountable and has now suffered the appropriate consequence."<br/><br/>Is failing in your duties the same as committing gross misconduct? That is what is usually required for dismissal without pay in lieu of notice.<br/><br/>I hope in this case that we haven't seen councillors making a knee-jerk reaction with half an eye on the media coverage. Denying people their (fairly basic) employment rights will do little to encourage talented people to take up social work “Sharon Shoesmith failed in her duties and was accountable and has now suffered the appropriate consequence.”

Is failing in your duties the same as committing gross misconduct? That is what is usually required for dismissal without pay in lieu of notice.

I hope in this case that we haven’t seen councillors making a knee-jerk reaction with half an eye on the media coverage. Denying people their (fairly basic) employment rights will do little to encourage talented people to take up social work

]]> By: HE Elsom http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/12/departure-of-sharon-shoesmith.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1495 HE Elsom Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:13:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1999#comment-1495 The report's observations make me think of the management chestnut that good enough is good enough. This isn't just something people trot out to get a product out of the door; its meaning is discussed seriously and at length in MBA programmes and management training courses. It's meant to curb anal perfectionism, but combined with the (unspoken but pervasive) belief that truth flows down the organization chart, it has turned out to be lethal, not only in Haringay but also in the banking system. The case of Baby P is a horrible illustration of the fact that everybody in an organization needs to understand what they are doing and what is happening and to take responsibility for it -- though this is in direct conflict with received ideas of leadership. The report’s observations make me think of the management chestnut that good enough is good enough. This isn’t just something people trot out to get a product out of the door; its meaning is discussed seriously and at length in MBA programmes and management training courses. It’s meant to curb anal perfectionism, but combined with the (unspoken but pervasive) belief that truth flows down the organization chart, it has turned out to be lethal, not only in Haringay but also in the banking system. The case of Baby P is a horrible illustration of the fact that everybody in an organization needs to understand what they are doing and what is happening and to take responsibility for it — though this is in direct conflict with received ideas of leadership.

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