Seddon

I asked John Seddon, the management thinker and a critic of "mega council" - style mergers based on achieving mythical economies of scale, what he thought.

In a pickle over council mergers Patrick Butler 2010

Asked to double-check, Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon confirmed that "No slaves have been employed by the Government except as cooks or nurses in hospitals and for labor."

The myth of the black Confederates washingtonpost.com editors 2010

Read “systems thinking” or “freedom from command and control” by John Seddon for an alternative way. on September 4, 2009 at 8: 12 pm Jonnyp42

What Really Matters At The Top « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

No room for Seddon's tome initially, but the staff made room by triumphantly removing Tony Blair's memoir, A Journey, from pride of place.

Hugh Muir's diary 2011

And now there is another one from veteran grassroots troublemaker Mark Seddon: Standing for Something – Life in the Awkward Squad.

Hugh Muir's diary 2011

Oh, and my employer has just declared we are going to go for ISO9000 accreditation so I ` ve been having some fun explaining some of the points John Seddon raises on that particular subject. on October 10, 2009 at 7: 41 am PC Stamp

How “Police Performance” Fraud Works. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

He seems to be right on the ball (both Marksany and John Seddon).

What Really Matters At The Top « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

Well, ask John Seddon in “system thinking in the public sector” he advocates scrapping central targets and talking to people instead. on September 3, 2009 at 10: 02 pm Blueknight

What Really Matters At The Top « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

I did a quick Google for the John Seddon books that Marksany recommended, some of the reviews on Amazon are interesting.

What Really Matters At The Top « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

Seddon took a copy to the Gay Hussar, the Soho eaterie with a great long-standing Labour tradition, as the manager there John Wrobel features in Standing for Something.

Hugh Muir's diary 2011