Grant Says
Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
More efficiency and consistent quality will help us win back customers and bring us new ones, says chief operating officer
Grant McPherson is urging us to go back to basics after the business reported an adjusted operating loss of £419 million for our Full Year results for 2022-23 and a dip in our Quality of Service.
‘Quality and cost need to be balanced,' he said. ‘We can’t afford to throw money at the problem – we need to work together to change our culture and mindset.’
Speaking at a recent Village Hall session in London alongside other senior leaders, Grant believes attitude is everything.
‘It’s been a tough year for everybody. But the job doesn’t stop. We must win back our customers, and take a bigger slice of the parcel market’ he said. ‘At the moment, Amazon is currently top in terms of NPS for recipient customers according to the preferred carrier report. We can’t accept this. We need to be the first choice for both consumer and business customers.’
Grant says taking stock of what we’ve achieved is the first step in moving forward.
‘We conducted the biggest revision ever in the history of this business. Thank you to everyone who helped us deliver this. We must become more efficient and recover our Quality of Service. Doing this means we can attract more customers and generate more revenue to fund our business,’ he said.
Royal Mail has one of the biggest business-to-business sales forces in the UK but that doesn’t mean the monopoly, added UK sales director for Royal Mail and Parcelforce, Jon Nicholson.
‘Our customers want ‘green’, they want reliability, and they want quality. They want it all.
‘Most of all, they want an easy life. If we make things harder, they’ll go elsewhere and give their business to a competitor. We can’t risk that happening,' said Jon.
According to operations business office director, Mark Trowbridge, we need to get under the root cause of failures and understand the various issues.
‘Quality is fundamental to the growth of our business. We’re using data to support sites that are struggling and it’s working,’ he said. ‘It’s up to us to write the next chapter and lead the recovery.’
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POSTMAN
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RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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dazzler123
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
"and customers want their mail 3 times a week. Well, I didnt ask them, but i could see it in their eyes"
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FirstPost
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
Customers don't want 'green' they couldn't care less. They want whatever they've ordered ASAP
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postieblueshirt
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
‘We conducted the biggest revision ever in the history of this business. Thank you to everyone who helped us deliver this" THATS THE CAUSE of all your problems right there.
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tansorboy
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
Why don’t they treat us as human beings? That would be a good starting point.
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chickenwittle
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
Yeah I always check a companies green credentials before I order on line, it’s always the first thing I do . Why can’t they admit the biggest revision they’ve ever done is the cause of their poor quality and is the reason they are losing customers. 
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olilew
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
we need to work together to change our culture and mindset.’ attitude is everything.
It's you and yours that has bred this attitude and mindset! You've beat us into this culture. Work together? You never have and never will work with us. Just try to rule over us with a whip!
It's you and yours that has bred this attitude and mindset! You've beat us into this culture. Work together? You never have and never will work with us. Just try to rule over us with a whip!
"Just take it out and see how you go......."
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BenacreNick
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Grant, take a look in the mirror to find the route cause of all your problems.
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Ad_bee
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
Did he mean to say "We fluffed the biggest revision ever in the history of this business. Thank you to everyone who helped us not deliver this. " ?We conducted the biggest revision ever in the history of this business. Thank you to everyone who helped us deliver this.
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pieoftheday
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
What's this Village Hall bollox? And still comparing us with Amazon gets no one nowhere.good grief
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
We need to get under the root cause of failure.
Well that's everything you have done the last three years mate.
Now sort it.
Well that's everything you have done the last three years mate.
Now sort it.
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
”According to operations business office director, Mark Trowbridge, we need to get under the root cause of failures and understand the various issues.
‘Quality is fundamental to the growth of our business. We’re using data to support sites that are struggling and it’s working,’ he said. ‘It’s up to us to write the next chapter and lead the recovery.’”
No s**t Sherlock.
Why has it taken them this long to work it out? Why does a struggling company pay out vast salaries for someone on a bullshit title to tell them what they already know?
Unfreakinbelievable.
‘Quality is fundamental to the growth of our business. We’re using data to support sites that are struggling and it’s working,’ he said. ‘It’s up to us to write the next chapter and lead the recovery.’”
No s**t Sherlock.
Why has it taken them this long to work it out? Why does a struggling company pay out vast salaries for someone on a bullshit title to tell them what they already know?
Unfreakinbelievable.
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sindba
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
Efficiency efficiency efficiency.
Basically means we do more and more for less and lees, with ever crapper T&Cs. That's what these parasites mean by "efficiency"
Basically means we do more and more for less and lees, with ever crapper T&Cs. That's what these parasites mean by "efficiency"
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Jack1960
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
No mention of the sick pay etc, so just as happy with it as the CWU hierarchy, no from me
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Haditup
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Re: RMCtv : Grant McPherson Change is difficult, but it has to be done, and together
Amazon is a Marketplace which sells and delivers how is RM comparable?
