Page 4 - Staff FocusSeptember 2020

‘I enjoyed chance led the Accessibility for Jurors project and
continued to lead the TIG.
Now after a high-pressure working life,
to develop skills’ Mhorag has some great times to look back
on and a chance to slow down. “I have great
memories of the evening dinner at the
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Continued from previous page. workshop in the Dunkeld Hydro, with the
safe so we didn't lose any records, many were smoke late Chief Operations Officer Cliff Binning
damaged, but still intact.” and colleagues. Cliff was in absolute top
Looking back on her years in the courts Maureen is form and his unique style of humour had
struck by how much things are always changing and has the tears of laughter running down my face
enjoyed the way that the service always provides the and for others! A real tonic! Cliff was real
opportunity to learn and improve your skills. “I really fun to be around. He was also an extremely
enjoyed staff development, whether than was sharp operator and well-respected. I really
hands-on or encouraging self-development in the people enjoyed working with him.
I worked with.” “I also had a lovely Christmas dinner in 2019
Now enjoying her well-earned retirement, her top with the Glasgow team (Craig McCorkindale
priority is to spend time with her husband, who retired Mhorag Murphy: Looking forward to enjoying her hobbies and seeing family and team); a great memory to hold onto
15 years ago. They had been planning a special holiday to work for the Area Director covering the West of during these times of separation.”
and both love to cruise, but the pandemic has put any Scotland region. Now Mhorag is looking forward to being able to spend
plans on hold. “We have certainly spent a lot of time After spells with the Scottish Government, Scottish more time with her family and enjoying her own
together during lock down and have survived it,” she Enterprise and Transport Scotland, Mhorag joined the pastimes which include open water swimming, running
said. “I would like to thank everyone for their friendship then SCS in 2013 as Head of Business Development, and cycling. She plans to become a swimming teacher
and for making my working life within the court service which became Head of Business Improvement. “I have and perhaps make use of her experience and knowledge
so enjoyable. I will miss everyone and would like to wish always enjoyed the chance to develop a core set of skills to benefit a third sector organisation. “I do have clear
them all very best wishes for the future.” and move from subject to subject, enjoying the learning thoughts on ‘what’s next’ and it won’t be retirement as
and never getting too immersed in it. Knowing who to such; I like to be on the move. But I’m aiming to slow the
tap into in my ‘library of people’ to make things happen pace down a little.”
was key,” said Mhorag.
For Mhorag Murphy, Head of Business Develop- During her time with SCTS she has led the team
ment, her pathway into the court service began in 1980 delivering improvement projects, set up the Technology
with the Department of Health and Social Security which and Innovation Group and took over line management of When Campbell Sloan started work in the court
later became the Department of Social Security and then ESDU for a time before they went back into IT now DSU. service it was the Winter of Discontent with thousands
the Benefits Agency. After a period on frontline tasks, Latterly, the team moved onto other work and Mhorag of workers on strike, rubbish piling up in the streets and
she became interested in quality management and took on the Brexit Operational Impact project, the Labour Prime Minister Jim Callaghan returned from a
creating strategic and business plans eventually moving development of SCTS policy on Digital Audio Recording,