Mar
19
2017
Get up early & do your exercise, read business self-help books, practice meditation, limit your social media time, focus on 3 things, delegate tasks…the list goes on. Throughout LinkedIn, Facebook and a plethora of other media outlets there are a […]
Jun
23
2016
I sat in a meeting the other day where a local manager was discussing his plans for the next phase of their transformation program. They were going to do 5S and had a list of all the right things to […]
Jun
06
2016
Most companies working with Lean state their aims as changing the culture of the business to one where continuous improvement is part of everyday life at all levels, or something to that affect. I’ve worked with many organisations across many sectors […]
Apr
26
2016
I was reading a book last week and there was an excerpt from a manager suggesting “conflict” was wasteful activity or should be included in the 7 wastes (8 if your model includes people’s potential). I then suggested the same […]
Apr
12
2016
I’ve been watching & even engaged in a debate on LinkedIn over the last few days. The primary topic is Lean Failure and the debate is about whether it actually exists as well as what is the cause (or to […]
Apr
05
2016
I’ve been preparing for a talk I’m giving this Friday and struggling to clarify what my “take away” is. Most speakers say that we should be clear about what we want people to get from the talk and in many […]
Mar
21
2016
I recently read an article about the 5i method for problem solving that is simpler than the standard A3 & yet will be effective for many problems faced by many organisations. What I liked about it most was that it […]
Mar
01
2016
I read an article yesterday asking whether Lean can help with regards to corporate strategy, not just operational efficiency. I’m not sure which bothers me more; that we are still asking this question or that so many of us seem […]
Feb
09
2016
I read an article the other day about standardised work and one today regarding A3’s. The first one had a phrase that reverberated with me; “a countermeasure in search of a problem, instead of the other way around”. The second emphasises […]
Feb
02
2016
I often write about change and it being necessary for growth; that we need to embrace change, be open to it, look forward to it, etc. However, there is a finite capacity within our organisations & ourselves for the amount […]