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 […]
Jun
01
2016
One of the topics discussed often in consulting, and very often in the sales stage of engagements, is ROI. When will I get my investment back? This is of course important to any business owner and most managers. However, as […]
May
24
2016
I read an article the other day that was a modification of what I thought was a consulting urban legend. A consultant called in to fix something nobody else could fix and a huge invoice for merely pointing out where […]
May
17
2016
I’ve never heard anyone say they spent too much time planning & not enough doing, checking or acting. Last Friday I had to do some investigation (Problem Solving) on my boat’s engine. I knew it was something with the flow […]
May
10
2016
The title of this post is often attributed to Deming, although if you look at the bottom of THIS page it is reasonably clear that he did not say this. He did however, in his “out of the crisis”, cite […]
May
03
2016
We’re living in an age where we are almost all reliant on technology in some form or another. Our smart phones, watches, cars, houses in some cases and of course our workplaces are filled with all sorts of technology. Most […]
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
19
2016
I read a post on LinkedIn last week discussing shareholder value & the Scandinavian way of doing business – it suggested the Scandinavian way of doing business could be an inspiration to create “shared value” as opposed to shareholder value. […]