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The news is awash with the US presidential primaries and the potential of a Brexit – (the UK leaving the EU). Much of the “information” available to the general public, as provided by those shouting loudest, seems to be based on fiction! Or […]
March 08, 2016 - (0) comments - Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Learning, Management, Standards
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 […]
February 09, 2016 - (0) comments - Change, Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Learning, Solving Problems, Standards
Ever hear someone say “once this whatever is over, things will relax & we can put more focus on whatever” – you can insert all manner of things into either “whatever” in that phrase. I hear it all the time […]
January 19, 2016 - (0) comments - Change, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Learning, Management, Solving Problems, Standards
I’ve written before on leadership and challenging others. Last time was about having the courage to challenge anyone when things are not right. Today I write about challenging peers. I remember once when I was the Materials, Planning & Logistics Manager […]
January 12, 2016 - (0) comments - Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Learning, Management, Standards
I’ve had a few discussions recently regarding the need to visualise something if we know/are aware of the status, especially for short-term events. Why write it on a white board just in case somebody pops by and is interested? What […]
October 01, 2015 - (0) comments - Communication, Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Make Problems Obvious, Standards, Visual Management
Several discussions over the last few days have centred around standards and more specifically, enforcing them. One of the issues that is repeatedly discussed is to what extent. There are all sorts of standards that exist in any organisation. Most […]
November 18, 2014 - (0) comments - Leadership, Make Problems Obvious, Standards, Workplace Organisation
I’m not sure when it happened, I’m sure it was over a period of years. Over the last few decades probably, leadership seems to have become the “answer” and management has become a bad word. I like leadership; I do […]
October 14, 2014 - (0) comments - Change, Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Management, Standards
I couldn’t count the number of organisations I have worked in/with where they have been a bit upset when I have said that they have to establish a baseline (a standard) before they can improve. In one I was working […]
August 26, 2014 - (0) comments - Change, Leadership, Make Problems Obvious, Standards, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized
The Hawthorne Effect – we’ve probably all heard about it at some point, a training course some years ago or some consultant mentions it after you show him the dramatic improvement in results after adjusting focus. I’m not going to […]
January 14, 2014 - (0) comments - Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Solving Problems, Standards, Systems Thinking
We’ve probably all worked for a tyrant at one point or another, the one who likes confrontation, in fact thrives on the fear it instills in the rest of us who don’t. We probably looked forward to another time, when […]
December 17, 2013 - (0) comments - Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Standards
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