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 […]
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 […]
Mar
08
2016
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 […]
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 […]
Oct
07
2014
I was in a discussion today regarding what most people would consider Stephen Covey’s Circle of Influence (the concept at least). I was told that it was actually Peter Drucker’s concept. That they had for some reason agreed to allow […]
May
06
2014
I was recently engaged (at least for a little while) in a discussion regarding a specific type of problem & how it requires a specific approach to solving. I absolutely agree that all problems have their own nuances & often […]
Mar
04
2014
The 6 most dangerous words in any business. I read Seth Godin’s Blog today (I’m on his mailing list so I read most of them). The theme of it today was being open & able to accept that you were […]
Nov
19
2013
Many of us are familiar with the Peter Principle, many the Dilbert Principle but I am finding few people who are familiar with Parkinson’s Law. The adage that “work expands to fill the time available to do it”. The idea […]