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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 […]
June 01, 2016 - (0) comments - Learning, PDCA, Solving Problems
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 24, 2016 - (0) comments - Leaders Developing People, Learning, Lessons Learned, Solving Problems
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 17, 2016 - (0) comments - PDCA, Solving Problems
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 […]
May 03, 2016 - 2 Comments - Communication, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Learning, Management
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 […]
April 26, 2016 - (0) comments - Change, Communication, Leadership, Learning, Lessons Learned, Management, Solving Problems
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 […]
April 05, 2016 - (0) comments - Change, Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Learning, Management, Systems Thinking
It has been written about repeatedly, people talk about it, some go as far as doing something about it. But too often we (the lean community) focus more on how to use the tools than the culture we want to engender when it […]
March 30, 2016 - (0) comments - Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Lean, Management
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 […]
March 21, 2016 - (0) comments - Change, Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Learning, Solving Problems
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
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