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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 […]
I remember the first real discussion I had with a manager whom I was coaching some time ago. We had agreed that one of the personal projects that he would undertake was about setting goals. Initially I thought this would […]
October 28, 2014 - (0) comments - Change, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Learning, PDCA
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 […]
October 07, 2014 - (0) comments - Change, Dynamic Organisations, Leadership, Lean, PDCA
There are probably dozens if not hundreds of posters, articles & other media available on the net discussing or otherwise representing what are commonly referred to as the 5 (or 6) most dangerous words in the English language; “That’s how […]
September 24, 2014 - (0) comments - Change, Leaders Developing People, PDCA, Solving Problems
I regularly get challenged about how much is too much or people say ” the effort required is beyond the potential benefit”. Or something to that effect. In principle there is no limit to how deep we should dive, how […]
September 09, 2014 - (0) comments - Change, Leadership, PDCA, Solving Problems
Ever been somewhere & it’s missing something that you are used to? I stay in hotels a lot. This evening I wanted something sweet & asked at reception if they have a little snack bar/machine. I didn’t want to go […]
September 02, 2014 - (0) comments - Learning, PDCA, Solving Problems
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 […]
May 06, 2014 - (0) comments - Dynamic Organisations, Leadership, Learning, PDCA, Solving Problems
General George S. Patton (USA) was once quoted as saying “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week”. And I agree, in principle, although I would argue it is more relevant in war […]
March 11, 2014 - (0) comments - Change, Dynamic Organisations, PDCA
Data, data, everywhere, Our minds begin to shrink. Data, data, everywhere, Yet no one thought to think. We all use data everyday, no matter what you do, data is part of your life. In many professions it is obvious, in others, less […]
January 07, 2014 - (0) comments - Learning, Make Problems Obvious, PDCA, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized
So we’ve identified a problem, how do we go about solving it? In many cases people just find a workaround, that works today, tomorrow & before you know it, it has become part of the process. Dynamic Organisations do not […]
August 20, 2013 - (0) comments - Dynamic Organisations, Solving Problems
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