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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
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
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
Steven Spear wrote that you can’t design a perfect system, you can only discover great systems. I wholeheartedly agree & over dinner tonight we were discussing some examples. Some people will suggest the perfect formula for calculating inventory or buffer […]
November 05, 2013 - (0) comments - Change, Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Learning, Systems Thinking
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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