Who has the highest standards in your business?

Re-starting initiatives is a real pain in the backside, isn't it? This often happens because things slip. You decide it would be better to do things a certain way, habits

Kaizen Strategy: Do You Think Like a Weed?

Let me cut to the chase. Most businesses don't create enough options for their improvement projects to give themselves the best chance of being successful. Weeds don't subscribe to a limited

When is an improvement project ‘done’?

I have come to a conclusion that most improvement projects don't finish, they just ebb away. No fanfare, no end of project review, no maximisation of results. Rather than have a distinct

Start small with your Kaizen changes

Do you have an idea for an improvement project but not sure where to start? I see many of my clients wrestle with the same issue; how do you know when

A real world skills matrix rating system!

Do you use skills matrices in your business? If you do you'll know all about how useful they can be... Most businesses, in reality, will compile their skills matrix under duress and

Effective Meeting Agenda: A Kaizen Opportunity

Effective meeting agendas are a vital management tool... When running a business process, standard meetings are a vital tool to use. But, what makes up an effective meeting agenda? Agenda points

Quick Tip – Check Someone Else’s Document Before You Pass It On

Have you been guilty of this?Passing on a document that someone has given you without checking it first.I think we've all done it at some point in the past.Over the

Building the team: What if everyone improved by 10%?

Building the team is one of the challenges of running a business process. Stopping to make things better is a double edged sword. If you aren't abundant with resources you

Business Change: Are you serious about it?

Business change is a topic that affects all of us. The recent months have been testament to that. The problem with business change is that there is a big difference

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