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Management

Continuous Improvement

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

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effective standard operating procedures
Management

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

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Kaizen

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

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Kaizen

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

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concern cause countermeasure
Continuous Improvement

Take off your blinkers for five minutes and reap the rewards

I put real value in having the right routines, metrics, objectives and controls in place for a business. Sometimes, however, you just need to take a step back and make

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what does good look like - business visions
Continuous Improvement

New Book Out Now – What Does Good Look Like?

My new book What Does Good Look Like? has just been released on Amazon.  Available in paperback and on Kindle - click here The book is ideal for anyone that is fed up with

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Effective KPIs
Management

Use Effective KPIs to Drive Your Business Performance

Are the right performance measures driving your business? Key Performance Indicators (or KPIs) is a commonly used term in business. Many businesses have KPIs and use them to report on how

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Production Scheduling benefits from routines
Management

Production Scheduling

Do your schedules help you to deliver on time? The effectiveness of a production schedule has a massive effect on a business' ability to deliver its products and services on time.

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Run your business like clockwork
Management

Get Your Business Running Like Clockwork

Define the habits that improve your workplace and then run like clockwork Discipline in the workplace aids performance. We all know how disciplined Olympic athletes are. They don't neglect the little

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