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How to Start a Business Improvement Journey

April 6, 2021

Recently I have written about many aspects that are critical to start your journey focused on business improvement. Topics shared have focused on leadership, setting the direction, staff engagement and creating a positive work culture. These are critical elements to be...

Creating An Awesome Workplace Culture

March 23, 2021

I have spoken a lot recently about staff engagement and it got me thinking. What is the difference to engagement and creating a positive workplace culture? So I have gone away to look at a few perspectives and this is my summary of thoughts. Before I went further into explor...

What Pisses You Off?

March 9, 2021

“So what pisses you off ?” That was my opening line to a new group I was working with a few years back. They were a team who could not see past the controls and policies of the large organisation they worked for. Their team leader gave me an insight before I ...

The 3 questions you need to ask yourself about employee engagement.

February 22, 2021

I mention it a lot, talk about it and refer to it many times when I write about Business Improvement, implementing Lean programmes and Lego Serious Play. What is ‘it' - staff engagement. It dominates the conversation many times because simply it is the make or break ...

Why having a 'True North' is mission critical

February 11, 2021

The term “True North” might be a bit of a business cliche these days. However it is a cliche for a reason - it is still key for a successful business. You might be saying that this is obvious. Yet a survey conducted last year by Te Waka (Waikato’s Regional ...

The four challenges you need to take business improvement seriously!

February 1, 2021

There are many aspects to managing or owning a business. Finance, people, supply chain, sales, marketing, training, quality management - the list goes on. Over the years I have heard many leaders describing their situation as unique or complex. Well today I...

How to start your ideas in 2021

January 14, 2021

You have just come back from a great break. You really did earn this one - last year really did take its toll on you. But that was so last year, now you are really looking forward to the opportunities you have. The enthusiasm is high, your picture of the en...

My Client Journey

January 6, 2021

It has been a crazy few years for Belinda and Tony. Ten years ago they started out with a vision to create luxury pools and spas. Every job was different but all jobs demand quality and attention to detail demanded by their high end clientele. Their custome...

Lego Serious Play - Case Study #2

December 2, 2020

A local government agency.Being a new internal service, the manager identified the team was still building an identity for themselves. It had been a few months into delivering the new service, but they had yet to spend time to create a common goal, a defined purpose that bro...

Leading for change is hard

November 20, 2020

Why do many small and medium businesses (SMEs) fail when they try and change something or begin something new? Where do they go wrong when they want to bring something such as Lean Thinking into the business? In my space as a consultant I see and hear these stories all...