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So your team does't like change..... really?

October 20, 2020

My team doesn't like change so starting Lean here won’t go well. I am always curious about this comment, mainly because I am wondering about who is actually resistant to change - leadership or the team? At the end of the day, Lean is a change programme. The dif...

Primary Drivers of Productivity

October 5, 2020

So what's important for frontline staff when SME's are focused on improving their productivity? Well a bunch of researchers in the UK asked this very question and the results, well to me they weren't that surprising. Operational process change - 80% very important...

Stuck in 2nd Gear

June 29, 2020

Are you stuck in 2nd gear?

You know this feeling, pushing hard down on the accelerator while the car is stuck in second gear. Sure, you can go at full speed, well maybe but only for a short time before the whole engine gives in. The situation is only sustainable for a short time. The...

What would I do - Episode One

June 1, 2020

I find reflecting on real experiences can often be the best way to explain Lean Thinking. Having a perspective on when situations, processes go wrong, can we then better understand what excellence may look like. Which is why I have introduced the series “What ...

Five Principles of Lean Leadership

May 20, 2020

I could really drop the term ‘Lean’ out of the heading, but being a Lean practitioner, I should at least align it to my specialty. When work feels like it is getting complicated, you are having difficulty working out where to start, these principles are there as a ...

Brick by Brick Podcast

May 7, 2020

Pilot Episode with Craig Oliver

This is the pilot episode of Brick by Brick. In this episode I talk to Craig Oliver, business advisor and owner of Project HQ and O2E Business Academy. Craig also hosts his own podcast - 'Talking Better Business'. We cover some of the common challenges smal...