Accountability: A Cornerstone of Lean Thinking
February 10, 2025
Accountability plays a huge role in the success of creating a Lean Thinking culture within a business. So how and where does accountability fit into the picture?The simple answer is that it starts with effective Lean Leadership. The leaders of the business must first underst...
Clarity is Key to Culture
December 5, 2022
When I get asked what are the some of the most common issues that affect the performance of a small and medium business (SME) in New Zealand, the two of the most common challenges I respond are:
Lack of Clarity Culture of apathy (amongst others)
Luckily there are action...
Creating a Learning Environment
April 20, 2022
Making mistakes is awesome, Learning is even better!
Parents around the world understand how important it is for their children to learn through making mistakes. We all did it learning to walk, understand calculus (I’m still struggling with this) or driving! No...
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...
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