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Organisational Therapy

Organisational Therapy

Posted on 28 February 2022 by

When it feels like the world is falling apart, I seek solace in television.  Not live ‘terrestrial’ television of course, because THE NEWS can pop up at anytime on that […]

My Big Lean Head

My Big Lean Head

Posted on 5 October 2021 by

I’ve written several blogs where I have been quite open and honest about my big lean head. To experience this phenomenon you might like to revisit ‘Urgh, serve pizza faster! […]

The Love Island Blog

The Love Island Blog

Posted on 2 August 2021 by

Every month Executive Education sends a newsletter to its community to remind everyone that we are still here, open for business, and to let people know about the events and […]

More Haste, Less Speed

More Haste, Less Speed

Posted on 2 July 2021 by

“Lean is primarily a lead time reduction methodology” I’ve said this sentence about a gazillion times, revelling in the fact that it took me too long to actually grasp this […]

The Power of Persistence

The Power of Persistence

Posted on 28 May 2021 by

I’ve just learned that the winner of a 6 week virtual school rugby contest is “Ysgol y Ffin”, and I’m delighted! I don’t know who this School is, never been […]

Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Lean?

Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Lean?

Posted on 16 September 2019 by

I don’t like flying much at all. Not for climate reasons unfortunately, but for defying gravity reasons. I became ok at it when I worked on a project in Switzerland […]

Looking Sideways and Down

Looking Sideways and Down

Posted on 25 June 2019 by

When looking at how operations management is evolving, it seems that some of the more innovative companies follow an organisational design akin to the Netflix model of “highly aligned, loosely […]

The Intangible Balance Scorecard

Posted on 23 March 2018 by

Since Robert Kaplan and David Norton’s hugely successful Balance Scorecard approach to strategic business management, first published in the Harvard Business Review in 1992, organizations have sought to measure a […]

Diversity Within the Digital Board

Posted on 23 March 2018 by

When contemplating the composition of progressive digital boards, it’s relatively easy to draw up a wish list. You’d want a board to possess a mixture of managerial acumen and technical […]

The Destructive Force of the CAVE Mentality

Posted on 9 January 2015 by

A regular criticism of a lean approach to work is simply that it’s “common sense”. If it’s so “common” however, then how come there are so many work processes that […]