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Powerpoint Sneaky Lean

Powerpoint Sneaky Lean

Posted on 30 July 2023 by

One of the key tools of the Toyota Production System is an ‘A3’.  It’s basically a live project plan on a page. On one piece of A3 sized paper.  (I […]

Vaccine Lean – The Dawn of the Water Spider

Vaccine Lean – The Dawn of the Water Spider

Posted on 25 October 2022 by

One of my favourite things to do is ... encounter a slightly less than optimal service experience where I can very quickly identify a series of things that could be […]

The Queen and Lean

The Queen and Lean

Posted on 4 October 2022 by

Well it’s been another momentous month in the insanity that is the 2020s.   I was surprised at how sad I felt after the Queen died ... it really is an […]

Back to Reality!

Back to Reality!

Posted on 31 May 2022 by

There’s no doubt about it, we are definitely BACK in the physical world.  After moaning AT LENGTH about how much I’d had enough of working from home during the pandemic, […]

The Great Pandemic Pause

The Great Pandemic Pause

Posted on 4 April 2022 by

At the beginning of the pandemic I wrote a remarkably positive (particularly for me) blog about how I could see that necessity was triggering a miraculous transformation in services.  The […]

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! […]

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 […]

Had Enough of W.F.H.

Had Enough of W.F.H.

Posted on 6 October 2020 by

I read this blog post by Paul Gilbert over the weekend and it really resonated with me.  Your best bet is to read the post yourself, but to crudely summarise, he […]

Have Laptop, Will Hustle

Have Laptop, Will Hustle

Posted on 13 August 2019 by

I’m going to say something quite privileged right now, but I’m amazed that everyone in work doesn’t have a laptop. Well, let me rephrase that, I’m amazed anyone who has […]