NO TIME TO WASTE · ISSUE 32 “They Won’t Follow Instructions” — The Question Behind the Question I was asked a question by a client this week that I couldn’t quite answer on the spot: “What do you do when a team member won’t follow an instruction?” When I asked for the detail, the story […]
NO TIME TO WASTE · ISSUE 31 The 13-Month Payback: The ROI of a Lean Review Most organisations are too busy to stop and fix. It’s the most common reason we hear for delaying a Lean review. The work keeps coming. The team is stretched. There’s no time to step back. So the same processes
NO TIME TO WASTE · ISSUE 30 7.5 Hours to 3: Streamlining Our Own Lean Administration We teach Lean every week. We help clients map their processes, eliminate waste, and build standard work. But this month, we turned the lens on ourselves. The administration of our Lean Practitioner programme — from initial enquiry through to
NO TIME TO WASTE · ISSUE 29 Why Most Improvement Projects Fail Before They Start Research suggests that around 70% of business improvement projects fail globally. Not because the solutions were wrong — but because the problem was never properly framed. We see this pattern constantly. A team is given a project. They jump straight
NO TIME TO WASTE · ISSUE 28 When Does Learning Actually Occur? I was asked a question this week that stopped me: when does learning actually occur? Think about it. We send people on courses. We share articles. We run workshops. But how often does the learning stick? The uncomfortable truth is that learning doesn’t
NO TIME TO WASTE · ISSUE 27 The 15-Minute Meeting That Develops Your Team What if your daily team meeting wasn’t about reporting problems — but about sharing solutions? Most daily huddles follow the same pattern. The manager runs the meeting. The team reports what went wrong. Everyone leaves and gets back to work. It
