All organisations are full of work, stuff that needs to get done. That work is divided into two nice neat categories: 1. Customer work Work done for customers (for the sake of argument people who pay). That type of work includes: Capturing order details X-raying broken arms Cleaning hotel rooms Sometimes we call it front line work. […]
Do You Design Against Demand?
Here is a very simple 2 step improvement idea for you: Understand the customer demands that are placed on your organisation Design your infrastructure and processes to meet those demands. Or, to put it a little less managerially, find out why your customers call you, then work out the best way to give them what […]
Make the Message Clear!
We are getting grief at work, we aren’t dispatching van drivers quickly enough. (The first bit of that statement is true, we are always getting grief at work, the second bit is made up to protect the innocent, but you will get the point). My boss is jumping up and down about our dispatch rate […]
Rearranging the Deck Chairs
There is an old adage that form follows function. In his book “The Leader’s Handbook: Making Things Happen, Getting Things Done” (which is great and you should buy it) Peter Scholtes builds on that idea. He shows how the different parts of an organisation interact, one level following and supporting the next: One level follows […]
Gordon Ramsay, Darcey Bussell and Your Next Re-Org
When we are faced with a problem, maybe a new competitor, a cost challenge, a product launch or simply a new job, we marshal our forces to deal with it. We reform our departments Shuffle our management teams Hire the right talent Politely ask those who aren’t performing to the standard we expect to leave. […]
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