I am not fond of working, I want an easy life. I’d far rather lie on a beach than be sitting in an office. My mate Dave has an easy life. He is a fireman. They have an easy life, all they do is sit about, waiting for a phone call, reading the paper and […]
How to Think Like an Auditor
On Friday I was audited If you live in a corporate world you will be familiar with the sensation. I’d like to say I felt warm all over, but I would be lying (lying through my teeth). I was put through a “process audit” by an auditor in his mid 20’s, 6 foot 2 inches, […]
Do You Need Lean Thinking?
The term “Lean Thinking” first came into use in 1996 when James Womack and Daniel Jones published their book of the same name. The book distilled their thoughts after studying the Toyota manufacturing business. A lean, waste free organisation. Since then, those first lean ideas have come on a long way. They are no longer […]
Are you a Manager or a Couch Potato?
couch po·ta·to Noun: A person who spends little or no time exercising and a great deal of time watching television. What can you learn in the Midlands? I live in the Midlands, We make cars in the Midlands. A while back I thought I’d go and have a look, see what I could learn from […]
Customers Despise Centres of Excellence
Imagine you make pizzas for a living You are the master baker You have an army of under bakers at your disposal. They run the best fleet of pizza ovens in the country, no sooner are they given an uncooked pizza than it is baked to perfection. You run a pizza baking “centre of excellence” […]
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