How do you climb a ladder? Climbing a ladder is straightforward… Put one foot on a rung Reach up the side rails one hand at a time (health and safety) Push yourself up with your leg Put your other foot on the next rung Repeat Gradually you will climb higher and higher. The really important bit […]
The Way of the (Process) Ninja
A terrible headline, I apologise, but now I have your full attention… 1. Find inner clarity All processes do things, they have a purpose, a raison d’être. That might be to mend broken arms or to let people know how much tax they owe. But people are rarely clear what that purpose is: Because they […]
Good, Better, Best Practice
This is a guest post by Bill Flury A good idea We were discussing how we could get started with the business of process improvement. Somebody said: “Hey! I’ve got a great idea! The Quality folks are always telling us that we should lookout for better ways to do things. Let’s hold a series of […]
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, […]
Does the Janitor Own your Processes?
Who owns your processes? It’s a simple question but a complex answer. (Unless, of course, you’re a one-person business where you do everything, in which case I’m fairly sure you are the process owner) In the real world where companies are larger than a single individual – and multinationals can have hundreds of thousands of […]