Lean and all its versions and business systems sometimes feel like a religion, a dogma. Some lean fanatics (guilty myself) can’t stop talking about it and will say it’s the only way to be successful. Some can’t stop talking about…
Seth Godin, This is strategy, 2024 I’m a fan of Seth and his writing style. He has a strong eye, strong observation and a kind voice to say things that ought to be said. In his book about Strategy, he…
Got a problem that keeps coming back? You’re probably just treating the symptoms instead of the root cause. Enter the fishbone diagram—a simple but powerful tool that helps teams get to the heart of recurring issues. Here’s a breakdown of what…
Good question. And certainly for people on the American side of the ocean, the word A3 doesn’t necessarily ring a bell. The answer is very simple, but brilliant in its simplicity. So the question is: why is an A3 Problem…
Just a few weeks ago I was hiking in the Austrian Alps – don’t ask me why, but I’m happy I joined. It was a great experience, being offline for a week, walking above the clouds, facing some of your…
When running a business, a commercial team, direct or indirect sales, e-commerce, revenue marketing or whatever, doing daily mananegemnt is easier and more efficient than the big Quarterly Business Reviews. I’d rather have my team zoom in once a day…
hint: it’s all about leadership, empowerment and accountability In Lean manufacturing, there’s a lot of focus on standardisation. This is born out of the idea to control quality and to minimise waste in the process. Having well documented processes, proper…
It’s september, by now you should have a good idea on what the key breakthroughs for next year are going to be. You’ve spent good time om the what and where, while your CFO and team are calculating the how…
For a large organisation to be effective, it must be simple. Jack Welch – former CEO of General Electric Doing something in a simple way is better than doing it in a complex way. Makes sense right? It’s too obvious.…
Or how to prevent going down the trap known as ‘Goodhart’s Law’. How we know it: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure What he actually said: Any observed statistical regularity will tend to…