Category Archives: lean thinking

Lean, ISO and 6 Sigma all walk into a bar. Hilarity ensues.

Posted on October 6, 2016 by

Rejoice! The three titans of ISO, Lean, AND 6th Sigma have come together in an unholy amalgam of codification! At last! Long time fans of onion-related blogs will no doubt remember my very first post, the epoch making “Things I no … Continue reading →

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E=Q*A FFS!

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

In my last post we all had a good giggle about how some improvement methods relegate the actual improvement to an afterthought, with managers doing it as a result of being sold and persuaded of a really good idea provided to … Continue reading →

Posted in command and control, lean thinking, plausible but untrue, public sector, systems thinking, vanguard method | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

I turned down a 40% pay rise…here’s why!

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

Years ago I turned down opportunity of a 40% pay rise. Here’s what happened…. When I came into work there were 4 emails from colleagues, all saying the same thing… APPLY FOR THIS JOB. A job was advertised paid more, … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Effective person to make efficiencies

Posted on October 8, 2015 by

I came across a job description. It was for a Business Transformation Improvement type. The document contains the word “efficiency” or variations thereof, 4 times. All in the context of “making” efficiencies. The word “effective”, or variations thereof,  is in … Continue reading →

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The Systems Thinking Drinking Game

Posted on August 7, 2015 by

If you’ve been trying to introduce systems thinking into your organisation for a bit,  you’ll have heard the same things trotted out as excuses reasons why not give it a go. So here’s The Systems Thinking Drinking Game! It will … Continue reading →

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The difference between lean and systems thinking

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker

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