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Category Archives: lean thinking
Lean, ISO and 6 Sigma all walk into a bar. Hilarity ensues.
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
Posted in all wrong, inspection, lean thinking, systems thinking
Tagged audit, inspection, iso1844, iso9001, lean
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E=Q*A FFS!
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
I turned down a 40% pay rise…here’s why!
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
Posted in all wrong, command and control, knowledge, lean thinking, systems thinking
Tagged deming, double loop learning, learning, systems thinking
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Wanted: Effective person to make efficiencies
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
Posted in all wrong, command and control, lean thinking, public sector, systems thinking
Tagged clarity of purpose, effectiveness, efficiency, lean
4 Comments
The Systems Thinking Drinking Game
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
Posted in command and control, lean thinking, systems thinking, vanguard method, very short posts
Tagged drinking game
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The difference between lean and systems thinking
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker
Posted in all wrong, lean thinking, purpose, systems thinking
Tagged lean thinking, systems thinking, Very short posts
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