It’s easy to underestimate the impact that process improvements has on the environment, but it’s real. Whichever tool a team uses to examine and improve their work, one of the first targets is usually muda. Muda is a Japanese word that means waste. Wastes appear in all processes, even in processes that have been improved. Continue reading “Improving Work Processes Can Save the Earth”
As we enter a turbulent century, more organisations are looking for new ways to respond to:
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No organisation can survive in the long-term without reinventing itself. Libraries are no different. Continue reading “Rewrite the Future of your Library by Identifying 5 Fault Lines”
There’s no denying that reorganisations, or reorgs as they are colloquially known, are messy affairs. But they might be necessary to meet either short or long-term challenges. Perhaps the environment around the business has been disrupted by new technology, and existing products and services are no longer profitable. Continue reading “Can Reorganisation Be Less Messier? Here Are Five Key Steps To Follow”
Modern businesses recognise the importance of driving innovation and continuous improvement through team-based projects. This does not mean, however, that organisations have gotten smarter at selecting the correct type of projects. In my cheat sheet, I list four mistakes that I had personally made early in my career. Continue reading “The Ultimate Cheat Sheet on Project Selection”