#0374 Join the Dots
Thanks to a long line of bald men in my family, I have been shaving what is left on my noggin. During the winter months I lose a lot of heat so I wear a…
Tag: Process Improvement
#0369 Communication
Is good communication more important than a good product or service? I would argue they are at least on par. A great product that no-one knows about is worthless.An amazing service that people do not…
#0368 Calling Out Revenue Owners
Never have I ever met anyone responsible for revenue that says they are happy with the amount, quality and frequency of leads coming into their business. Not One. It is one of the great frustrations…
#0362 Infinite Time
Why can Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and many others head several billion dollar companies whilst many of us struggle to get one thing ticked off our to-do list a day? It would be…
#0355 Machu Picchu
In a perfect world, if you were to do A, B then C you would get to D. Unlike the alphabet however, real life does not execute the same for everyone. Therefore being disappointed when…
#0354 School Limits
When I was on full school pickup duties I was super productive between the hours of 10am and 2pm because I had to. Without these restrictions I can spend entire days sitting at my desk…
#0349 Storys Told
Elders around campfires, hieroglyphics, books, newspapers, internet, AI. Throughout time we have advanced the way we share information. From local to global, painstakingly slow to almost instant. You would not have an operation without anaesthesia….
#0346 Your Choice
You will not be able to learn guitar if you do not pick up a guitar.You will not be able to run a marathon if you have not run your first mile.You will not be…
#0343 Start & Finish
“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions” Elizabeth King, Sculptor. No matter what it is you are providing, there is always a start point and a delivery point often with many steps in…
#0341 Matching Shoes
My daughter lost one of her school shoes on public transport. The next morning she grabbed an old shoe and kept her newer one (??) until I pointed out the shoes were slightly different and…
#0339 Leverage
On foot we are not the fastest on the planet, but in a rocket ship we are. I am not that strong, different story if I am operating a forklift. If I have a complex…
#0336 Right Tools
All I needed was a hole. Making a small vertical garden on the weekend I was attempting to drill 12 small holes into some mild steel. It should have taken me maybe ten minutes yet…
#0327 Blessing in Disguise
We have one of those robotic vacuum cleaners that runs early morning, mainly to keep the dog hair at bay. Easy and efficient mostly except for one morning the back door was left ajar and…
#0324 Try Stopping Me
Boom!! And just like that large percentage of you will have made your decision. The choice to stay and read on or move on. Instinctively, we are constantly making decisions as to whether or not…
#0319 Deadlines
Something magical happens at this time of year and I am not talking about Christmas cheer or gratitude. I am referring to our ability to get 2 months worth of activity done in three weeks….
#0318 Same Value
If you have 10 things to do to complete a project invariably you will prioritise the top few, then get on to the secondary batch and maybe run out of steam for the last two….
#0317 Fumbling
“It was about 10 years ago, no, maybe eleven. Hang on, it was probably 12” We have all experienced this style of fumble in a delivery and all that was going through your head was…
#0316 The Collective Good
For as long as I can remember pencil sharpeners have not changed. Neither have rulers, hammers, shovels or the 2B pencil. Yet what we have been able to create with these humble tools in the…
#0315 Habits First
The best predictor of future behaviour is your current behaviour. Setting goals is pointless unless you are willing to change what you are currently doing. Rather than setting goals and then being disappointed, start with…
#0314 Obstacles
“The thing that is stopping you doing your task IS your task” unknown source In other words, eliminate the barriers to enable you to get to the things that matter. If you allow it, there…