With more demand for our online lean six sigma training, we are seeing a lot more use of our new global learning management system. This system allows us to deliver our programmes on a global scale, either as fully online or blended or classroom based and we can mix and match online training modules, class…
You are on a train/in a meeting/drinking coffee and you hear the Breaking News alert on your phone. “What now?” you wonder. And you would be forgiven for including an expletive or two in your musing. Uncertain economic growth, unpredictable exchange rates, the future of the Eurozone … we live in ‘interesting’ times. In the…
As it’s the season for pantomime, This month’s blog is set in rhyme! It might seem whimsy or a little bit twee, But it’s still Lean Six Sigma, as you’ll see! Are you ready to start? It’s not so alarming This article’s about…Prince Charming! Have you ever thought, and did you consider, How…
It was the week before Christmas, and Santa’s workshop was very busy indeed. In Santa’s HQ, footage from SantaCams across the globe was being scrutinized to confirm who’s been Naughty or Nice, spreadsheets prepared and route-planners updated. Out in the stables the reindeer were being groomed, and the sleigh serviced and shone to perfection.…
‘The Latte Factor’ is a term used by financial author David Bach to describe the tiny expenditures we make, frequently and without thought, on things that don’t add value. These add up! If we saved or invested the small amounts we pay for our daily coffee, says Bach, we could be wealthier. It brings…
Continuous improvement (CI) is not about tools, techniques and projects applied as a formula, it’s about principles and behaviours. The tools and methods of CI themselves, whilst important, too often become the goal itself, rather than the means, leading to a disconnection from the original (higher) purpose and hence fragmentation and disillusionment. Consequently CI,…
The Paralympians in Rio have demonstrated undoubtedly this summer that they are capable of incredible things. To cite but a few phenomenal achievements, four Paralympians ran the 1500m quicker than the Olympic gold medallist, Ellie Simmonds who won her first gold at age 13 has won even more medals and become the first SM6 swimmer…
Team GB’s outstanding performance certainly helps dispel the myth that the UK can’t flourish after Brexit. So what can businesses do to keep winning gold medals? A good start would be to recognise that much of what the athletes are putting into practice are the Continuous Improvement thinking and techniques of Lean Six Sigma.…
Right now we have the iPhone 6s, there are strong rumors that the iPhone 7 will be launched in early September. But what about iPhone 8, 9 or even 10? You can be sure they are working on these, behind the scenes. This is a form of Multi Generational Planning (MGP) a technique that…
Surveying the wreckage of my son’s bedroom after a rainy school holiday day – and actually the living room, kitchen and hallway if we’re going to be honest here – I made a resolution this week to start practicing what I preach. Time for some serious 5S action! 5S is a method of workplace organisation…