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Week 4: Bad Managers Kill More CI Programmes Th...

Bad Managers Kill More CI Programmes Than Bad Methodology “I don’t have time for this.” That is what the operations manager said when I asked him to attend the weekly...

Week 4: Bad Managers Kill More CI Programmes Th...

Bad Managers Kill More CI Programmes Than Bad Methodology “I don’t have time for this.” That is what the operations manager said when I asked him to attend the weekly...

Week 3: I've Delivered $1 Billion in Savings. H...

I’ve Delivered $1 Billion in Savings. Here’s What Nobody Tells You. One billion dollars. Documented, verified, signed off. Shell. Johnson Controls. KCA Deutag. Petrogenium clients. Forty-plus organisations over twenty years....

Week 3: I've Delivered $1 Billion in Savings. H...

I’ve Delivered $1 Billion in Savings. Here’s What Nobody Tells You. One billion dollars. Documented, verified, signed off. Shell. Johnson Controls. KCA Deutag. Petrogenium clients. Forty-plus organisations over twenty years....

The 15-Minute Meeting That Runs a Manufacturing...

The 15-minute daily stand-up that runs a manufacturing operation. Codified from Shell Malaysia (Gold Certification, Masaaki Imai Best CI Deployment 2018) and now installed in 40+ operations.

The 15-Minute Meeting That Runs a Manufacturing...

The 15-minute daily stand-up that runs a manufacturing operation. Codified from Shell Malaysia (Gold Certification, Masaaki Imai Best CI Deployment 2018) and now installed in 40+ operations.

Why Lean Transformations Fail, and How to Get I...

"We tried Lean. It didn't work." The uncomfortable truth about why Lean programmes fail — and the four-phase sequence that actually works, proven across 40+ organisations and 27 years of...

Why Lean Transformations Fail, and How to Get I...

"We tried Lean. It didn't work." The uncomfortable truth about why Lean programmes fail — and the four-phase sequence that actually works, proven across 40+ organisations and 27 years of...

What 27 Years of CI Deployment Actually Taught Me

27 years of Continuous Improvement across GE, Royal Mail, Credit Suisse, NAGE, Shell Malaysia (Gold Certification), KCA Deutag, Johnson Controls and Bentley Systems. The three reasons CI programmes fail —...

What 27 Years of CI Deployment Actually Taught Me

27 years of Continuous Improvement across GE, Royal Mail, Credit Suisse, NAGE, Shell Malaysia (Gold Certification), KCA Deutag, Johnson Controls and Bentley Systems. The three reasons CI programmes fail —...

Week 31: AI and the Death of the Reporting Manager

AI and the Death of the Reporting Manager I need to say something that a lot of people in middle management don't want to hear. If your primary contribution to...

Week 31: AI and the Death of the Reporting Manager

AI and the Death of the Reporting Manager I need to say something that a lot of people in middle management don't want to hear. If your primary contribution to...