Should we work less and lower our ambitions ?
Should we work less and lower our ambitions ? A wave is rolling over us these days: We can all be more productive if we reduce our work hours, go for the average instead of the perfect and spend more time to reflect and be creative. How wonderfull it would be if the world […]
No Time For Improvements ?
No Time For Improvements ? Are all resources busy running daily business with no time to improve or develop – not to mention – grow ? Has your business become complex ? Then it may be time to check if your basics are in a good shape. I see companies building “layer on layer” on […]
The Perfect Monday
The Perfect Monday It’s Monday morning. After a weekend where focus has been on family and leisure it is now time to refocus on the job in front of you. You have brought the positive attitude with you and you are confident that this is going to be a great week – as soon as […]
8 Wastes of LEAN – Scrap the Poster and do your Homework
We love to talk about ”going to GEMBA” and ”observing waste on GEMBA Walks” but in reality we often don’t know what to look for. ”But we have the 8 Wastes depicted on the poster on the wall” you say – so what can possibly go wrong ? Ever thought about what customers are willing […]
Trust Your Company DNA
Trust Your Company DNA I always find it interesting to ask “senior” colleagues who has been with the company for many years: “How was things done back then ?”. Especially if the company has developed from a small start-up to a well-established player in the market I find it interesting to hear how the company […]
The LEAN “Catch-22”
The LEAN “Catch-22” It’s said that 95% of all LEAN initiatives fail or fade after few years. One reason for that is the well-known conflict between the need for engaging employees in the daily improvements and the following ”appreciation” of the same employees when headcount reductions hit as a result of the improvements. This ”Catch-22” […]
Does workplace wellbeing matter ?
For Lean- and HR professionals this has been an obvious fact for years, but evidence has been scarce. Now things have changed. In the book “Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters”, the authors Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward are bringing strong evidence on the relationship between workplace wellbeing and company performance. Building on responses from more […]