The benefits of process improvement are often unrealized or unsustained because of poor engagement & communication. Here’s how you nail it! Click on the picture below to read the article in full! A big thank you to Expert360 for publishing it.

“…60 per cent (of small business owners) report high to very high levels of stress… the unpredictability of income and cash flow problems is the top driver of business stress”.   “More than half of Western Australia’s large companies are paying small businesses late for goods and services, causing significant […]

As a leader, you should have everything figured out already, right?!? This simply isn’t possible. The leadership skills required to improve & grow your business are often learnt along the way. That’s where a business coach helps. We give your business a check up & implement key changes that improve performance. Continue […]

“A spokesman would not comment on the latest job cuts but said the market remained challenging…We have 1000 initiatives under way across our business to reduce costs and improve productivity”. Representative of a global company on the announcement of job cuts & a continued focus on reducing operating costs. (Source) […]

This week’s question from the 3 Ps Network: We know we need to measure our performance. But what should we measure specifically? How do we land on the KPIs that really matter? A Harvard study of 157 businesses revealed that only 23% had completed in depth analysis to set the […]

This week’s question from the 3 Ps Network: What’s more important to delivering a successful improvement project –  methodology or skills? I’ve touched on this one previously – check out my blog “Don’t Get Caught Up Chasing Business Improvement Methodology Utopia” – which concludes that all methodologies have their advantages […]

This week’s question from the 3 Ps Network: I’m struggling with inconsistent performance. Should I focus on standardizing my business processes to improve? A study of 85 firms found 95% achieved reduced process complexity, reduced operating costs, & increased flexibility by standardizing their business processes.   (Source) Implementing process standardization […]

This week’s question from the 3 Ps Network: What do I need to get right from the start for my improvement project to be a success? Project failure is costly. A 2015 US study found money continues to be wasted when projects aren’t managed well – US$122 million is wasted […]

This week’s question from the 3 Ps Network: How do I keep my project team motivated after setbacks? Setbacks occur on the vast majority of projects. I’m yet to work on one without facing a curve ball or two (…or twenty in some cases). The statistics back me up. A […]

We’re really passionate about increasing our collective knowledge on how to improve & grow our businesses. Over the last 12 months we have shared a lot of blog content with the 3 Ps network. Thank you so much for reading, liking, commenting & sharing our blogs. We really appreciate your support! In 2016, […]