You can’t be a specialist in every function of your business. You have to partner with excellent people & companies to produce an efficient supply chain that delivers bottom line profit. Entering into partnerships with contractors is all about improving supply chain performance – improving quality, increasing revenue, lowering operating […]
Things are good – your business offers a range of in demand products & services, has an established & returning customer base, and is generating a steady stream of revenue that delivers a solid profit. All good businesses reach this fork in the road. There are two paths: Maintain the […]
Whether you’re the CEO of a multinational or running your own business, you’ve been waiting anxiously for your accountant/s to deliver the end of year verdict…how much did we make? Is it red or black? Is it better/worse than last year? It was a tough year for Australian businesses. Revenue […]
The Performance Management & Reward Concept The concept is simple. Set clear goals for the business, define how employees contribute to the achievement of those goals, set them clear performance targets, monitor their performance regularly, & reward them for their achievements. Employees have a clear purpose, they are focussed on […]
Your personnel waste between 1.4 and 1.9 hours per 8.5 hour day (~20%). In the current economic climate, organisations are attempting to use this spare capacity to deliver their performance improvement objectives, at no additional cost. “David with your spare 20% capacity you’re going to redesign the widget making process […]
What are your performance improvement team’s first priorities? Developing a senior management support plan? Developing a stakeholder engagement plan? Developing a communication plan? Developing a data collection & modelling plan? Confirming your project status reporting schedule? Setting up your risk & issues registers? …All essential, fundamental elements that will set […]
Success! The project team has delivered, your business is producing more/higher quality output, and your performance indicators look good. There have been pats on the back, a celebratory dinner, articles in newsletters, and congratulatory speeches. It’s time to celebrate! Then the project team walks away, the changes become unwound, everything […]
Six sigma, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Reengineering, Prince 2, PMBOK, Prosci, Agile Management, Total Quality Management, Kaizen, Just in Time, Poka Yoka…and many, many more. Some consultants will tell you that one methodology is superior…six sigma is the only way, lean will improve performance quickly, Prince 2 will […]
You’ve got your big performance improvement project/s defined and you’ve established the team of people who will deliver them. You’re excited, the project team is excited! Let me tell you…the people you’re about to inflict change on are not excited. They are nervous, resistant, and a part of them hopes […]
You’ve identified and prioritized the parts of your business that drive performance, you’ve talked with your customers and team to identify what’s not working, and you have a list of improvement projects that will solve key problems, turn the dial on performance, and grow your business. Well done. You’ve taken […]