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The Great Process Improvement Secret

19 October, 2014 by James Lawther 8 Comments

How to be a Process Guru

What is the one simple truth the Process Improvement Gurus know?

Just flick through the SlideShare and I will spill the beans…  Full screen is best.

 

Unfortunately, if you are reading this via e-Mail you will have to visit SlideShare to find out.  In full Technicolor glory.

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Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: beliefs, lean thinking, management style, SlideShare

About the Author

James Lawther
James Lawther

James Lawther is a middle-aged, middle manager.

To reach this highly elevated position he has worked in numerous industries, from supermarket retailing to tax collecting.  He has had several operational roles, including running the night shift in a frozen pea packing factory and carrying out operational research for a credit card company.

As you can see from his C.V. he has either a wealth of experience or is incapable of holding down a job.  If the latter is true this post isn’t worth a minute of your attention.

Unfortunately, the only way to find out is to read it and decide for yourself.

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Comments

  1. Annette Franz says

    20 October, 2014 at 3:38 am

    James,

    That is excellent! Great way to sum it up… stop doing the stupid stuff. Love it.

    Annette :-)

    Reply
    • James Lawther says

      4 November, 2014 at 10:18 am

      Thank you

      Reply
  2. Adrian Swinscoe says

    25 October, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Hi James,

    Nice work and I’d like to meet this Tim Woods bloke. I bet you had a lot of fun looking for the images to put this together.

    Putting such a slideshow together……are you looking for a new job? Bored? Or proclaiming yourself a guru? ;)

    Adrian

    Reply
    • James Lawther says

      4 November, 2014 at 10:18 am

      Too much time on my hands Adrian

      Reply
  3. maz iqbal says

    7 November, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    Hello James,
    Excellent. Genius. I thank you for putting this together and sharing it with us all.

    maz

    Reply
    • James Lawther says

      23 November, 2014 at 4:36 pm

      Thank you Maz

      Reply
  4. les privat says

    10 July, 2015 at 2:42 am

    great post, very informative. I’m wondering why the opposite specialists of this sector don’t notice this.
    You should continue your writing. I’m sure, you have a great readers’ base
    already!

    Reply

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