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How Come Your Projects Are Always Late?

15 December, 2012 by James Lawther 7 Comments

Scafolding and Rain

Mrs Lawther wants an extension to the kitchen, she also wants us to break into the loft and build (or, as she says, create) another bedroom.  Her friend is an architect, she tells us that all the natural light will be uplifting.  My heart on the other hand, is sinking. Think of the noise and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: planning, planning fallacy, project management, risk assessment

How to Become a World Class Cheat

12 December, 2012 by James Lawther 3 Comments

Cheat

I have had it with working in a call centre I am under-valued, over-worked and my boss is an idiot (I do hope he isn’t reading this).  I need to make some fast, easy money instead.  I am going to turn to a life of crime, to become a liar, cheat and first class swindler. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: cheating, employee performance measures, incentives, targets

92 People Die for Lack of Trust

8 December, 2012 by James Lawther 8 Comments

TWA flight 514

In 1974 TWA flight 514 was flying into Washington Dulles airport.  As it came into land the air traffic controller said “cleared for approach”.  The flight crew thought it meant one thing (we will guide you in) but the control tower meant something ever so slightly different (guide yourself in).  It was simple miscommunication. Flight […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: accident prevention, aviation, Aviation Safety Reporting System, bad process, blame, reinforcing behaviour, trust

Should you go to Work in Your Slippers?

4 December, 2012 by James Lawther 7 Comments

Results only work environment

How would it be if you could come and go at work just as you pleased?  If nobody checked your hours, if you didn’t have to attend meetings and if the only stick you were measured by was the results you achieved? If you believe the articles the American retailer Best Buy has created that […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: accountability, best practice, employee performance measures, empowerment, objective setting, office productivity, performance management, results only work environment, trust, wasted motion

Does the Small Stuff Matter?

1 December, 2012 by James Lawther 3 Comments

How you set your stall out matters.  Even the small things make a huge difference to what your customers think and the way they act.  The design critic Donald Norman made the point beautifully in his book The Design of Everyday Things discussing domestic cookers… Are the controls and gas rings arranged like this:   […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: error proofing, service design, tools to do the job

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