The walk I have always thought sheep dogs were intelligent. I didn’t realise, until recently, that they are smarter than me. I was walking with Kate — a friend of mine. Her sheep dog, a Border Collie called Harvey, was with us. After 10 miles or so Harvey seemed to be flagging. He stopped at […]
5 Ways to Cultivate Evidence Based Management
In my last post I argued for E.B.M. (evidence based management) as an approach that will help you: Make the best possible decisions As fast as possible At the lowest possible cost Here are some suggestion on how to promote E.B.M. in your own organisation. 1. Change your own mind Management deals with social problems, not mechanical […]
Rule 17: Look at the Evidence
The workplace screams at you It is alive with data and facts and evidence. Our organisations are giant test beds. They will tell you what works, and what doesn’t. The evidence will show you where things are going wrong, and why. So if you want to improve performance just look and listen to the work. But […]
Evidence Based Management
This is a guest post Management is not a profession… It isn’t like medicine, engineering or law; it is a state in which we live. Sometimes it is formal — perhaps a promotion at work. Sometimes it is informal — circumstances force us to organise things. Remember when you could no longer do everything yourself? There are no legal, […]
Rule 12: Find the Bottleneck
The job of an Ops Manager Is to manage three things: Time: how long does it take you to deliver something? Cost: how much money did you spend getting it there? Quality: how good was it when it arrived? We get hung up on cost “Make it cheaper, hit the budget”. Making things cheaper is easy, you […]
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