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Boring but Deadly: Roles and Responsibilities

18 August, 2012 by James Lawther 3 Comments

Florida Everglades

I am a good boss I run a fair-sized team.  I like to think I am a good boss, reasonable, fair, open-minded.  Perhaps I am kidding myself. There is however one thing I do that drives my team nuts, makes them apoplectic, I have an infuriating habit of asking two people to do the same […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: accident prevention, accountability, aviation, roles and responsibilities, teamwork

15 Things You Should Never Say in a Meeting

16 June, 2012 by Bernie Smith 4 Comments

Tongue Tied Management Speak

I sat in a management meeting the other day. In 3 minutes flat one person came out with all of these phrases… Massive logistical challenges Validated value chain split Delineated RACI Dynamic discussion Controllership  (Search me) Parallel conversation Standardised view Strategic road-map Take it forward There wasn’t room for that discussion Validated hands on time  […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: clarity, communication

10 Things You Really Should Know if You Run an Operation

6 June, 2012 by James Lawther 2 Comments

The Pamphlet

I am now a published author That is not strictly accurate, but why let the truth get in the way of a good story? Let me try again I have written an e-book; well it is more of an e-pamphlet It is available at all good book stores; well OK it is self published and is only […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tools & Techniques, Wild Cards Tagged With: clarity, communication, continuous improvement, cost saving, customer focus, error proofing, fessing up, measurement, purpose, waste

7 Ways to Make Your Own Luck

3 June, 2012 by James Lawther 2 Comments

Leprechaun

I am all for a bit of process improvement, it moves the world forward, but sometimes process improvement by itself isn’t enough.  As the man said: If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses ~ Henry Ford If you really want a breakthrough there is a bit more to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: innovation, insight, luck

Why Giving Away Your Profits Makes Financial Sense

28 May, 2012 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Here is an action packed game for you to play at home; it is called the ultimatum game, the rules are very simple: Two people are given £1,000 to split between them.  One of the players proposes how the money should be split and makes an offer.  The other player gets to accept or reject […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: cycling, trust, video

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