There are two types of conversations about work: The first is a Friday evening conversation. It is best held at about 5pm in the pub just around the corner from the office in hushed tones. The first conversation discusses who: Who screwed up Who is on the way up Who is on the way out And […]
Red is Good Green is Bad
The RAG status We love RAG statuses, Red, Amber, Green: My project is on track :) We are meeting all our SLA’s :) We have some minor resourcing issues :/ Our cost performance is upper quartile :) We manage our businesses with green happy faces. It gives executives a sense of control. And if performance […]
A Bad Attitude
It happens… Some times it all goes a bit Pete Tong. (An explanation for any American readers). Things don’t go according to plan: Your deliveries are too slow Your operation costs too much Your customer service is too… Well it is rubbish. How do you respond? There are two ways: When it goes belly up there are two […]
Trust and Improvement
Improvement needs trust To improve your organisation you need to understand what needs to be improved You will only find out what needs improving if your staff tell you what is really going on Your staff will only truthfully tell you what is going on if they trust you Your staff won’t trust you if you don’t trust them Therefore, […]
Do You Know a Good Doctor?
Does publishing performance data make people perform better? The National Health Service in the UK has developed a cunning ruse to improve patient care. They have started to publish data about consultant’s mortality rates. Before you go and see a specialist you can go online and see if he is competent or not. If you don’t like what […]
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