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Open Cultures: Do They Create Mistakes?

5 March, 2016 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Making mistakes

Open cultures A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the sound of silence.  I claimed that in the best run workplaces bosses are open to discussions about problems.  They have a “no blame culture“. Fact or theory? Is there any data to support my claim? Or was I just running my mouth off? — Heaven […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: culture, management style, medicine

The “Can’t Fail” Way to Success

6 July, 2014 by James Lawther 5 Comments

Broken Promises

Under-promise and over-deliver Adrian Swinscoe writes an interesting post… His bank found fraud on his card and sent him a new one.  They told him it would take a working week to get it to him, but then delivered it in 2 days.  Banks are not known for their customer service.  They usually promise little […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: culture, customer satisfaction, process control, waste

The Dreadful Secret About Process Maps

8 June, 2014 by James Lawther 7 Comments

Process Mapping

Boxes and Arrows It is one of the greatest quality management tools… And you all know how to do it.  You all know how to draw up a process map or create a flow chart.  It’s easy, you write the activity in the box and then link it to the next box with an arrow.  Simple. And […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: business process management, culture, process mapping, systems thinking

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