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Is Big Always Strategic?

15 January, 2018 by James Lawther 7 Comments

Bridge

The small project Today you (and I) will be confronted by a handful of “small projects”.  Things that you could nail down within a couple of weeks.  Small things that will make your business work better.  Perhaps you could: Free up some space on the servers to make them run more efficiently. Draw up a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: continuous improvement, project management, strategy, test and learn

Pseudoscientific Management

28 July, 2017 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience Pseudoscience answers everything Pseudoscience hates being challenged Pseudoscience rejects new ideas Pseudoscience cannot fail Pseudoscience is static Science Science questions everything Science thrives on being challenged Science opens up to new ideas Science is designed to fail Science changes Pseudoscience or Science? Opinions or observations? Dogma or debate? Convinced or sceptical? Performance Management or Test […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: beliefs, culture, management style, performance management, test and learn

How to Make a Point

13 February, 2017 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Speed Camera

Death and taxes In the U.K. we pay car tax — we pay lots of other taxes as well. Every private car owner pays the DVLA (driver vehicle licensing authority) about £200 per year — the exact price depends on the car.  (This complicated approach to taxation confuses the public and allows the government to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: communication, presentations, test and learn

Prove Me Wrong!

15 August, 2016 by James Lawther 1 Comment

Patterns in numbers

Confirmation bias A scientist has asked you to take part in a test.  It is a simple test, all you have to do is work out a pattern of numbers. He gives you three numbers to start with and then asks you to give him another set of three numbers.  In return he will let you […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: assumptions, beliefs, confirmation bias, human nature, learning, test and learn

Sex and Soap Powder, Trial and Error

4 July, 2016 by James Lawther 4 Comments

An interesting story: Steve Jones is a geneticist, a well-known one, if you move in those circles.  He tells an interesting story about failure.  You can skip my version and watch it below if you wish. The problem There is a soap powder factory near Liverpool.  It makes Persil and Surf and things like that. In […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: culture, evolution, innovation, learning, test and learn

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