Category: Business Management
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Tools, Strategies & Methodologies to Improve Business Processes (Part 2)
Last month in Part 1, I shared on some of those tools that are integral to an organisation’s needs. They evolve around the systems that help to manage many of the things a business does. These need to be sound and well managed or the rest is a waste of time. This month I will…
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Tools, Strategies & Methodologies to Improve Business Processes (Part 1)
Last month I discussed what I observed during a recent visit to a Chinese manufacturing business in Guangzhou. The business was successful in many ways, with a strong focus on continual improvement and growth. Having looked at several hundred businesses during the last decade, (some successful, some not) I want to explore and provide, over…
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The Fundamentals Apply Anywhere
Last month I addressed the need for strong and consistent accountability in the workplace. Last week I was in China visiting a packaging plant that are a current supplier to a well-known Australian manufacturer of dairy products. It was my first trip to mainland China, and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, though knowing…
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What is Accountability?
Last month I addressed why so many cultural programs implemented within organisations fail, and what are the key things to focus on for any program to succeed. I mentioned that understanding the philosophy and DNA of the organisation was critical to achieve success in transformation. And I raised the term “Accountability”. I want to explore…
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What are you doing with your Most Precious Resource – Time?
“My favourite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time” Steve Jobs Never a truer statement has been made. Whether you believe in the Divine God or not, your time on this earth is limited. We don’t all get an equal share. We…
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Communication – Critical to business success
I read a recent article in SIA’s OHS Professional magazine regarding communicating workplace safety. The article was generally good, although the author missed a key point. I appreciate that the article was for a safety magazine, however communication goes across all aspects of the business. I have found in general there are two critical requirements within any…
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Communication – Employee Engagement
I shared in my last blog about communication in the workplace and how critical it is to business success. About the same time that I wrote this, I was watching and listening to the attached video from Marshal Goldsmith about engagement with employees. Many of the issues and insights he shares I have seen regularly in many of the…