From time-to-time you hear of, what are generally bespoke, training companies, delivering a company-wide leadership development programme. The firm, BTS from Sweden, is fairly typical, having just delivered a programme to 600 of Unilever’s managers, aimed at identifying and developing,… Continue reading
The Ethical Corporation, publishers of EC Magazine, have just released their annual list of “ethical leaders”. It features:1) Stuart Rose – Chief executive, iconic UK retailer Marks & Spencer. 2) Lee Scott – Chief executive, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer.… Continue reading
An interesting article appeared in Computer Weekly earlier this week, that you might find worth reading. It looks in some detail at the problem facing organisations of handling unstructured data. The author is a senior analyst at the well-know technology… Continue reading
An interesting article appeared in the Newcastle Journal this week, describing a forthcoming Candlelit Christmas Concert. In it one of the musicians, who trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, points out that these days it is almost impossible… Continue reading
In an article this week in one of the US’ leading manufacturing journals, Industry Week, David Cochran, Vice President of Operations, QualPro, launches a damning attack on Six Sigma, claiming it is expensive, slow, not hands-on, complicated, disruptive, inflexible, demanding,… Continue reading
There’s nothing like a good case study to get people’s imagination going, so the following may be of interest to anyone involved in Process Improvement. Have a read. What do you make of their achievements? How do they compare with… Continue reading
You might be interested to have a quick look at some videos that have appeared on YouTube in the last 24hrs, about Six Sigma, the Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Planning and the Management of Change. Best wishes
Leading the Lean Enterprise: from managing by results to managing processespresented by Daniel T Jones, Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Central & Westminster Branch is delighted to invite you to this event being held… Continue reading
I always try to give examples, and here’s one that ought to inspire a few of us to go that little bit further. From the Nova Scotia News: Sunday 9th December 2007.By Cathy von Kintzel ANTIGONISH — Mary Wambui Gatama… Continue reading
Is there a trend emerging for coaches to be a little older, a little more practically experienced, have held a senior position themselves, and to have taken training before they start coaching their colleagues? If this example is to be… Continue reading
