I’m working on a series of articles to document my Kata learning journey.
This article, number three in the series, aims to explain the Improvement Kata, and how it can used to achieve big goals.
Category: Change Management
So what is Kata?
I’m working on a series of articles to document my Kata learning journey.
This article, number two in the series, aims to explain what Kata is, and where it came from.
My Journey to Kata
I’ve been immersed in the world of Continuous Improvement and Lean for most of the last 23 years. But only recently I discovered the missing linked in my practice – Toyota Kata.
This article gives some context to this, and is the first in a series documenting my journey.
On not being perfect
I haven’t written an article in a while, and this one explains why and what I have learnt from the experience.
Striving for perfection may well be one of the key principles of Lean, but sometimes, in some contexts, I think it can hold us back.
Thank you Karyn Ross, you got me started again.
3 Tips to help you communicate better in stressful situations
Fourteen years ago, I attended a brilliant one-day workshop at the Roffey Park Institute led by Dr Vincent Covello of the Center for Risk Communication in New York. Dr Covello is an internationally recognised expert in risk, crisis, conflict, change, and high-stress communications. The workshop was titled ‘Communicating in Times of High-Stress’….
Everyone HATES change! Right?
Everyone HATES change! Right?
This is something I hear all the time. And I bet you do too if you are a Continuous Improvement Manager or someone involved in Change Management.