Practice-proven Practices
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Statt ein Buch zu schreiben, hatte ich 2013-2014 einen Blog als agile Lösung gewählt.
Damit konnte ich gut reflektieren und zügig mit Peers in der ganzen Welt teilen.
Zum Spass auf Englisch.
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Know your 3 Brains. Amygdala.
When we say “Continuous Improvements” we also mean “Small Improvements”. Keeping it SMALL is key to innovate BIG.
Because, as I am just learning, we have 3 brains. Really!
Here’s some neuro-scientific basics every manager could use when it comes to leading human beings.
Sleep-deprived? Cheers.
I pride myself of being able
- to work long hours, day after day;
- to be really good at managing many tasks; and
- I’ve had my fair share of short nights.
Here is why I probably performed like a drunk, joint-smoking, hour-puncher.
It made me think about our mid-life chances – and draw 3 visualizations.
Value Stream Optimization. Marco the Mechanic.
Swisscom’s continuous improvement activities have been bundled under the brand IMPROVE.
Together they assure the implementation of 3’000 ideas per year, with a benefit of 30 MCHF annually.
It’s the result of hands-on guys like Marco.
Flammogramm. Fire up your Cultural Transformation.
It’s easy to get enthusiastic about Kaizen or Continuous Improvement.
But how do you keep the teams active past that first peak of improvement ideas?
How do you keep track of what is going on?
Here’s a hands-on approach using fire, flames and flipcharts. It’s not perfect, but pragmatic.