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3 Critical Business Process Improvement Tools to Reduce Defects and Improve Productivity

January 11, 2017Lee Candy

When it comes to business process improvement tools, there’s no silver bullet. That’s the bad news… But, there are 3 critical business process improvement tools, which are close to it. And that’s the good news. I’m not going to describe the standard DMAIC, lean six sigma tools. Or Quality Management Tools. I’m going to describe…

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DMAIC Methodology: 5 Steps to Eliminate Root Causes

January 10, 2017Lee Candy

  DMAIC methodology is another problem-solving framework that’s designed to hunt out and eliminate problems. Very similar to its cousin, the PDCA cycle, it has its origins from TQM movement. It’s used extensively when applying Six Sigma to process improvement, but the DMAIC methodology is used by many also as a way of following improvements in a…

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Plan Do Check Act: A Simple 4 Step Problem Solving Methodology

January 4, 2017Lee Candy

Plan Do Check Act is a framework that was created by quality guru, Edward Deming as a way of structuring problem solving and continuous improvement. It’s simple in its approach but very powerful in its delivery. The generic steps of PDCA are: Plan – Identify the problem, where you want to be and gather the…

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13 Quality Management Tools to Drive Process Improvements

January 4, 2017Lee Candy

There are some essential and popular quality management tools that’ve been around since the dawn of time (or at least it seems that way). Why are they used? To understand problems better. And to make informed decisions, based on data. When used correctly, they can help identify issues, trends and root causes, quickly. And provide…

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Why Problem Solving in Business Usually Fails

January 4, 2017Lee Candy

Problem solving in business sounds simple, but it’s hard to do correctly. There’s normally lots of variables that demand attention of resources across any business: Customer complaints Quality problems On time delivery issues Staff issues Cashflow problems Profitability issues Things not going to plan Sales not hitting objectives Equipment failures Overheads to pay Not enough…

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A3 Problem Solving: A Simple Tool to Report Problems

January 4, 2017Lee Candy

A3 problem solving is a standard way of presenting problems and resolutions. It has the name A3, as it’s simply an A3 size piece of paper (international 11”x17” / 29.7cm x 42cm). Its inception was part of the Toyota Production System. And is a means of providing a standard framework to present problem solving, projects,…

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Non Monetary Ways to Reward Employees

November 24, 2016Lee Candy

I regularly get asked, what are the Non Monetary ways to reward employees. It’s a daunting subject, one that’s often overlooked by many managers and leaders. In fact, in my experience, how to incentivise employees and reward them is the crux of good change management, and leadership. And it provides the difference between a highly…

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Professional Presentation Tips: 6 Tips to Instantly Improve Your Public Speaking

October 19, 2016Lee Candy

Here’s 6 professional presentation tips that you can take away today and use instantly to help improve your public speaking skills. But first, I’ll let you in on a story. I attended a business exhibition, many years ago and one chap presented on the concept of leadership. He was the skipper of an around the…

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Employee Turnover: 3 Steps to Getting it right

September 14, 2016Lee Candy

Employee turnover is an important part of managing business and human resource management. Get it wrong and you can significantly affect the cost of recruiting and retaining your workforce. Various studies suggest that the cost of replacing an employee equates to at least double the salary of the person they are replacing. Think of the…

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Improve Time Management Skills & Double Your Productivity

June 6, 2016Lee Candy

Here’s the big question: How do you improve time management skills? So many people struggle when it comes to time management. For some, just even hearing the words leaves them feeling cold inside. For many, they associate the idea of a schedule or routine with being controlling, restrictive and the never ending feeling of being…

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Increasing Workplace Productivity: 4 Steps to Get it Right

June 6, 2016Lee Candy

Increasing workplace productivity is a hard thing to master. But it can have a massive impact. What would your output and bottom-line look like, if productivity was improved by 10%? What about 20% What about 50% 60%? 100%? The more productivity gained, the more your business and customers benefit. There’s a bit of a science…

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5 Business Process Improvement Steps to MAXIMISE Your Bottom Line

April 13, 2016Lee Candy

Here are 5 business process improvement steps which can change the way you think about selecting process improvements in your business; and how you link them to real financial gains. Now, the hard truth is that most businesses follow process improvement by making many small incremental gains, which often seem quite scatter gun in their…

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