How to Keep Your Team’s Momentum During the Holidays
It’s no secret that the holidays can be a busy and distracting time for almost everyone. Keeping your team focused and productive can be difficult as their thoughts turn towards hosting family members, planning to travel, holiday shopping, planning parties, or simply having a break from work. It’s easy to accept that your team’s momentum […]
How to Overcome Resistance to Process Improvement
Resistance to process improvement is a common challenge that I’ve seen in many organizations I’ve worked with. It’s not surprising since people are hardwired to resist change. Getting them to unlearn a behavior that has been built upon for years is not going to happen overnight. Understanding why people resist process improvement initiatives In process […]
How to Make Meetings More Effective
Numbers don’t lie. Meetings are often considered a waste of time and money. According to research done by Zippia, companies spend roughly 15% of their time on meetings and 71% of those meetings are considered unproductive. Moreover, an estimated $37 billion is lost annually to unproductive meetings. Meetings can be unproductive for a variety of […]
Resolving Differing Opinions at Work Through Process Improvement
Differing opinions are natural in the workplace because people come from diverse backgrounds and experiences and have their own set of values and beliefs. Moreover, we are used to working towards different goals and having individual priorities. Employees also have varying levels of knowledge and access to information. All of these contribute to different opinions […]
How To Spot A Toxic Business Partner And Get Rid Of Them
Only 30 percent of business partnerships succeed, but this doesn’t mean you need to completely avoid getting into one. Having a business partner gives you the advantage of more capital, tax benefits, and combined skills and knowledge, to mention a few. But to make sure you don’t fall into the 70 percent of failed partnerships, […]
Blog Quarterly Digest: Unveiling the Best of Q3 2023
Our top 3 blogs this third quarter of 2023 are packed with wisdom, ideas, practical insights, and powerful tools that are sure to help you transform how you do business. Gain a deeper understanding of how to thrive in today’s dynamic business landscape by learning proven methods to unlock new possibilities, foster growth, and conquer […]
How to Communicate Process Improvement Results to Stakeholders
Communicating results in process improvement is a critical step in ensuring the success and sustainability of process improvement efforts. Knowing that your efforts are paying off builds momentum. Moreover, clear communication of results provides transparency, builds accountability, and helps build trust and confidence between stakeholders, including employees, management, and customers. Here are some tips on […]
Asynchronous Communication: When to Use It And When Not to Use It
How we work continues to evolve, and that includes how we communicate at work. As teams get more geographically diverse and working schedules become more flexible, asynchronous communication is becoming more popular. Asynchronous communication allows people to communicate and collaborate across time zones without the need for real-time interaction. In this type of communication, you […]
Part 2: Five Quantitative Questions to Ask in Problem Prioritization
In last week’s blog, I shared with you the first three of the five quantitative questions to help you prioritize which problems to solve. As promised, I am wrapping up our blog series with the fourth and fifth questions in problem prioritization. 4th Question: How much impact does solving this problem have on revenue? The […]
Part 1: Five Quantitative Questions to Ask in Problem Prioritization
In last week’s blog, I shared with you the first component of problem prioritization, consisting of three qualitative questions. The second and last component of problem prioritization consists of five quantitative questions. In this blog, I’m going to share with you three of them. Each of the five quantitative questions is going to be rated […]
