Do you play by the rules?

I sat in a good meeting the other day. All the right people were in attendance and there were some good topics being discussed. I found out what I needed

This phrase is one that I use a lot in my consulting work. I often work with organisations that have an operational challenge of some kind. Solving the problem is often a

My latest book has just been released. It's called The Reverse Fishbone and looks at how we can get the most out the fishbone analysis tool when we use it for

Have you heard the story about boiling frogs? I'm not sure if it is true, but it is a good strategy to help your team to learn new systems. Here we go... Apparently,

When you write your business procedures, how do you determine the right level of detail? The dilemma here is that too much detail could make the document unwieldly and too little

A lot of people hate the idea of playing by the rules, do you? I'm not one of those people. I see the benefit of having clear rules. It takes conflict

Do you know how to mess up your business systems? Sure you do. We all do. It goes something like this: Don't train your staff. Don't use the system consistently. Don't learn from mistakes. Don't

It's one thing to have a brilliantly designed system in your business, it's another using one. One key to having an effective system is ensuring that your team know how to

A regular debate in business is people versus systems. A common phrase, when developing a business system is 'don't we just need some great people?'. This is an alluring trap. If