Five top tips to get the most out of training
Undertaking training or development through work is an exciting aspect of career progression. It’s about addressing gaps in skills to make you more productive at [...]
Focus ALL Your People on Working Capital Improvement
At 100% Effective, we encourage everyone to think about how they impact the working capital position of their organisation. Small improvements from each individual will [...]
When It Comes To Working Capital Time Really Is Money
"Time is money" is an old idiom, but an accurate one. Consider this: does everyone in your business understand how their working time relates to [...]
The Essential Guide to Lean Six Sigma & Business Improvement; the journey
After 30-odd years of supporting businesses, leaders, students, and managers in how to deploy Lean Six Sigma, Business Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, or [...]
Going Against The Flow
Two key challenges need to be overcome for a Procurement Professional to become 'The Knowledgeable Buyer.' The first is the simple question of inclusion. You [...]
Do Your People Know How They Affect The Bottom Line?
Does every person in your business appreciate how they personally impact success? Do they realise that their day to day actions will have a direct [...]
The Buck Stops with the Sponsor
Sponsors have a vital role to play in any Lean, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma project. Without them, a project will be harder to [...]
Recognising The Right Partner
It's never easy to find the right Consultancy for a project. Most of the time, you only ever meet the Partners or the Senior Consultants, [...]
Business Improvement Is Every Manager’s Real Role
The real job of every manager is to sustainably improve their business. But how many managers’ think like this? Far too many managers spend their [...]
Let’s Start a Business Improvement Revolution…
Every company I talk to agrees that they do not have every manager and employee focused on business improvement in their business. In a company [...]