Month: February 2026
What Is Standardised Work, Really?
Do we truly understand what Standardised Work means? “That’s way too much effort, that. And for what return?” That’s a leader’s voice on the floor. The ‘kaizen blitz’ (don’t get me going on terminology) was done some weeks back and now things are unravelling. I’ve been asked to give an independent’s view on the culture,…
Organisations Forget Faster Than They Learn, Unless Work Is Standardised
There I was, scrolling through a Mercer article at circa 2000 metres of altitude on a chairlift leading to a stunning view of the pyrenees mountains. I was trying to check a number that had caught my eye on staff turnover in the workplace. I had to check because when I was reading the article…
Standards, our foundation for all things kaizen
There can be no kaizen without standards. Or is it without standards there can be no kaizen? Dammit, someone needs to standardise this saying! Oh wait, yes, it doesn’t take much googling to find out it was Ohno himself said this and I can now categorically say, it is the former and my memory serves…