Donna Sherriff is a New Zealand based improvement and operations management specialist. Seeing a need for simple, no fuss, improvement advice she started The Lean Minimalist blog in 2017. Donna writes articles offering advice and tips for rapid and sustainable business improvement based on over 15 years in Senior Management roles.
Passionate about sharing the lessons of over 20 years on the high performance track Donna offers coaching services to professionals. She also writes about her own personal improvement journey, minimalism, and her life long struggle against the tyranny of cookies.
In June 2019 Donna published an essay collection of her lean blog posts titled 'Start Today with Lean'
In my experience it takes twenty days for a new habit to stop feeling weird and start to feel like something you ‘just do’. It takes ninety days for it […]
Four hundred and forty two days ago I published what has been my most read article so far, From Intentional Business to Intentional Living – Adapting the Flywheel concept to […]
Are you looking for a community of like minded people? Are you interested in sharing your story, getting support and achieving your goals on your path to Intentional Living? If […]
So over 12 weeks ago now, I started a 12 week, healthy eating and fitness challenge. It was pretty challenging, a lot of fun and extremely rewarding. Under my excess […]
I saw a really great quote from James Clear today. ‘The more you let a single belief define you, the less capable you are of adapting when life challenges you.’ […]
It’s been 17 days since I challenged myself to do 10,000 steps per day while in lock-down. In New Zealand, lock-down really means lock-down. We are only allowed to leave […]
Do you find it hard to study? Do you struggle to stick to things once you’ve started? Studying while working is a whole different animal to getting your undergraduate qualification […]
It’s hard enough getting all your steps in every day when life is normal. In a virus lock-down situation it can be really challenging. It’s crazy how little you can […]
Six months ago I realised with not a small amount of fear and self loathing that I was completely and utterly addicted to sugar. I was the person who always […]
So myself and my family are now in lock-down due to the spread of Covid-19. In New Zealand that means that only essential services, food, medical etc can operate. Unfortunately […]
There’s no doubt that we are living in challenging times. Routines, small issues and things we take for granted are all disturbed when something like the current Covid-19 pandemic arises. […]
I love self education and self improvement. Check out the article I wrote for BossBabe.com on options for self education.
Have you ever self sabotaged? I ask this because I caught myself beginning a process of self sabotage this week. I didn’t even notice I was doing it at first. […]
I am a results oriented person. I love to get results, to achieve, to tick boxes and all of those lovely things. I am also a bit of a contradiction. […]
So, the 21 Day Exercise Challenge is over and I have to say, it wasn’t overly challenging. Because I focused on building habits rather than getting buff I made sure […]
Yesterday, I attended a short webinar by Lean Frontiers and the TWI Institute entitled “An Introduction to Standardized Work and the 5 Levels“. This webinar is free so if you’re […]
This morning I received an unexpected but pleasant surprise. A reader who had just come across my work through an online magazine I write for contacted me out of the blue. […]
