Successful Self Education while holding down a job – Sticking to the plan and succeeding when you just want to quit
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 […]
Lean in Lock-down
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 […]
Self Education for Success – for BossBabe.com
I love self education and self improvement. Check out the article I wrote for BossBabe.com on options for self education.
Lean Leadership: How To Loosen The Reins Without Losing Your Edge – for BossBabe.com
I’ve spent some of my time this holidays thinking about the benefits of the lean leadership style over traditional management, especially as it applies to entrepreneurs. You can read all […]
Got Staff? – for BossBabe.com
When starting out in business there are a few veteren secrets to managing your new and growing team. You can read about it here in my new article for BossBabe.com
Lean Leadership – Start with you
In the last couple of weeks I have had the privilege of introducing a whole lot of new people to the ideas and benefits of lean thinking. Many are inspired […]
Tips for Entrepreneurs – How to transition from a start-up to a serious business – For BossBabe.com
'One of the big mistakes I see with entrepreneurs is that they let their start-up grow organically...'
Leadership Tips – Keeping Angst at Bay with Pragmatism
You must have an alignment of strategy with the person ultimately making the decisions.
Lean Leadership – With Lean, the Piggy Bank will get full even if you never measure your financials
Recently, I was helping my husband with a change management assignment he was working on. He was interviewing me about improvements in the company I work for, Escea. One of […]
Lean Leadership – Managing the Impact of Change through Respect for People
Just recently, I taught a class about ‘Managing the Impact of Change.’ As I was preparing for and delivering the class, I started to think about how deeply the ‘Respect […]
Do you run your life like you run your business? – For BossBabe.com
I’m a big fan of strategic life planning and it’s certainly helped me work through some tough times and to achieve some audacious goals. I’ve now written an article on […]
Productive paranoia and a culture of discipline. Is this the secret to my future triumph over cookies?
Recently, I wrote a post about focusing on discipline when motivation is low. Driving to work this morning, still struggling with motivation, I thought back to another post and experiment […]
Learn to see your people with Lean – Three ways to help make them more visible
Do you have a great team of people working with you? Are they constantly striving to improve their processes and coming up with great ideas and improvements? Do they know […]
Four dynamite steps for lighting a fire under your improvement program
What do leaders need when they are starting out in improvement? They need some strong tips to help them understand what they are trying to achieve and some tools to get started with. I’m a big believer in giving people simple, straightforward options when it comes to lean and starting an improvement program is no different.
From Intentional Business to Intentional Living – Adapting the Flywheel concept to drive your personal development journey
I am a student of business as much as a student of life. I am fascinated by what makes a good business great and no one has done more research […]
Build your Lean Transformation with the Flywheel Effect
In 2007, my Managing Director at the time handed me a book. Right in that moment, I didn’t realise the profound effect this book would have on the way I […]
