Lean and Lean Six Sigma

As well as studying for my ILM5 qualification, I’ve also been undertaking other training and development. A lot of this has centered around process improvement, which is going to play a larger part in my role going forward, and which is something I’m very interested in anyway. As part of this I attended a day-long … Continue reading “Lean and Lean Six Sigma”

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Immediate reflections after this week’s session

After doing two days of training about efficiency and effectiveness the main learning point is that I’ve got a fairly good system for staying efficient and effective already. I manage my time well, use appropriate tools to track my work progress, and manage to achieve a lot in a relatively short period of time. I’m … Continue reading “Immediate reflections after this week’s session”

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Negotiation

After doing a course on negotiating (and reading Getting to Yes which I enjoyed more than the course), I find myself analysing every negotiation I see (in real life or on TV). My conclusion so far is that there are a lot of people who are bad at negotiating, and many of them have roles … Continue reading “Negotiation”

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Innovation and Change

I’ve just started studying for the ILM level 5 in Leadership and Management, which is likely to take up a fair bit of my time over the next six months. One of the things I’ve been asked to submit is a learning log, which details everything I’ve learned (and want to learn) and how it … Continue reading “Innovation and Change”

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