The purpose of this article is to send a clarion call of creating a balance between the benefits and disadvantages of innovation we seek to master and introduce to our communities in pursuit of better, faster, cheaper and robust quality products and processes for the benefit of humankind.
It is a myth that managers are in the best position to come up with innovations and ideas for operations improvement in organisations. Because they’re the ones actually doing the day-to-day work, employees are in the best position to come up with ideas for operations improvement. They know first-hand what’s working and
On the 29th of August 2019, ODI celebrated 30 years of operations excellence by hosting a one-day conference at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. Several companies from various industries presented their case studies of business excellence and shared their achievements. The first speaker for the day was Len Hansen – Con
The role of Culture when implementing Improvement Initiatives To better understand organisational culture, there are essentially three issues to consider: What is organisational culture? Culture’s role in organisations. Types of organisational cultures. In this 3-part blog we’ll be discussing each of the above-mentione
There is always a way to innovate yet there are many myths surrounding innovations and ideas for operations improvement in organisations. The 6th and last myth in our series of Myths vs Reality is: “An informal approach for getting ideas for improvement works best, with managers promoting big ideas, because small ones
Operations improvement is a fundamental requirement, and requires continuous effort from any organisation that wishes to succeed in today’s environment of change and challenge. Yet, there are many myths surrounding innovations and ideas for operations improvement in organisations. The fourth myth in our series of Myths
There are many myths surrounding innovations and ideas for operations improvement in organisations. One of these myths is: Managers are in the best position to come up with ideas The reality is, employees are in the best position to come up with ideas for operations improvement because they are the ones actuall