Tag Archives: flow

Would You Like Sub-Optimization With That?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by InspGuilfoyle

Maybe this is ill-timed, not being long after my ‘weight loss’ blog post, but here’s another story from the land of “Is that large?” In my defence, I was on a long journey and was so hungry when I stopped … Continue reading →

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Please Take A Ticket

Posted on August 16, 2012 by InspGuilfoyle

Far from the frustrated rantings of my last blog post, my latest musings are more about genuine puzzlement over why some managers seem intent on making extremely straightforward processes unnecessarily complicated. I was at the Outpatient’s department of my local hospital today for … Continue reading →

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Water on the Brain

Posted on July 30, 2012 by InspGuilfoyle

Here is a picture of a human brain. In fact it’s mine. I’ve been desperate to find an excuse to put it in a blog post ever since I obtained it and put pretty colours all over it. (Turner prize, … Continue reading →

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Check It Out

Posted on July 22, 2012 by InspGuilfoyle

I never plan to write blog posts – ideas just tend to pop into my head when doing random stuff. Today was one of those days. What follows isn’t particularly exciting, shocking or controversial, and no doubt I will be … Continue reading →

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Pie In The Sky

Posted on October 27, 2011 by InspGuilfoyle

I’m a systems thinker. Usually this is a welcome gift that helps me identify issues that adversely affect performance, and therefore implement simple solutions. Other times it is almost like some sort of weird curse, as I haven’t yet found the ‘off’ … Continue reading →

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