Simon Guilfoyle
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- Take The Targets Test!
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- My Trip to America – A Systems Thinker’s Diary
- Right Measures, Measured Right
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- Silos
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Tag Archives: purpose
Stick Child Tries to Buy Milk
Stick Child is a healthy little chappie and he loves a nice cold drink of milk at break time. (Do they still do those 1/3 pint bottles for 8p, with the really thin straws? Just wondered…) Anyway, Stick Child’s usual … Continue reading
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Tagged flow, process improvement, purpose, Stick Child, systems thinking, variety, waste
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Stick Child’s Guide to Systems Thinking
“What is systems thinking?” This is a question I’ve heard quite a lot recently. So, with the assistance of our little friend Stick Child (yes he’s back by popular demand!) let’s take a look at the subject in very straightforward … Continue reading
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Tagged control charts, management, measures, nhs, police, purpose, Stick Child, systems thinking, targets, variation, waste
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My Trip to America – A Systems Thinker’s Diary
I’ve just got back from America, and because I don’t have the ability to switch off the systems thinking part of my brain, I kept noticing ‘systemsy’ stuff whilst I was there, so I thought I’d share a few observations … Continue reading
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Tagged flow, gaming, lean, management, purpose, systems thinking, variation, waste
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Right Measures, Measured Right
…is a phrase I often use when talking about measuring stuff in performance systems. Although I deride arbitrary numerical targets at every turn, I genuinely believe it’s essential to measure things, as long as they are the right things. So, … Continue reading
“It’s Complicated…”
I was going to write this blog post a few days ago…then I wasn’t…then I was…then I wasn’t. Then, after the agency featured in the diagram tipped me over the edge today, I did. So here it is… (Please note: … Continue reading
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Tagged efficiency gains, flow, lean, purpose, systems thinking, variety
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The Performance Swear Box
If you’re ever talking about performance and you hear any of these phrases coming out of your mouth… “…compared to this time last year / last month / last week / the average / the target / the other department, team or … Continue reading
Ministry of Silly Systems
Recently, I had cause to write to a Government department to ask a question. I knew my query was in good hands as soon as I received an automated reply advising me of their service level agreement for replying to … Continue reading
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Tagged demand, flow, purpose, systems thinking, targets, variety, waste
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On Purpose
This machine is a Purpose Obfuscation O-meter. (Work out the acronym for yourself). I know you love my drawings. A lot of organisations use these devices. This is how they work: A customer or service user leans towards the ‘In’ … Continue reading
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Tagged command and control, purpose, systems thinking, targets
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Spot The Difference
Sometimes when I say this… …people hear this: Not being able to differentiate between targets, measures and priorities is a deadly obstacle to effective performance. Let me explain why… Targets First of all, if you’ve ever met me, heard me … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, binary comparisons, control charts, data, deming, management, measures, performance management, police, priorities, purpose, systems, systems thinking, targets
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Get Back! Stay Back!
This post is little more than the illegitimate mutant offspring of two of my other posts – Great Expectations and Epic Fail. Nevertheless, I find it cathartic to grumble about the systems-orientated screw-ups that continually aggravate me. Today’s musings surround … Continue reading
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Tagged division of labour, flow, management, purpose, systems thinking, variety
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