Simple strategies to reduce rework

by admin | May 10, 2018 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

Have you ever had that feeling that someone is not listening to you? Instead, they are just waiting for their turn to speak? It’s not an easy thing to notice if you are the one NOT listening well! You can identify someone who is not listening through their lack of...

Reduce waste by reducing signoffs and approvals

by Ross | May 13, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team

What is the major reason additional sign-offs/approvals, checking and reviews have been added into your processes? I asked this question when working with a team earlier this week. They were improving a recruitment and on-boarding process for fixed term contracts. The...

Why is communication hard?

by admin | May 4, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

The mechanics of communication is simple (messages are sent and received). Throw in personality, emotion, ego, stress, busy-ness, communication styles, and a host of other factors, and communication is suddenly complex and difficult. Knowing how to...

Getting it right first time – reducing rework

by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

  Imagine: You have given a task to one of your team members – “John, Can you please complete this report by 5pm on Friday”. 5pm Friday rolls around and John delivers to you a 20-page report. Your face becomes downcast and frustration starts to build as you let...

How do you deal with the quiet person in the meeting?

by admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

Have you ever had someone in your team that is painfully quiet in meetings? A person who never contributes? People like this can be perceived as not interested in the meeting, or worse, a poor performer, someone who is not capable of contributing. Often, the truth is...

Having Difficult Conversations – the SBI Model

by admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Reduce Rework for Your Engineering Team, Training Courses

Doesn’t it frustrate you when people continually come to meetings late?! Even if it is 15 minutes, there are consequences for everyone involved. You will need to go through material again that has already been covered, or if you don’t go back over the material again,...