When you find yourself in a tricky situation, and you aren't sure how to improve the situation, try mimicry.
About the author:
Giles Johnston is a Chartered Engineer who specialises in helping businesses to grow and improve through better business processes and embracing Kaizen.
Giles is also the author of Effective Root Cause Analysis and 'What Does Good Look Like?'.
We know people that have their act together. We know people that have great ideas. We know people that keep their cool under pressure.
So, when you are next struggling for inspiration, use your 'continuous improvement role model'.
What would they do?
How would they approach the improvement?
Who would they call upon for help?
Use these prompts to borrow their insights and come up with a new way to approach the problem.
If you are looking for more ways to generate continuous improvement ideas for your business, and manage them through to fruition, then check out my book Effective Continuous Improvement.
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About the author:
Giles Johnston is a Chartered Engineer who specialises in helping businesses to grow and improve through better business processes and embracing Kaizen.
Giles is also the author of Effective Root Cause Analysis and 'What Does Good Look Like?'.