How are you feeling about your business the moment? Are you feeling frustrated and irritated by the apparent lack of progress being made with your improvements? If you answer ‘yes’ to this second question, don’t worry, you are not alone! We all feel this way at times and the reason I am writing this article is that if you feel this way right now then I want to reassure you that there is a simple way to get out of this situation. I have been in this situation many times in both my operational life and as a consultant. It is normal and taking a deep breath and stepping back from the noise of the day-to-day is essential. Let me take you through the three quick steps of Stopping, Assessing and Acting. Take stock of where you are right now In order for us to step back and try and see some of the ‘improvement wood’ as I refer to in the title of this article we need to have a simple question to focus our attention. A question I recommend that you ask is: “Do our current proces