I often talk about the impact of variation on the customer. My last blog looked at Specsavers a company that I experience as having very good systems and training and one that has low variation. Coles supermarket is a great example. They provide lots of ways you can finalise your purchase with them, you can…
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Adults Are Children In BIG Bodies
One of the greatest pieces of advice I had ever been given is to remember that adults are children in big bodies. What does that mean to me? Like children they need boundaries, they need structure, they like positive feedback. I can’t remember who told me to be honest, but I’ve never forgotten this distinction…
Training From The Top-Down
Last week I needed to be in London at a short notice. While I was there, I caught up with a previous client Craig Nugent, we worked together on a very successful training project over 20 years ago, we have kept an eye on each other via LinkedIn over the years, and when I contacted…
Leaders As Coaches (LAC) – Learning has not taken place until behavior has changed back on the job
In last week’s article we discussed Training and how to identify if training is really needed and if so, what there is to train? In this article I promised to drill down on coaching and how to ensure training is transferred back on the job. If you haven’t read my previous article, How to identify…