Reflections

Think slower. Fix faster.

Short essays on process, quality and calm work, plus the occasional eclipse, Camino trail and DJ booth. Written for leaders who want one useful idea they can use on Monday, not another framework.

Root causes7 min read

From Compliance to Improvement: How Lean Six Sigma Complements ISO

A well-documented process is not necessarily a good process. Why hospitals should improve before they standardise.

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Sustainability6 min read

How Lean Six Sigma Can Strengthen ESG Performance

ESG metrics are becoming business metrics. Why they need systems thinking, not another dashboard.

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Calm work

How Lean Six Sigma Helped Me as a Freelancer

What a Lean Six Sigma background is worth when you are a one-person business.

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Off the clock

I Did an FMEA for My First DJ Gig. Murphy Still Won.

What happens when you run a full risk analysis on your first DJ set. Spoiler: Murphy.

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Slowmad & travel

Camino Primitivo and a Lean Six Sigma Lesson

Walking the oldest route to Santiago, and the process lesson that came home with me.

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From the archive

Being moved over from the old site. Full essays coming soon.

  • Calm work

    Decisions vs Outcomes

  • Off the clock

    2,500 Days of Duolingo

  • Sustainability

    Pollution Control Officer Training

  • Root causes

    Scream 7 and FMEA

  • Off the clock

    The Last Sunset of 2024

  • Quality culture

    Confessions of a Facilitator

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