What is Six Sigma And Why Is It Important for Improvement? What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is the method that provides organizations with tools and techniques to improve the business process capability. Using this disciplined and data-driven approach helps eliminate defects in the process. The term was coined in 1986 by an engineer […]
Simple workplace improvement ideas Workplace improvement ideas don’t have to cost much or take long to implement. Keep it simple and take small steps. Here’s 1 easy and effective idea: Experts often say that the key to being a good leader and colleague is being a good listener. When was the last time you spontaneously […]
Today we’re doing some hypothesis testing: Hypothesis testing: Is the daily mood higher on paydays? [Manufacturing] Fact: The Mexican subsidy of Lohmann-Koester measures employee engagement on a daily basis. Hypothesis testing: Their manufacturing workers get paid every Tuesday. Is employee engagement higher that day? Today we’ll be doing some hypothesis testing! […]
Ready for the European Week for Safety and Health at Work? European Week for Safety and Health at Work What are Europe’s most frequent work-related health problems? The campaign Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load launched this October. It wants to put a spotlight on the millions of workers who suffer from MSDs: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders. A […]
Feedback from smiley faces: Push a button! “A smiley system for employees to rate their workdays? …aha, like a smiley machine!” This is a common reply when I explain our Celpax terminal to measure employee morale, real-time. The Celpax is all about smiley face feedback buttons. Battery-driven, it hangs by the company exit door. When employees leave for […]
A few days before McDonald’s China did their SAP training their staff satisfaction was at its highest ever. Two weeks later the mood data reported a drastic change at the back office centre. “It’s a difficult sell to do change management”, says Philip Shum, Director of Change Management at McDonald’s China. “It’s not measurable”, he […]
Pulse survey… thinking of starting one? There is a growing trend of employee morale being assessed frequently and in real-time, via a pulse check survey. There are numerous ways of doing this. What is a pulse survey? Some companies send questions using daily emails, use weekly mobile app surveys or use wall-mounted devices. Other organizations send a SurveyMonkey […]
Do you normally make a happy face at work? Leaders and HR have a full agenda and a complex role to play. This is why we realized how clever it would be for employees to give ongoing feedback on their working days with just two buttons. One green and one red. It’s a knotty world out there. […]
Continuous improvement in the workplace starts with you. And then with your team, right? 1. Seek continuous improvement: Step by step Continuous improvement isn’t about setting a high pace. It’s about finding a rhythm that works for your organization, it’s about changing everyone’s mindset to a systematic way of finding better ways to do things. Above all, […]
