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Just because work is invisible, it doesn’t mean that it can’t be improved

The nature of knowledge work is by definition to be intangible. Beyond this truism, it covers a less joyful reality: we work poorly both individually and collectively and we push the mental limits of employees to their limits by imagining that they are infinite. The invisible nature of work is a good excuse for managers who can thus say “If it's immaterial, it's not visible, so there's no problem” and thus pass the problem on to each employee, individually, who becomes responsible for his or her own efficiency and for the optimal management...

Just because work is invisible, it doesn’t mean that it can’t be improved

The nature of knowledge work is by definition to be intangible. Beyond this truism, it covers a less joyful reality: we work poorly both individually...

Show me a completely smooth process and I’ll show you someone who’s covering mistakes, real boats rock. (Frank Herbert)

1°) Who is the author? Frank Herbert is an American science fiction writer, mainly known for Dune, a saga that combines politics, ecology, philosophy and power struggles. 2°)...

How can you avoid becoming a bottleneck in the workplace?

In the world before bottlenecks were machines that could not keep up with the pace of other machines and completely blocked the production process. The result:...

The importance of soft skills in operational excellence

In a working world increasingly focused on cognitive skills and collaboration, soft skills are proving to be essential pillars for achieving operational excellence. The problem...

People Centric Operations: adapting work and operations to knowledge workers 

It's hard to believe that in 2024, in most businesses, work and operations will still be organized as they were in the heyday of Taylorism,...

Eliyahu Goldratt’s fictional interview on infobesity and bottlenecks in knowledge work

Instead of thinking vertically, I always like to see if it's possible to “steal” ideas that work in one sector or discipline and apply...

Formalized operations need not be complicated

Some time ago, I had a sharp disagreement with someone about the advantages and disadvantages of formal organization and, beyond that, formalized operating procedures. My interlocutor argued...

Elon Musk Minister of Government Efficiency: a joke more serious than it seems

Not surprisingly, the announcement of Donald Trump's appointment of Elon Musk as Minister for Government Efficiency has unleashed passions, leading to incomprehension and criticism....

Remote work and productivity: what if we rethought the real drivers of efficiency?

Explore why measuring productivity for remote knowledge workers is challenging and how operational excellence can enhance their efficiency. This article goes beyond traditional metrics to focus on agility, collaboration, and management approaches tailored to intellectual work. Perfect for rethinking remote work productivity and uncovering strategies for sustainable effectiveness in today’s digital workplace.
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