110% ImprovAbility
We talk People, Projects, Process, Performance (but in an interesting and fun way). Are you tired of hearing "Work smarter, not harder" or our favourite "Just give 110%" with no real helpful guidance and what that means or even where to start? We can help you improve things and have some fun while we do it. This is a show that gets down to real stuff you can use in your work and life. We explain the jargon and get back to simply getting results. Reduce the frustration, do things easier, faster, less costly, and definitely more enjoyably. With more than 25 years experience each, Nathan and the team have learned a few things through successes, mistakes and no small amount of head shaking, eye rolling, and laughter. Pull up a coffee, or something stronger, and listen to real stories and advice from professional coaches. project managers, engineers, accountants and just generally useful people to have around. It's not about giving 110%. It never was!It's about looking for ways to be that bit more effective today than you were yesterday. Relax, join us, and even help us improve! Contact us at media@improvabilitysolutions.com
Episodes
15 episodes
Season 2 Intro - Now with some structure!
A short introduction to the second series of Podcasts from ImprovAbility!Feedback, comments, suggestions or jokes can be sent to media@improvabilitysolutions.comor contact us via our website: www.improvabilitysolutions.com
My opinion is just as invalid as yours!
In the current world where everyone has a voice, should we consider them all to be equally valid? I don't think so.We have to manage our lives with so much data out there how do we know that what we are being told is the right way ...
Your customer doesn't care about your process!
You spend ages documenting your processes. You hire numerous expensive consultants to draw pretty visio or ARIS pictures for you. You now have folders upon folders of colourful flowcharts and procedures written. You have expensive training cour...
Father's Day - The Quality Podcast with my Dad
What else would you do on Father's day other than discuss quality and process...but with your dad!Listen to my interview with former Quality manager and trainer Bert Jones as we talk about what has changed and what hasn't in the last 50...
The paradox of the "Expert"
What is an expert? How can you tell? In this episode we talk about the difference between an expert that can help you...and someone who just tells you they are!
ImprovAbility - Who are they?
We love getting your feedback! This episode comes from a feedback question that read "....love hearing about your ideas to improve things, but who are you and what do you do?"OK...great feedback (and maybe pointing out that I'd taken so...
Your reports are OK...and that's the problem!
Reports should be succint, directly useful, and drive action. At least that's the myth...I haven't seen many like this!Are your reports including more and more data, but you feel they are telling you less and less? Is every measure on e...
Governance is about yes, not no!
Admit it. You've been in the room when people throw around terms of which they simply don't know the meaning. It could be that it is out of context (like saying things to sound more photosynthesis...ok, bad joke...but you get the idea!). <...
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good
Have you found yourself going over something a million times and still decided you weren't happy with it? How annoyed do you think your clients are if they have to wait longer just so you can put a pretty bow around your work?More often...
You're either SWOT or you're not
So you've been asked to do a SWOT analysis....isn't that one of those one page things that you do and then throw in a report, never to be seen again?Maybe, just maybe there is something more to this thing.Maybe, we can help you ...
What was this meeting about again?
How many times have you shown up to a meeting just because it is in your calendar? Have you been organising meetings where there is no agenda and peoplehave no real clue why they are there? Then you might want to consider calling them off, or c...
Plans and German Philosophers
When you were listing the assumptions in your business plan, were you thinking global pandemic? It's unlikely!Any plan that you put in place needs to constantly be revisited and adjusted as new realities come to light.Do you sti...
Lessons Learned from a 10 year old
During the 2020 lockdown suddenly school age children were working from home along with their parents. Interesting times indeed!We often think that a lessons learned activity needs to be something formal, or with lots of experts in a fi...
Decisions, Ducks, and Cheese sandwiches
What is it about decisions that makes us afraid to make them?In this episode we look at some of the reasons why people back away from making decisions, why we all seem to worry about everyone else, and what is it about the ducks and che...
