Operational Efficiency: Small Steps to Big Gains
If you’ve ever questioned why efforts to improve the operational efficiency of your business seem ad hoc and lack focus, you’re not alone. Here’s how to get things running more smoothly.
3 Steps to Running an Effective Stand Up Meeting
Stand-up meetings can provide a huge amount of value if done well. They could also be a complete waste of time if not done right. Learn the difference in the video.
3 Steps to Running an Effective Stand Up Meeting
Stand-up meetings can provide a huge amount of value if done well. They could also be a complete waste of time if not done right. Learn the difference in the video.
Your People not Taking Ownership?
Transformation starts and ends with your people. This video shares a simple tip to get your people to take more ownership
Aiming for World Class Performance? How Mature is Your Business?
A lot of businesses aim for “world class” performance. This video explains objectively, what this is and where you need to start on the journey
Are Your Improvement Efforts Adhoc? Do they Lack Focus?
Many business owners and senior managers what to improve their business but don’t. Learn 3 practical tips to overcoming this common problem and kick start your improvement journey
Are Your People Over Worked, are They Underworked?
“We’re too busy”…”I’m overloaded” this video introduces a powerful tool to help managers to shift the focus to Value Adding work and away from “busy” work
How Toyota Cut Costs and Builds Capability at the Same Time
Companies like Toyota are the masters over converting a crisis into opportunity. Learn the concrete steps they use to do this
Are your Teams Blind to Waste?
Learn 3 practical steps to help shift your teams thinking about where waste lies in your business and to get them moving
Is your Lean Transformation Program Fizzling Out?
How do you ensure your Lean Transformation Program will be a success and deliver long term results for your organisation? Find out in this video
Who are OE Partners?
Like to know more about who OE Partners are and how we can help your organisation achieve more? Then watch this video…
Your Organisation’s Performance… What You Should Measure
Good performance measures is the cornerstone of a well run business. This video highlights the hurdles and solutions to setting this up well.
COVID-19, How do the Best Companies Pivot Well?
Change is constant and businesses that can pivot well prosper. In this video we highlight the 3 things the best companies do well to pivot successfully
Lean is Only Suited to the Shop Floor or Operations
It’s a common misconception that LEAN is only for operations or manufacturing based businesses. This video outlines how to dispel this myth
Can COVID-19 Make You Stronger?
This video outlines how to respond to a sudden crisis (like Covid 19) well and come out stronger
How to Achieve Momentum on Your Lean Journey
Developing momentum on a Lean journey is critical for long term success. This video discusses some simple practical steps to do just that
Changing your Organisation Chart? 4 Tips to Ensure Success…
A good organisational design can enable high performance, a poor one can hold back growth. This video outlines 4 tips to getting it right
How to Engage People who are Resistant to Change
When implementing change you’ll likely encounter some resistance. This video talks about how to effectively engage with those team members
How to Get Control Over Your Lean Transformation
A wide ranging and ambitious Lean program can quickly go off the rails if not managed well. This video reviews the key things needed for a smooth journey
Success with Lean? Mind(set) Over Matter
How to ensure long term success with Lean (hint – its not just about Lean tools)
The Most Successful Companies to Change Through LEAN, Do This…
A lot of companies falter on their Lean Journey whilst others thrive. This video reveals what the best companies all do well
How to Give Your Transformation the Best Chance of Success?
Do these key things well to ensure your Business Transformation Program delivers long term results and avoids an early grave
Waste Elimination: How Do You Actually Do It?
Its easy to talk about change and improvement, but how do good companies actually get it done? This video walks through a real life success story
Lean: How to Sustain the Change!
Its common for early gains in transformation programs to erode over time. This video outlines 4 critical things to ensure sustained momentum
Make Sure You’re Solving the Right Problem
All businesses need to maximise their limited time and resources. This video steps through a real client engagement highlighting why its critical to solve the right problem
What Stops a Business from Growing to the Next Level
Many businesses plateau and can’t grow beyond a certain point. This video highlights why this happens and what to do about it.
Your Secret Weapon to Achieving Success Thru LEAN
Aligning the business to achieve success with Lean can be a challenge. This video highlights 2 key things to achieve success
Lean Transformation: How to Get Everyone Pulling in the Same Direction?
Its not uncommon for a lean transformation program to falter because of a lack of focus. This video steps through how to get everyone pulling in the same direction.
3 Types of Business Transformation: Which do you Need Right Now?
Learn the 3 different types of business transformation and why its important to choose the right one for your business at the right time
Unlock the Productivity of Your Organisation with Value Stream Mapping
What are the key steps to take, to unlock step change productivity improvement in your business? Watch the video to find out.
Lean Transformation Success Tip: Manage Expectations
Any large scale change program will involve multiple team members and stakeholders. This video outlines how to manage the team well along the journey.
Is Your Business Aiming for World Class Performance?
World class performance is easy to aim for in theory but harder to deliver in practice. This video outlines how to build a concrete plan for achieving it.
How to Streamline Your Back Office Processes? The Robots are Coming!
Back office and transactional based processes are notoriously hard to streamline. Learn how we helped a large customer service department achieve massive gains
What is a Lean & Agile Business?
The terms Lean and Agile are sometimes confused or used incorrectly. Learn definitively what Lean and Agile each mean and apply the right approach for your business.
Where is Your Business’ Performance Being Constrained?
Not all ideas for improvement are worth pursuing and only a few will really shift your business’ performance. Learn how to make the biggest impact in the shortest time.
Organisational Restructuring: Four Key Considerations
Organisational restructuring is an integral part of the life cycle of all successful companies. Here’s our take on how to do it successfully.
Business transformation in the time of Covid-19
Never has business transformation been more pressing. But there is more than one approach to transformation. We outline three unique approaches.
A Beginner’s Guide to Visual Management: Unlocking Efficiency and Collaboration in the Workplace
In today’s dynamic work environment, organizations are constantly seeking ways to improve efficiency and collaboration.
Implementing Visual Management: Best Practices and Success Stories
Visual management is a well proven methodology used by some of the world’s best organisations.
Operational Excellence, How to Flip the Script on Covid-19
Despite the shadow of uncertainty Covid-19 has cast over the Australian business sector, one thing we can be sure of is that when we do emerge on the other side there will be both winners and losers.
How Bob Stewarts achieved an extra 40% capacity
The Business Challenge Founded in 1925, Bob Stewart Pty Ltd is a third generation family business that specialises in the supply and retail of uniforms
How Visual Management Can Streamline Operations and Reduce Waste: What the Research Says
In today’s dynamic and highly competitive business landscape, Australian organizations are continually striving to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and drive productivity.
The Power of Visual Management: Enhancing Efficiency and Communication in the Workplace
Visual management is a powerful set of tools and practices that enhance efficiency, communication and organization across various industries.
How to Adopt a Transformational Leadership Style (And Why You Should)
Elon Musk. Richard Branson. Nelson Mandela. Henry Ford. Whether they are all universally admired or not, the above names are all rightly viewed as transformational
Building a Problem-Solving Culture that Lasts
Organisations can only show improvements when they recognise where they’re going wrong and consistently look for ways to solve their problems. For many, this requires
How Value Stream Mapping adds Value to Businesses
A core concept to lean thinking is the ability to enhance a business’ “value” by eliminating anything that doesn’t add benefit. Value Stream Mapping will
Lean Methodology – Delivering the Solutions to Your Organisation’s Challenges
‘A penny saved is a penny earned’ is an adage that every business owner will be familiar with, but often that penny can be very
What Is the Best Continual Improvement Process Methodology?
All businesses can find value in taking a structured and systematic approach to organisational improvement but determining what that approach should be can require significant
How to Use VSM to Drive Continuous Improvement
Using Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to its full potential puts your business in a strong position to make significant improvements on everyday processes. By monitoring
The Toyota Production System: Why it Works
The Toyota Production System (TPS) guides the design, manufacture and delivery of Toyota’s products by maximising labour productivity, business efficiency and by minimising waste. Whilst
The Main Principles of the Lean Startup Model
Launching a lean startup begins with finding the most efficient, cost-effective way to fill a gap in the market. Saving time, money and materials is
