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		<title>You don&#8217;t need a Culture Change Programme</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Harvard Business Review article described &#8220;Three Steps to a High-performing organisation&#8221; which included some case study examples and these three points: Step 1: Establish a common understanding of culture and metrics for it Step 2: Focus on the few changes that matter most Step 3: Integrate culture change efforts with business improvement initiatives &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/you-dont-need-a-culture-change-programme/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1417&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The OR Society OR54 Annual Conference &#8211; Call for Papers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OR Society &#8211; OR54 Annual Conference &#8211; Call for Papers The OR54 Abstract Submission facility is now open so don’t delay! Use the following link to submit your paper :- http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/Conferences/OR54/OR54Abstract.aspx If your paper relates to a stream not yet shown, please choose the ‘Unassigned’ stream option. The correct stream allocation can then be made &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/the-or-society-or54-annual-conference-call-for-papers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1415&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OR Society Criminal Justice SIG Meeting 21st February 2012</title>
		<link>http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/or-society-criminal-justice-sig-meeting-21st-february-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CJ Special Interest Group event 21st Feb 2012 to be held at the Operational Research Society offices, Edward Street, Birmingham. Agenda 11.00-11.10 Arrival and coffee 11.10 -11.15 Welcome, Ian Newsome (West Yorkshire Police, chair of CJ sig) 11.15-11.50 ‘Predictive mapping of burglaries,’ Ian Bullen (Greater Manchester Police) 11.50-12.00 Introduction to afternoon discussion topic ‘Best practice in involving &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/or-society-criminal-justice-sig-meeting-21st-february-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1410&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Process is not a Project!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muddled thinking? I came across a blog post recently that described how Mind-mapping software could be used to capture a process. Nothing exceptional about that except there are far better tools to capture processes but hey-ho, some people love their tools. What bemused me was that the post seemed to start off describing processes and &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/a-process-is-not-a-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1408&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My January Newsletter is out today</title>
		<link>http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/my-january-newsletter-is-out-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can download a copy of my January Newsletter here. Contents: Happy New Year Bringing Performance Management to life New Workshops for Spring 2012 2012 Predictions Top 10 most annoying Management terms from 2011<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1405&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do you know how to solve a &#8220;Wicked Problem&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/do-you-know-how-to-solve-a-wicked-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the presentations at the Operational Society’s 2011 Conference Criminal Justice Stream was on the subject of “Policing Problem Archetypes” and, I have to admit, the title didn’t give me much of a clue what it would be about. As it turned out, the subject matter was close to my experience: NOT ALL PROBLEMS &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/do-you-know-how-to-solve-a-wicked-problem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1400&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guide to Agile Software Development</title>
		<link>http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/guide-to-agile-software-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across a useful link via Twitter and it&#8217;s IBM&#8217;s DeveloperWorks page on Agile Software Development.  There is a series of useful articles on: Getting oriented (Agile overviews) Adopting Agile approaches IBM&#8217;s Disciplined Agile Delivery process framework Agile methods for systems engineering Software for Agile development While quite a lot of the articles are &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/guide-to-agile-software-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1395&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consultants talk nonsense!</title>
		<link>http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/consultants-talk-nonsense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian J Seath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having read the Business Insider article on 2011’s most annoying management terms I was reminded of the annoying language I came across being spouted by external consultants at a client where I was also working. What they said… What I think they meant… Who is your face-off Who is your main contact? Onboarding Induction Traction &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/consultants-talk-nonsense/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1393&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review by wordpress.com</title>
		<link>http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/2011-in-review-by-wordpress-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 39,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 14 sold-out performances for that many &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/2011-in-review-by-wordpress-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1389&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten &#8220;Simply Improvement&#8221; Blog posts of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the countdown of the most popular Blog Posts on this site during 2011: 10: Cost of Quality [257 views] 9: Mindmapping to create a Work Breakdown Structure [356 views] 8: Kaizen Blitz: Introduction and words of warning [715 views] 7: 5S Lean Simulation [736 views] 6: Objectives, Measures and Deliverables [1526 views] 5: Process &#8230; <a href="http://ianjseath.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/top-ten-simply-improvement-blog-posts-of-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianjseath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7394124&amp;post=1381&amp;subd=ianjseath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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