EPISODE · Jul 23, 2023 · 16 MIN
Creating-an-Improvement-Strategy
from Business Problems Solved Podcast · host Lee Houghton
How do you create an ongoing strategy to facilitate change in the long term rather than just being reactive to current problems? Lee notes some key points to bear in mind when forming a plan for others to follow to create change well into the future as well as right now. KEY TAKEAWAYS Use technology to help to achieve your goals. Systemically find problems to solve by engaging your people, metrics and identifying targets. Create a new system, or adapt one that already exists. Know your organisation to fully visualise your goals. Identify what will keep you motivated. BEST MOMENTS ‘You can either create something new or adapt and use something that already exists.’ ‘Do this by engaging with people, not sat by yourself in a room with a PowerPoint slide deck.’ ‘When the going gets tough, and it may get tough because we are dealing with people here, what are the things that are important to you that are going to keep you going every single day?’ ‘If you can brand it in a particular way that makes it memorable then that just makes it easier to differentiate it from everything else that’s happening within the organisation.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Business Problems Solved Podcast CONTACT METHOD You can contact Lee Houghton on 07813342194 [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhoughton/ ABOUT THE HOST For the last 15 years, I have been a multi-sector internal or external business improvement consultant, building the improved capability of individuals, teams and businesses. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my two young children Jack & India. I also enjoy listening to and reading business & personal development material. Lee Houghton is “THE Business Problem Solver”, a Management Consultant, CX Specialist and Keynote Speaker.
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How do you create an ongoing strategy to facilitate change in the long term rather than just being reactive to current problems? Lee notes some key points to bear in mind when forming a plan for others to follow to create change well into the future as well as right now. KEY TAKEAWAYS Use technology to help to achieve your goals. Systemically find problems to solve by engaging your people, metrics and identifying targets. Create a new system, or adapt one that already exists. Know your organisation to fully visualise your goals. Identify what will keep you motivated. BEST MOMENTS ‘You can either create something new or adapt and use something that already exists.’ ‘Do this by engaging with people, not sat by yourself in a room with a PowerPoint slide deck.’ ‘When the going gets tough, and it may get tough because we are dealing with people here, what are the things that are important to you that are going to keep you going every single day?’ ‘If you can brand it in a particular way that makes it memorable then that just makes it easier to differentiate it from everything else that’s happening within the organisation.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Business Problems Solved Podcast CONTACT METHOD You can contact Lee Houghton on 07813342194 [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhoughton/ ABOUT THE HOST For the last 15 years, I have been a multi-sector internal or external business improvement consultant, building the improved capability of individuals, teams and businesses. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my two young children Jack & India. I also enjoy listening to and reading business & personal development material. Lee Houghton is “THE Business Problem Solver”, a Management Consultant, CX Specialist and Keynote Speaker.
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