By Adriana Girdler CET, PMP – What is a quick way to start being more efficient in meetings? Have an agenda! Too many meetings are run by the seat of the meeting organizer’s pants. No one knows what exactly is going to be discussed. Topics can easily be hi-jacked by the whiner or complainer in…Read More
Let’s get off the Rollercoaster Ride!
By Adriana Girdler CET, PMP – I love the amusement park. The adrenaline rush from the rollercoaster ride is great! But at the end of the day it is nice to leave the park and relax in a steady state of peace…with two feet firmly planted on the ground. I can’t imagine living my life…Read More
Convince me efficiency works?
By Adriana Girdler CET, PMP – Efficiency work is very impactful and rewarding when done correctly and properly sustained. However, too many organizations give lip service to the tools and techniques; consequentially efficiency becomes the ‘flavour of the month’. It truly is a shame because efficiency improvements work when senior management believe and support it…Read More
When is a good idea good business?
By Adriana Girdler CET, PMP Great ideas pop up at the most interesting time…in the shower, driving in the car, during a morning run. They always pop up when we are relaxed and don’t have our daily pressures on our mind…this is a good thing. This is how new and interesting ideas develop. The question…Read More
Efficiency: The values of process mapping before making a strategic decision
Over the past few weeks I have been receiving requests from companies to process map department activities after a major restructuring to understand why things are not going as planned. Companies are making changes but are not understanding where they are today in relationship to those changes. As a result, the drafted, theoretical change looks…Read More
Article: It’s time to think Lean!
Here’s a snip-it from an article, soon to be published: Integrating Lean methodology is not an overnight task but there is one thing you can start doing today, focus on simplicity. Complexity causes waste. Complexity is not about analyzing or improving what you already have but adding more layers to the existing problems without thinking how…Read More
Welcome
Welcome to my new blog! Allow me to take a moment to introduce you to my work love. I am the Chief Efficiency Expert at CornerStone Dynamics, a successful company I founded in 2008. At CornerStone, we help corporations streamline internal processes to work smarter and improve productivity. Some of the areas we tackle include:…Read More