Uncommon Sense - Tools to Improve your Work Forever

PMI’s podcast, Uncommon Sense – Tools to Improve your Work Forever, gives you the opportunity to listen to our expert Consultants talk about a wide variety of tools so that you can refresh your memory and gather inspiration for which tools might help you solve your latest improvement challenge or problem. Each podcast is a rapid 10 – 15 minute download of what the tool is, when you would use it, and tips for effective application to enable you to decide quickly whether this tool is the one you need, avoiding hours of searching through manuals, books or online platforms for those nuggets of inspiration. Find out more about Tools for Business Excellence and how to transform your organisation at pmi.co.uk

Uncommon Sense - Tools to Improve your Work Forever is a business podcast hosted by Process Management International (PMI), with 99 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Process Management International (PMI) hosts Uncommon Sense - Tools to Improve your Work Forever, a business show with 99 episodes published.

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  Episode #99

  Quality Management Systems and Their Vital Role in Improvement

  Aug 11, 202615 minS1

  Improvement and quality often share the same goals, yet in many organisations they operate in separate worlds, with one focused on projects and change, and the other on control and compliance. But what if that divide is limiting your ability to embed lasting improvement? Join Director Consultant Warren Knight as he explores the connection between Continuous Improvement and Quality Management, challenging common assumptions and revealing why a well-designed QMS may have far more to offer than many improvement practitioners realise. More resources: 5 Things That Quality Is (and Isn’t): A Guide for Practitioners Control Charts: Walter Shewhart’s Gift to Quality Quality in Action: On-Demand Webinar More from PMI: Dive into our Knowledge Hub for more tools, videos, and infographics Join us for a PMI LIVE Webinar Follow us on LinkedIn Take your improvement career to the next level with PMI's Lean Six Sigma Certifications - now available in two new and accessible formats, built around you. Explore On Demand >> Explore Distance Learning >>

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  Episode #97

  Why ADKAR Needs SOPK

  Jun 9, 202615 minS1

  <p>ADKAR is familiar territory for many improvement practitioners. Awareness, desire, knowledge, ability, reinforcement… a neat pathway to guide people through change. But what happens when you’ve ticked every box and adoption still falls short?</p><p>Join Laurence Restarick as he invites you to step back, think system-wide, and see change through a different lens, as he reframes ADKAR from a checklist to a diagnostic tool. Because sometimes resistance has less to do with people themselves, and more to do with the system they’re working within.</p><p> </p><p><b>More resources:</b></p>Systems Thinking From a...

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  Episode #96

  How to Start Your Improvement Habit

  May 12, 202616 minS1

  <p>You understand the theory. You care about making things better. What comes next is finding a practical way to build improvement into the flow of your everyday work.<br/><br/>Join Consultant Alex Gumery as he shares what it takes to build your improvement habit, starting with how a willingness to notice work differently can unlock confidence and momentum. There’s thoughtful guidance on involving others, aligning improvement to what matters most, and shaping a routine that works in the reality of busy roles. <br/><br/>An encouraging listen for anyone ready to turn everyday curiosity into lasting habits.<br...

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  Episode #95

  Toyota Kata and the Shift to Better Thinking

  Apr 7, 202616 minS1

  <p>Why is it that some organisations default to firefighting while others think their way to breakthrough performance?  <br/> <br/>Join us as Consultant Niall Coney introduces Toyota Kata; the patterns of behaviour that underpin real problem solving cultures. Habits so familiar they blend into the background, yet powerful enough to change how teams learn, lead and improve. <br/> <br/>It might just prompt you to look at the routines shaping your own team’s thinking. </p><p><br/><br/><b>More resources:</b></p>PDSA Your Work, Your Project, Your ProgrammeOperational Excellence Insights with Marvin Cooke of Toyota Motor EuropeE...

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  Episode #94

  Using PDSA With Your AI Use Cases

  Mar 10, 202611 minS1

  <p>Ever felt that AI experiments seem to start with excitement, then stall when the results don’t quite land?</p><p>PMI Senior Consultant Anthony Richardson digs into why that happens, and why the real breakthrough often comes when you stop hunting for the “perfect prompt” and start treating AI like any other improvement experiment.</p><p>It’s a conversation that reframes AI work as iterative, scientific and far more familiar to improvement practitioners than they might expect. A small shift in mindset; a big shift in outcomes.<br/><br/><br/>More resources:</p>PDSA Your Work, Your Project...

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