'10 Minute Tip' by Ken Lewis OBE
Ken Lewis OBE started his career as an apprentice toolmaker and designer, taking cost out and improving productivity in engineering.
He is founder of the award-winning Dutton Engineering (Woodside) Ltd, The smallest SME in the DTI’s “Inside UK Enterprise “programme, and winner of the DTI’s best SME in the UK in 1997.
He has held two Government ministerial appointments, helping improve SME performance, and is the author of 2 popular books, "Kaizen: the Right Approach to Continuous Improvement" and “How to Transform Your Company and Enjoy It."
He has started a number of companies across Engineering, Event Management, and Employment Recruitment, and his connection with the Thera Trust works with people with learning difficulties. He and his colleagues developed this into one of the top 10 Charities in the UK, employing 1800 in 8 years.
About the conversation:
A business process success story we can all learn
– and gain – from!
How one local entrepreneur got it right first time, every time
Don’t miss top local entrepreneur Ken Lewis’s serial success story … share his secrets of long-lasting success! this Friday Morning, 18th August, at The Business Growth Club Milton Keynes from 7.15am at Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes MK8 8AA
If you want to know how to improve your company’s productivity and bottom line, without it costing you a penny, you need to be at the Business Growth Club Milton Keynes this Friday Morning, 18th August, from 7.15am at Abbey Hill Golf Centre in Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes MK8 8AA
The accepted business practices in most companies are very expensive and add unnecessary cost to their operation, according to Ken Lewis. We keep hearing that our productivity is poor in the UK, but Ken solved this productivity puzzle 30 years ago.
“We are all in the same business,” says Ken. “That is selling time.”
“I have a simple way of collecting data and ways of controlling costs, so we can identify activities that do not add value to our customers.”
“It’s about making simple changes to processes, techniques, beliefs and values,” adds Ken. “The strategy has to change so we can drive out fear, and tap into the talents of everyone in the organisation.”
“For example, I believe you need to create a firm data collection base, so you understand exactly where your hours go each week,” Ken continues. “This will give you the confidence to take the next step on your journey to excellence, as you will now be in control at all times, and can take some risks.”
So what may you need to do?
*Tear up the rule book
*Come to work when you need to
*Let employees set their own salaries
*Tear down the internal walls
*Let teams set their own production targets and schedules
The result is a highly successful organisation that will beat the competition hands down, because they won’t be using this method.
