Everybody Loves A Spreadsheet
In every single business that we have worked with, there are both sparks of excellence and tangles of spreadsheets; there will be some parts of the business that are using their systems to...
Implementation Success Lives Beyond the Life of the Project
In many cases, successful implementation is about how an organisation adjusts and accommodates new software into their ongoing operations. According to research from McKinsey & Co., many...
Top Down Bottom Up
The Essence of Revolution: Insights from Fareed Zakaria Listening to Fareed Zakaria's "Age of Revolutions" has been fascinating when considering change and what actually produces a revolution. He...
Accountability is easy, right?
Patrick Lencioni says, "It's not easy to hold anyone accountable - even your kids." I've struggled on that front too (and on holding myself to account). Accountability is one of those words that...
Slow is Smooth: Developing Direction
In this edition, we explore the 'slowing down to speed up' strategy, crucial for effective project management and organisational change. At 6R Retail, we apply this principle to streamline system...
Not for Tech’s Sake
Technology for its own sake is at best a novelty and at worst an annoyance. Customers quickly get bored with it if it doesn't deliver some value for them. Post-pandemia, we have witnessed...
What’s in a name?
Are you a parent? If you are, you may, like me, remember the importance and significance of giving your children names. In my husband's family line, naming has a special significance [many of...
How Productive Are You Really? – 3 Tips to Try
As someone intimately familiar with the ebb and flow of productivity, I've often found myself oscillating between fascination and frustration. Like many, I’ve scoured the insights of productivity...
Discretionary Effort: Balance This With Care.
Finding ways to do more with less is always in style in retail businesses. As we shift from a record period of low interest rates and growth and see tightening wallets and a reduction in real...
