Publishing Details
About This Podcast
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
Social Media
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
S1E93 Johari Window: What Don’t You Know About… You?
What if the biggest thing holding you back as a leader is something everyone can see, except you?Join PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly as he explores the Johari Window, and how expanding your “open”…
S1E92 Connecting Strategy to Process Management
Tired of overloaded functions and fragile strategies that don’t hold up in reality?Improvement lives where strategy meets process management. When you connect strategic goals to owned value streams…
S1E91 The AI Questions Leaders Are Struggling With
Leadership decisions around AI are still forming, and a lack of clarity is starting to show.Hear from Anthony Richardson, PMI Senior Consultant guiding leaders on AI adoption in real organisations,…
Has Strategy Deployment Lost Its Lean?
If your strategy deployment feels like a box-ticking exercise, it’s a sign that something fundamental has been lost along the way.In this episode of Uncommon Sense, PMI Director Consultant Sean…
Building Trust as a Leader
Which everyday leadership behaviours are building trust… and which might be eroding it? Join Partner Consultant, Des Kelly, in conversation with Susannah Clarke as they explore what it really takes…
When Improvement Projects Don’t Progress
Improvement practitioners know the fear: you’ve done the work, you’ve found the solution… but your improvement project just doesn’t progress. The reality is that sometimes budget shifts, priorities…
S1E87 The Role of Leaders in AI Adoption
If your team isn’t using AI yet, it’s not just their problem. It’s yours. The innovators will dive in fearlessly, while the survivors hold back. Your challenge? Create the conditions for confident…
S1E86 From Unconscious Incompetence to Consciously Competent
Sometimes the biggest risks in your business aren’t obvious. They’re hidden in the gaps between teams. Work gets done, but critical information gets lost, compliance slips, and frustration builds.In…
S1E85 Process Confirmation: Catching Drift Before It Becomes a Gap
Even the best-designed processes can drift over time, but Process Confirmation stops small deviations from becoming major gaps.In this episode, PMI Senior Consultant Damion Albinson explains why…
S1E84 Implement, Standardise, Review
You’ve delivered the project. The results are in. But six months later… the old ways of working have crept back in. So how do you stop progress from slipping away? Join PMI Senior Consultant Damion…
Is/Is Not: The Overlooked Problem Solving Tool
What exactly is the problem? And what isn’t? It sounds simple, but getting clarity here can be the difference between chasing assumptions and finding the real root cause. Join PMI Director Consultant…
S1E82 Roles in Agile and Lean Six Sigma
Different approaches, same goal: better performance. That’s why Agile and Lean Six Sigma work together; aligning people, roles, and responsibilities to get the best out of every team.Join Anthony…
S1E81 FMEA Beyond Manufacturing
It’s a classic tool. But its reach is far wider than you might think.Join PMI Consultant Des Kelly as he explains what Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) really is, how the 2019 global standard…
S1E80 Lean Is Not About Efficiency, It’s About Abnormality at a Glance
It’s a bold claim, but one worth exploring.Join PMI Consultant Niall Coney as he challenges one of the most persistent misconceptions in improvement: that Lean is about efficiency.Through real-world…
S1E79 AI for Smarter Problem Solving
AI is reshaping problem solving. But can it follow the methods you trust? Join PMI Director Consultant Dennis Crommentuijn-Marsh as he shares an improvement-in-action story where conventional…
S1E78 When Is 8D the Right Problem-Solving Approach?
8D has a reputation for being thorough, rigorous, and methodical. But is it always the best choice? Join PMI Director Consultant Stuart Gibson as he takes us though three digestible scenarios to…
S1E77 Correlations: Unravelling Relationships
“If I change this… what happens over there?”It’s a familiar question in improvement, and one that correlation helps us explore with rigour and insight.Join PMI Consultant Niall Coney as he breaks…
S1E76 5 Leadership Pitfalls
On the surface, everything seems aligned. But improvement just won’t stick. Why? Join PMI Director Consultant Warren Knight as he unpacks five leadership behaviours that quietly derail progress. From…
S1E75 The Purpose of Process
It’s a deceptively simple question: What is the purpose of this process? An unclear process purpose is one of the most overlooked causes of waste, misaligned priorities, poor decisions, and missed…
S1E74 The Challenges of Defining Value Add
It’s simple: identify what’s valuable and do more of it. But in practice, defining what truly adds value and what doesn’t, can be far from straightforward. PMI Consultant Damion Albinson explores why…
Frequently Asked Questions
Uncommon Sense - Tools to Improve your Work Forever has published 93 episodes since November 2022, covering topics in Business, Education.
Uncommon Sense - Tools to Improve your Work Forever is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 13m.
Similar Podcasts
Financial Feminist
Her First $100K
328 episodes
The Game with Alex Hormozi
Alex Hormozi
1,069 episodes
The Caregiver's Journey
Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster
65 episodes
Your Money Guide on the Side
Tyler Gardner
71 episodes
Real Estate Rookie
BiggerPockets
739 episodes
The Side Hustle Show
Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation | YAP Media
737 episodes