The Good, the Bad and the Improved

Real stories from a year in performance improvement

Continuous Improvement is a journey; a mix of great wins, near-misses, and sometimes, unexpected twists. Faced with new challenges and opportunities from stretched resources and competing priorities to the drive for more measurable results and the growing potential of AI, the role of the improver is changing like never before.

Join an ensemble of our expert practitioners for an honest roundtable reflecting on a year in performance improvement with insight to make 2026 your most effective improvement year yet. You’ll hear about:

  • Real client successes and how they were achieved
  • Common obstacles and lessons learned from things that didn’t go as planned
  • The growing impact of AI on improvement work and what it means for your teams

 

Prioritise your learning today, and tackle next year with focus and impact.
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Balancing Improvement Project Load

Speaking from experience, PMI’s Rich Seddon explains that sustainable improvement comes from listening hard, adjusting fast, and respecting how much change people can truly absorb.

Episode Highlights

  • AI as a Defining Shift for Improvement (01:32)

Why 2025 marks a significant moment for the improvement profession and why responsibility for success sits with practitioners, not the technology.

  • Three Waves of Learning Transformation (10:13)

A reflective look at how learning has evolved from e-learning, to virtual delivery, to AI, and what this latest shift demands from organisations.

  • The Ongoing Challenge of Systems Thinking (24:50)

Why many leaders still struggle to see organisations as systems, and how this limits sustainable improvement.

  • Agile Still Isn’t Easy (35:57)

Why Agile continues to struggle in organisations without clear, shared goals, and what improvement leaders need to address first.

  • Improvement Beyond Projects (39:22)

A powerful reminder that real performance gains come from improving everyday work, not just delivering formal initiatives.

  • How Much Improvement Is Too Much? (45:49)

A practical discussion on balancing capacity, complexity, and organisational support when deciding how much change to take on at once.

 

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