Stop Wasting Time: Your Free Guide to Eliminating Inefficiencies in Your For-Purpose Organisation
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You know your team is spending too much time on tasks that don't genuinely help your mission. That looks like processes taking too long, manual data copying, fixing avoidable errors, or chasing information across departments.
You want your team to be working more effectively and efficiently, focusing on the meaningful work that drives impact and growth. But the constant, annoying friction of slow, broken processes keeps pulling them back.
If you want your team to be thinking about how to improve and what they can do differently you've come to the right place.
Is Your Team Spending Time on the Wrong Things?
The biggest hurdle is waste.
Many organisations in the for-purpose space don't believe they have "processes" or think that "Lean" is only for manufacturing. That couldn't be further from the truth.
The fundamental idea is simple: by finding and removing the things that waste your time, energy, and resources, you instantly free up your team to focus on the work that truly matters.
You can't fix a problem if you can't name it. Your team already feels the frustration, but the 8 Wastes framework provides the essential lens and shared language for improvement.
This shift is crucial because it moves your team from:
Blame to Process: Instead of asking "Who made a mistake?" the focus shifts to "What in our process allowed this waste to happen?" This builds a positive, non-judgmental improvement culture.
Fixing Symptoms to Solving Root Causes: By classifying problems into the 8 categories (Waiting, Defects, Extra Processing etc.), your team can pinpoint the exact cause of friction and suggest targeted, high-impact solutions.
Passive Frustration to Active Empowerment: The people doing the work every day are the best experts. This simple tool empowers them to own the process, eliminate their own daily annoyances, and focus on delivering excellent outcomes.
Why the Mindset Shift Matters: Seeing the Waste Clearly
The 8 Wastes Framework: Your Guide to Finding Hidden Costs
To fix a process, you must first make it visible and then apply the 8 Wastes framework. This simple tool provides a lens through which you can analyse every step of your work and identify where your energy, money, and time are being stolen.
Our free guide breaks down all 8 Wastes and gives you clear examples relevant to for purpose organisations:
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Avoiding rework on documentation or funding applications.
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Creating excessive internal reports or doing work too early.
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Reducing the time customers or teams wait for approvals or handoffs.
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Ensuring your highly-skilled team isn't trapped doing manual data entry.
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Streamlining how digital files move between departments.
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Clearing out backlogs of pending reviews or unresolved inquiries.
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Eliminating searching for tools, resources, or inefficient movement.
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Removing redundant inspections or excessive internal paperwork.
How to Use the Identification Register
(Your Simple 3-Step Plan)
The guide includes a dedicated Identification Register template (Page 2 of your download) to help you get started immediately.
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Map the Process
Identify a single process (e.g., "Customer Onboarding" or "Invoice Payment") and document the steps.
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Identify Waste
Go through the process step-by-step. Using the 8 Wastes table above, list where you find an inefficiency, recording it in the "Waste" and "Description of issues" columns.
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Propose Improvements
Brainstorm simple solutions with your team to eliminate that waste and calculate the "Impact Rating" (High, Medium, or Low).
What You Will Gain
By applying this simple framework, you will:
Free up hours previously spent on mundane, repetitive tasks for innovation, strategy, and high-impact initiatives.
Eliminate the frustrating "annoyances" and handoff friction to boost team morale.
Provide a frictionless experience that ensures less chasing and fewer complaints.
Trusted by Leaders in the For-Purpose Space
Organisations like Aruma and Australian Unity have successfully used these exact principles to:
Reduce Frustration: Eliminate manual handovers and wasted time chasing updates.
Create Clarity: Build a clear and efficient future state process that reduces touchpoints.
Empower Teams: Give team members the visibility they need to focus on delivering great outcomes, not fixing problems.
Ready to Stop Paying the Cost of Waste?
The guide includes the Identification Register (your fillable template) to help you get started immediately.