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ReThink Productivity Podcast

ReThink Productivity Podcast

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Join Simon Hedaux, founder of ReThink Productivity, as he and a focused network of industry leaders and clients share a new playbook for organizational excellence

This is the essential podcast for leaders looking to drive measurable, sustainable performance across corporate, operational, and customer-facing teams

With our new 2.0 approach, we’ve shifted to a highly focused rhythm, delivering two essential episodes per month—giving you less noise and more strategic intelligence


Inside Every Month, You’ll Discover:

1. The Productivity Pulse (Early Month)

  • Data-Driven Action: Hear directly from our internal experts—Sue, Simon, and James—who share real-world trends, new data findings, and actionable productivity insights emerging from live projects
  • Align & Engage Your Teams: Discover practical ways to connect head office goals with on-the-ground execution, ensuring everyone is pulling in the same direction
  • Learn from Real-World Wins: Get tactical advice and success stories from organisations that have achieved transformative productivity across the board

2. Basket & Barometer (Late Month)

  • Elevated Insights: In conversation with industry expert Diane Wehrle to move beyond surface-level metrics and tackle complex, data-driven metrics around customer shopping behaviour

For leaders in Operations, Strategy, and HR, this podcast provides the modern tools to build a smarter, more efficient, and ultimately more profitable business

Subscribe now and start truly rethinking your productivity

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Episodes
  • Using MTM To Improve Methods, Not Just Set Time

    Using MTM To Improve Methods, Not Just Set Time
    Feb 9 2026

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    We explore with ReThink Productivity’s Simon Woodfield and Ed Thompson how MTM drives method improvement, not just time measurement, and share real case studies across logistics, retail food, and warehousing. We show how operator involvement, ergonomics, and clear coding lead to standard work, stronger business cases, and better rollouts.

    • Method determines the time, not the stopwatch
    • Ergonomic gains from reducing reach distances
    • Testing layouts and methods before rollout
    • Surprising warehouse findings beyond the scope
    • Operator buy-in through iterative coding and trials
    • Standard work supported by reusable MTM codes
    • Low-barrier adoption using spreadsheets or software

    Find out more at the UKMTM Website

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    15 mins
  • Basket & Barometer January 2026

    Basket & Barometer January 2026
    Feb 1 2026

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    Building on the success of footfall insights we broaden the conversation with the Basket & Barometer podcast. Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chat

    We unpack December’s retail data: footfall fell most in shopping centres, high streets held up better, and sales rose only because food prices stayed high. Confidence is inching higher, small towns are gaining share, and the high street is evolving rather than dying.

    • Footfall down overall, led by shopping centres
    • High streets more resilient than retail parks
    • Sales growth driven by food inflation
    • Discretionary categories fall in towns and cities
    • Average transaction value up as visits fall
    • Consumers stay local to cut travel and parking costs
    • Savings ratio high despite wage growth
    • Retail churn continues with notable brand moves
    • High street evolves through mix, value, and relevance

    #theproductivityexperts
    Register for the 2026 Productivity Forum
    Find us in the Top 50 Productivity Podcasts
    Connect to Simon on LinkedIn
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    13 mins
  • How MTM Really Works: From Motions To Time

    How MTM Really Works: From Motions To Time
    Jan 25 2026

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    We dig into how MTM turns micro motions into fair, consistent time standards with ReThink Productivity’s Simon Woodfield and Ed Thompson and when to use MTM1, MTM2, or UAS for different kinds of work. We share how video, TMUs, and peer review remove bias and help teams set reliable, safe methods.

    • MTM motion categories and why they matter
    • Video-based analysis for repeatability and detail
    • Differences between MTM1, MTM2, and UAS
    • Choosing the right system for cycle length
    • How motion rules remove subjectivity
    • TMUs explained and conversion to seconds
    • Practical coding tips and peer review
    • Coding the intended method for safety and quality

    Find out more at the UKMTM Website

    #theproductivityexperts
    Register for the 2026 Productivity Forum
    Find us in the Top 50 Productivity Podcasts
    Connect to Simon on LinkedIn
    Follow ReThink on LinkedIn


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    21 mins
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