{"id":3027,"date":"2025-10-30T13:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gembadev.3rddigital.com\/learn\/?page_id=3027"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:02:32","slug":"tom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/tom\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3027\" class=\"elementor elementor-3027\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4768d19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4768d19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddca83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ddca83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c64f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c64f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tom Hughes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da773dc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da773dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEO and Founder of GembaDocs, lean champion and published author.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8423b3 darkstyles elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8423b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Get in touch:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>call: +44 (0)7712 133615<\/li><li>email: 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Tom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13d5ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d13d5ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4df5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c4df5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25867f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25867f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Headshot and Illustration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337a112 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"337a112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom&#8217;s image should be used only with prior permission from him, or the GembaDocs team. To save, click and save image.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca66df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ca66df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e5608e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tom-Hughes-500x500-1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Tom-Hughes-500x500-1-rdyz6e55elddwdif25xaoqh92xfzf9j9b67jixu7us.png\" title=\"Tom-Hughes-500\u00d7500-1.png\" alt=\"Tom-Hughes-500x500-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de0990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9de0990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tom-Hughes-Illustration-2025.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Tom-Hughes-Illustration-2025-rdyz6e54sny166qz6k4skhe1skfrjlz16axaebjpsq.png\" title=\"Tom-Hughes-Illustration-2025.png\" alt=\"Tom-Hughes-Illustration-2025.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866f345 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"866f345\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d6958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76d6958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bio<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354f2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"354f2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom Hughes is the visionary founder and CEO of GembaDocs, a company dedicated to revolutionising how organisations create and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). With decades of hands-on experience in manufacturing, Tom possesses a deep, practical understanding of the challenges organisations face in achieving operational excellence.<\/p><p>A passionate advocate for empowering frontline workers and driving continuous improvement, Tom delivers value-driven solutions that tackle real-world challenges head-on. He is also the author of Improvement Starts With I, a book that provides deep insights into leading organisational change, emphasising how real transformation begins with leaders first changing themselves.<\/p><p>Under Tom\u2019s leadership, GembaDocs has earned a reputation for its innovative and user-friendly approach to simplifying complex processes, helping organisations thrive through operational excellence. A true champion of Lean thinking, Tom\u2019s philosophy centres on leaders taking ownership, transforming themselves, and empowering those closest to the value to deliver meaningful change and continuous improvement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35b510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c35b510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tom&#8217;s LinkedIn:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-hughes-gembadocs\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-hughes-gembadocs\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4149dd9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4149dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">G.R.E.A.T Processes<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a955344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a955344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A quick guidebook on how to make any workplace better with standard operating procedures (SOPs).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2baf2 hs-cta-trigger-button hs-cta-trigger-button-183986693322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bd2baf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" hs-cta-trigger-button=\"\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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