3 Ways to Get Engaged with Continuous Improvement
Are you engaged, disengaged or actively disengaged? It’s an assessment that must be made by an organization if they are interested in culture change or…
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Optima Associates Hires Tom Groth as Continuous Improvement Leader
Industry veteran to lead Optima’s southern Wisconsin peer groups DE PERE, Wis., Jan. 14, 2020 – Optima Associates, a market leader in continuous improvement peer…
5S Thinking and Strategy Deployment, say what!
It’s that time of year where we begin to think about the future and our strategy for getting there. If you are using Strategy…
Podcast – Paint Your People Gold
People closest to the work have the best ideas of how and what to change. Let’s examine this simple yet powerful statement. First people, which…
Coaching excellence and being the best version of yourself
I was recently listening to a Norman Bodek podcast on the Harada Method and coaching excellence. He spoke of Kyocera and its Chairman Kazou Inamori…
What’s the problem you are trying to solve?
Way too often organizations are pursuing the benefits of the Toyota Production System or Lean Enterprise by trying to imitate or copy others. While there…
Leader Standard Work for LEAN LEADERSHIP
What is your standard as a Manager or a Leader? Some insight; in vibrant, progressive organizations that strive to integrate continuous improvement with running the…
Lean Yardstick
Thinking about how the Lean Business System and its principles can influence your business is paramount and a key component of establishing your True North.…
Know Your Kaizen Events
Kai – “rapid change” Zen – “for the better” Masaaki Imai CEO of Kaizen Institute also says that Kaizen means Continuous…
