Strategies for Solid Employee Engagement
Does it seem like some of your teammates are just showing up for work (sometimes not even that)? If so, you are not alone. A…
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Top 10 Tenets of Continuous Improvement
You’re ready to make your CI dreams a reality but where should you begin (apart from starting at the top)? Organization-wide culture change can be…
7 Deadly Sins of Continuous Improvement
Every organization starts its continuous improvement journey with enthusiasm, excitement, and the best intentions. After assessments are completed and a vision for the future is…
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…
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.…
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…
Creating a “One Company” Culture
In meeting with a new president of a company over a cup of coffee this morning, it dawned on me how hard creating a “one…
