How Your Company Can Work Better Together, Starting Right Now
Your company cannot operate efficiently in silos. In an unstoppable organization, your people, processes, and platforms all work to support one another.
Convenient, Then Compelling
Is your company easy to work with? Or is it a pain? The difference in your bottom line could be huge.
Understanding CI Tactically
Most people think of improvement with LSS as happening on the shop floor with an eye towards increasing throughput and/or reducing costs.
Data for Hiring
One of the hardest parts of leading any organization is hiring great talent.
Back to the Basics: Plan – Do – Check – Act
I was facilitating a Kaizen event with a client when a member of the team entered the room visibly upset about something.
Lean Six Sigma
I was recently reading through the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) forum and came across a thread titled “What is Lean Six Sigma?”
Value Add vs. Non-Value Add: The Power of One Question
A few weeks ago, I was faced with the daunting task of moving across the United States with my family of four, two cats, a litter box, and everything we own in our Toyota Sienna minivan.
Why Team Selection is a Critical Part of Problem Solving
Have you ever been stuck in a rut with problem solving activities? What causes stagnation in companies when it comes to solving problems?
Theory of Constraints: A Bathtub Dilemma
After several weeks of training my son finally had his first track meet. He posted Personal Bests in both of his races.
Continuous Improvement: Expectations vs. Reality
In this post, I will dive into some of the expectations that tend to become a pitfall for many companies starting their lean journey.
