Jeff Roussel
Recent Posts
What Is Lean Six Sigma and Why Do Companies Use It for Process Improvement?
February 3, 2026Lean Six Sigma combines system design, problem-solving, and data-informed decision-making to improve safety, quality, flow, and reliability.
What Are the Most Effective Lean Six Sigma Tools for Process Improvement?
March 24, 2026Lean Six Sigma combines Lean’s system-wide approach to improving flow and quality with Six Sigma’s analytical tools for understanding...
What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?
August 20, 2025Ever wonder why some Lean initiatives take off while others fizzle out? It often comes down to one critical factor: employee participation....
What is Kanban and How Can It Transform Your Organization?
August 18, 2025There are dozens of tools and techniques used by organizations to support their continuous improvement efforts. The most successful...
6 Steps to Continuous Improvement in Automotive Manufacturing
July 9, 2025Manufacturers in the automotive sector face significant pressures today, from rising material costs and supply chain disruptions to the...
What Your C-Suite Wants From Your Improvement Program (But Hasn’t Said)
July 10, 2025If you’re a CI leader, you’ve likely experienced the paradox: you’re driving improvements across the organization, but your executive team...
Lean Process Management: From Principles to Daily Practice
March 25, 2026Lean process management is what happens when Lean principles stop being a workshop topic and start being an operating system. It's the...
The 5 M’s of Kaizen: A Practical Framework for Continuous Improvement Leaders
February 13, 2026We often describe Kaizen as a way of looking at the world rather than a prescription for achieving positive change. Kaizen thinkers seek to...
Measuring Operational Excellence: Key Metrics & KPIs for Continuous Improvement
March 21, 2025Operational Excellence isn't just about improving processes—it’s about sustaining and scaling those improvements over time. But how do you...

