Jeff Roussel
Recent Posts
The Pros and Cons of Idea Boards
January 26, 2017Idea boards, also known as huddle boards or Kaizen boards, are very popular with businesses of all types. An idea board is a way to...
How to Sell Your Team On the Lean Tool of 5S
October 18, 2016The Lean approach to business management is full of powerful tools that help organizations actively reduce waste, pursue perfection, and...
Incident Reporting System Features You Can't Afford to Go Without
October 12, 2016Incident reporting systems, widely used in healthcare and aviation, are becoming more popular with businesses of all types. It’s no wonder...
Clearing Up Some False Impressions about Kaizen Events
September 14, 2016If our recent conversations with executive teams and managers are any indication, Kaizen events are getting something of a bad rap. It...
Want to Give Visual Management a Try? Order a Pizza.
October 5, 2016I’m old enough to remember when ordering a pizza meant digging out the yellow pages and calling the guy. If you were having a party, you’d...
A Lesson in Strategy Deployment from a 19th Century Cat
October 11, 2023I doubt he meant to be giving business tips when Louis Carol wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, but this exchange between...
Continuous Improvement Inspiration from Rio
August 23, 2016The Olympic games are winding down. We sure have been treated to some amazing performances. Watching Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, Usain...
The Lean Leadership Reading List
January 26, 2017Maybe it is just me, but I always feel a little caught off guard this time of the year when I walk into Target or the grocery store and see...
Why Do I need Kaizen Software When I Already Have Excel?
August 2, 2016A few years back, Microsoft did some research on the most common uses of Excel. What do you think was the number one thing contained in...