How The Success of Your Lean Culture Hinges on Good Leadership

There have been many studies and examples over the years that prove the link between business culture and business performance. Good...

Fill Your Bucket One Drop at a Time with Incremental Improvement

I know that idioms aren’t meant to be taken literally, but every time I hear someone use the phrase, “It’s just a drop in the bucket,” to...

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Continuous Improvement Organization

It’s that time of year again when we all resolve to lay off the Burrito Supremes and spend more time at the gym. Yet somehow, Taco Bell is...

“What is Kaizen?” & 5 Other Continuous Improvement Questions Answered

When someone first gets involved in continuous improvement, I bet it feels a bit like I’d feel if I went to a convention for...

Incremental Improvement and the Average Joe

Imagine that on New Year’s Day, Average Joe decides he needs to get healthier. All he needs to do is: quit smoking, stop drinking, run 3...

Incremental Improvement: Not Just for the Factory Floor.

If you do a bit of reading about  improvement methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, or Toyota Kata, you might come...

Breaking Down the Philosophy of Incremental Improvement

When business leaders talk about business improvement initiatives, conversations can easily drift toward methodologies and tools. While...

5 Technologies That Increase My Efficiency

In my role as VP of Sales here at KaiNexus, I speak to people all the time that are skeptical about whether technology can make them...

The Difference between a Gemba Walk and Management by Walking Around

"Oh, we already do that. We just call it Management by Walking Around."

We hear this from leaders in every industry. The assumption that a ...