Jeff Roussel
Recent Posts
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...
How Leader Standard Work at Every Level Builds an Improvement Culture
March 13, 2025In some organizations, the leaders who are good at putting out fires are considered the best managers. But what if, instead of putting out...
How to Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of Operational Excellence Efforts
February 26, 2025Operational Excellence (OpEx) is not a one-time initiative—it’s an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, efficiency, and high...
Celebrating Mark Graban's Shingo Award for The Mistakes That Make Us
February 20, 2025Mark Graban’s most recent book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, has been honored with the...
5 Whys: A Simple Tool for Root Cause Analysis and Goal Setting | KaiNexus
December 17, 2024The 5 Whys technique is a cornerstone of Lean management and continuous improvement practices. Originally developed as part of the Toyota...
Kaizen Event Planning in 7 Simple Steps
December 5, 2024Here at KaiNexus, we get the opportunity to chat with organizations across all industries and write about many different continuous...
How to Evaluate Continuous Improvement Systems: Key Criteria for Success | KaiNexus
November 14, 2024In an era where agility and responsiveness define business success, continuous improvement (CI) has become the backbone for organizations...
12 Workplace Organization Techniques & Management Tools
August 30, 2024Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing are business methodologies focused on improving the quality of goods or services an organization produces...
Best Practices for Effective Kaizen Management
August 8, 2024Kaizen management can give your company a significant edge over your competitors. It involves lean operations and continuous improvement,...

