Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
3 Questions to Ask Your Staff to Increase Engagement in Kaizen
June 13, 2018We know that 80% of the improvement potential in any organization lies in the frontline staff. After all, the people who actually perform...
Are You Making One of These Idea Board Mistakes?
May 4, 2018Idea boards are a common and useful tool for collecting ideas for improvement and displaying the status of projects. The instinct is spot...
Is it Time to Rethink Your Daily Huddle Board?
April 23, 2018Daily huddle meetings accompanied by the visual management tool of a huddle board are a favorite improvement management technique in...
Big Mistakes Made by Healthcare Organizations Implementing Lean
April 6, 2018The Lean approach to business management has its roots in manufacturing, but today it is widely used in hospitals and other healthcare...
How Digital Visual Management Spreads Improvement
February 11, 2020The human brain processes visual information significantly faster than text. Visuals are also more powerful than what we hear. When people...
How to Share Standard Work
March 22, 2018Standard Work is one of the bedrock elements of continuous improvement. In fact, Taiichi Ohno, the father of the Toyota Production System,...
How to Actually Enjoy a More Productive Gemba Walk
March 15, 2018Gemba walks are a valuable tool for anyone interested in continuous improvement and spreading a culture of improvement across the...
10 Things a Digital Kaizen Board Can Do That a Paper One Can’t
February 11, 2020Kaizen boards are a fantastic addition to any improvement program. They arrange information visually so that a quick glance provides useful...
6 New Ideas for Making Your Idea Boards Even Better
February 27, 2018Your idea board is probably full of smart suggestions about how to improve all sorts of processes, improve safety, reduce costs, eliminate...