Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
How to Lead an Improvement Culture without Being a Huge Jerk
February 16, 2017A common mistake companies make when rolling out a new culture of continuous improvement is to fail to provide leadership training to the...
Strategy Deployment Fail: Don’t Let This Happen to You
April 7, 2017I got a call from a good friend recently. She’s the CEO of a mid-sized technology company in Idaho. She’s almost always upbeat and full of...
Is a Kaizen Event the Right Tool for the Job?
January 4, 2017Kaizen events are a big deal. They pull people away from their regular jobs for a number of days; they require training, leadership must...
The Connection between Catchball and Culture
January 26, 2017Most leadership teams understand that a strong culture leads to positive outcomes like employee engagement, improved performance,...
The Four Phases of Strategy Deployment – Part II
January 24, 2017This is the second in our two-part post on the four phases of strategy deployment. In part one, we focused on what it takes to craft the...
Why This Organization Turned to Continuous Improvement Software
February 11, 2020When Dr. Tania Lyon became the first Director of Organizational Performance Improvement for St. Clair Hospital, continuous improvement...
The Irony of NOT Using Improvement Workflow Software
December 7, 2016Google defines irony as, “A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a...
Is Your Company Making this Gemba Walk Rookie Mistake?
December 6, 2016Because we get the opportunity to chat with organizations of all shapes and sizes about their continuous improvement efforts and processes,...
5 Valuable Roles to Fill for Your Next Kaizen Event
January 26, 2017When it is time to plan a Kaizen event, it is obviously important to think carefully about what you are going to tackle and how you are...