Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
Simon Sinek Shares an Opinion of Lean on the Gemba Academy Podcast
September 25, 2015I've written about Simon Sinek on this blog before, and if you've read those posts, you know that he is my hero. He's an author best known...
Driving Process Improvement in an Information Systems Department
September 11, 2015I wanted to share with you a story that I heard for the first time in a webinar presented by Jason Coons, the Director of Process...
United Airlines Makes an Incremental Improvement Worth $20 Million
October 11, 2023The airline industry reported record profits of over $5 billion in the second quarter of 2015. United Continental Holdings reported its...
What Makes a Great Leader, According to Clif Bar CEO
September 4, 20156 Leadership Blunders We All Need to Stop Making
August 28, 2015Striking the right balance when leading a culture of continuous improvement is tough. You have to figure out how to engage your employees...
Array Architects Shares Their Continuous Improvement Story
April 18, 2024Focusing solely on the healthcare market, our customer Array Architects offers a full complement of knowledge-based services including...
Modern Employee Engagement Software: How’d we Get Here?
September 3, 2015The notion that employees are a valuable resource for ideas on how to improve companies is not new. Managers have been asking for input for...
4 Must-Haves for Cultivating Cross Functional Collaboration
October 11, 2023I go to the farmer’s market every weekend. I'm always in awe of the beauty and variety of the harvest the farmers produce. The fresh fruits...
Pay People to Quit, and Other Employee Engagement Ideas from Zappos
August 11, 2015You’ve probably heard of Zappos, the online shoe retailer based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Well, I call them a shoe retailer, but they would...