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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...
The Subtle Presence of Lean Practices in IKEA
July 22, 2015Last weekend, I left my baby with Grammy and Poppy and journeyed to the Mecca of home furnishings. Obviously, I mean IKEA. I’ve crammed...
Grade Your Improvement Culture in 2 Minutes
July 22, 2015KaiNexus' Improvement Culture Grader
Know Your Score. Make it Better.Spread Continuous Improvement.
Continuous Improvement Software vs. Excel
February 26, 2020There's an old saying that goes, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” I firmly believe that Microsoft Excel is the...
How to Host a Pre-Mortem Examination and Keep Your Projects Alive
July 21, 2015Have you ever had a project fail miserably, only to find out - too late - that there were people on your team who predicted exactly what...
5 Ways Whole Foods is Doing Right by Process Improvement
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Give Me Your Malcontents: Secrets to Innovation at Pixar
October 11, 2023I’m always on the lookout for stories about innovative companies, but it’s not often that I’m floored by what I find; innovative companies...
Exceptional Leaders of Innovation Lead Differently [TED Talk]
July 21, 2015Linda Hill is a business professor and ethnographer who throws conventional leadership wisdom out the window with her approach to leading...
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