Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
5 Ways To Piss Off Your Employees and Kill Continuous Improvement
July 21, 2016Leaders play a critical role in establishing and supporting cultures of continuous improvement in their organizations. They set the tone...
"Running Out Of Gas," and Other Continuous Improvement Verses
March 18, 2015Thanks to everyone who submitted a continuous improvement haiku on this blog post over the past couple of weeks! We had a great range of...
A Lesson in Kaizen from Yellowstone National Park
March 20, 2015This video is making the rounds on LinkedIn, have you seen it yet? It’s a video about how wolves caused a "trophic cascade” in Yellowstone...
Collaborative Improvement Software in a Trucking and Logistics Company
August 28, 2015One of the most valuable features of continuous improvement software is the way it connects people throughout an organization so that they...
Office Safari: How to Spot an Engaged Employee in the Wild
March 23, 2015According to a Dale Carnegie survey of more than 1,500 employees, fully 71% are not engaged. So while engaged employees aren’t exactly as...
Broken Windows Theory in Continuous Improvement
March 19, 2015 “Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows....Driving Success: Unlocking the Culture of Continuous Improvement
June 5, 2023“What do I need for a successful culture of continuous improvement?”
Methodology, leadership, and technology.
“Where did I go wrong trying...
How to Recognize and Resolve the 7 Wastes of Lean
July 21, 2016The guiding principle of the Lean business process methodology is the elimination of waste. Given that waste reduction is the primary...
Do You Really Know The Definition of Employee Engagement?
August 11, 2015The term “employee engagement” is used in business a lot like the term “customer satisfaction.” Every business knows both are good and that...