Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
Did You Know Cinderella Was A Lean Practitioner?
March 20, 2015When sitting around the Christmas tree with my extended family over the holidays, conversation inevitably turns to my job. My relatives...
Employee Engagement Ideas Borrowed from Hubspot’s Culture Code
November 4, 2017We are big fans of the marketing automation provider Hubspot. In fact, our website and this blog are hosted in the Hubspot Content...
Why It's Tempting To Be a Hoarder... And Why A Lean Organization Isn't
April 2, 2015I’ve always been fascinated by the A&E TV show “Hoarders.” Maybe it’s because my own closet still holds sweaters that I’ve had since the...
Mark Graban Shares The Secret to Impactful Continuous Improvement
April 11, 2017Have you heard of Mark Graban? He's an internationally-recognized expert in the field of “Lean Healthcare,” as a consultant, author, and ...
4 Ways to Make 2015 the Year of Continuous Learning
March 20, 2015There's an old joke with an exchange between a CFO and a CEO that goes like this... The CFO asks, “What happens if we invest in our...
How To Overcome 3 Common Barriers to Cross Functional Collaboration
March 8, 2018We speak to many people who are working to foster a continuous improvement mindset within their organization. One of the biggest challenges...
FedEx and UPS Didn't Ruin Christmas, Thanks to Continuous Improvement
April 11, 2017Companies that believe in a continuous improvement approach to business implement opportunities for improvement and recognize incremental...
4 Awesome Employee Engagement Ideas for the New Year
March 23, 2015The turn of the year is traditionally a time for reflecting on past successes and lessons learned, and then focusing on goals and...
IHOP Needs To Harness The Improvement Potential of Their Awesome Staff
March 26, 2015The story in this post is adapted from an original post written by Melissa Sher on her blog Mammalingo.