Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
Business Transformation Strategy: Breakthrough Ahead
May 2, 2023Business transformation strategy is the comprehensive process of changing an organization's core operations, processes, culture, and...
Tiered Huddles: How Structured Daily Communication Drives Improvement
April 3, 2026Most organizations have meetings. What they lack is a system that connects what happens on the front lines to what leadership needs to know...
8 Steps to Elevate Safety Culture in Your Organization
February 23, 2023How to promote risk awareness and prevention
The influence of culture significantly impacts employee behaviors and attitudes about...
Where Continuous Quality Improvement Strategies Go Wrong
February 14, 2023Implementing a quality improvement strategy is a proactive way for organizations to gain an edge in a highly competitive landscape,...
The 10 Benefits of Business Transformation
January 31, 2023"Business transformation" is a phrase used to describe what happens when an organization fundamentally changes its operations. The goal of...
Lean Continuous Improvement: Increase Productivity in 2023
January 25, 2023If our conversations with business leaders are any indication, the theme of 2023 is how to get more productivity out of existing resources....
Kaizen: Where Japanese Management Meets Daily Work
May 14, 2026In the business management context, continuous improvement means a never-ending effort to identify and eliminate the root causes of...
Huddle Boards: How Healthcare Teams Use Them for Process Improvement
April 3, 2026In sports, a huddle happens when the team gathers to strategize before a play. Everyone learns their role, the plan is confirmed, and the...
The Indispensable Role of Middle Management in Lean
November 16, 2022Many organizations that seek to implement the Lean business methodology find that their structure is too rigid and bureaucratic to...

