Credibility Trumps Reason: Why Improvement Fails to Spread

What You Need to Know About Catchball [FAQs]

There are many tools in the continuous improvement toolkit. Everything from Gemba walks to value stream maps help organizations accelerate...

Don’t Take Your Next Gemba Walk Off the Cliff

Gemba Walks are an important way that managers can identify opportunities for improvement and accelerate positive change within the...

Eliminate 5 Barriers to Improvement with Kaizen Software

Here’s an interesting question. What keeps improvement from happening organically? Why is an improvement culture something that we have to...

A Study of a Successful Lean Management System [Webinar on Demand]

Michael Lombard, MBA, PMP is an accomplished leader in Lean Healthcare, currently serving as the Senior Director of Operational Excellence...

The 3 Things Your Continuous Improvement Culture Can't Live Without

Every organization is different and no doubt there are some things that are unique to yours. But after years of working with many types of...

What Smart People Have to Say About Employee Engagement

Employee engagement is not the only thing that matters in business, but it matters a lot. Engaged employees contribute more ideas, care...

Spring Clean Your Way to Improvement with a 5S-Focused Kaizen Event

It’s that time of year when many of us take some time to clean out a few closets, organize the garage, and clear our home of clutter. It is...

Hoshin Kanri Quick Tips and Best Practices

Hoshin Kanri (also called Strategy Deployment) is a method for ensuring that the strategic goals of a company drive progress and action at...