5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Your Rapid Improvement Events
April 7, 2016It’s spring break time and college students from all over the country are hitting the beaches. What could go wrong? (Plenty if the video...
What and Who to Take On Your Next Gemba Walk
June 7, 2016Gemba walks are an important part of any continuous improvement effort. They involve leaders, managers, and supervisors going to the place...
How Playing Catchball Develops Trust in Your Improvement Culture
March 31, 2016Steven Covey once wrote, “Trust is the glue of life. It is the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational...
5 Vital Ingredients for the Continuous Improvement Model
March 25, 2016If you’ve watched even a minute of Top Chef or Chopped, you know that delicious dishes have the perfect balance of the five elements of...
Hoshin Kanri – Frequently Asked Questions
March 22, 2016One of the business management techniques that we often recommend to clients is called Hoshin Kanri. When we mention it to people,...
Tips From the Pros for a Successful Suggestion System Launch
March 21, 2016If your organization has decided to launch a suggestion system to capture employee ideas, congratulations! This is big step on the path to...
5 Essential Features of Toyota Kata Software
March 22, 2016There are two things that really set the business methodology of Toyota Kata apart from the others. First is the focus on the process of...
5 Traits of Continuous Improvement Leaders That YOU Need To Develop
April 17, 2019We’ve written extensively about the importance of viewing continuous improvement as everyone’s job, and why a bottom-up approach to...
Kaizen Software – Your Improvement Scoreboard
October 11, 2023It’s March Madness time, so let’s try a basketball related thought experiment. Imagine playing in or watching a basketball game without a...
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