A Gemba Walk with Yoda: What Can We Learn?
October 11, 2023Star Wars: The Force Awakens has sold more advance tickets than any movie in history, and it's not close. We’re not going to lie – we’re as...
The Economic Cost of a Negative Company Culture - and How To Do Better
October 10, 2016A culture of continuous improvement is one in which employees are encouraged to speak up to make their work better. They know that they are...
9 Gift Ideas for Your Lean Loving Friends
December 4, 2015I don't know about you, but I'm a little disappointed that even after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I still have some holiday shopping...
Bert, Ernie and a Fundamental Principle of Hoshin Kanri
October 11, 2023“Hey there everybody! Can you do this, pat your head and rub your tummy? Try it. Pat on top and rub your tummy in a circle like this.” So...
How Kaizen Tracking Software Supports The Improvement Process
December 2, 2015We’ve written quite a bit about the philosophy of Kaizen and how organizations that embrace it are able to dramatically improve both short...
“What is Kaizen?” & 5 Other Continuous Improvement Questions Answered
December 1, 2015When someone first gets involved in continuous improvement, I bet it feels a bit like I’d feel if I went to a convention for...
Employee Recognition Software and the Spirit of Thanksgiving
November 25, 2015I love that Thanksgiving gives us all a reminder each year to be grateful for the people and things that we value in life. Some people...
Catchball: An Essential Practice for Flat Organizations
November 24, 2015A flat organizational structure with few or no levels of middle management can be extremely conducive to innovation and improvement....
3 Expert Approaches to Getting Started with Continuous Improvement
November 23, 2015-Three KaiNexus customers from two very different industries shared strategies for jump-starting continuous improvement at the recent 2015...