Incremental Improvement and the Average Joe

Imagine that on New Year’s Day, Average Joe decides he needs to get healthier. All he needs to do is: quit smoking, stop drinking, run 3...

Is Kaizen Software Just a Glorified To Do List?

No.

(I could drop the mic and walk away from the shortest blog ever, but that would be rude.)

We’ll be the first to admit that when Kaizen...

Lessons on Leadership from a Grand Canyon River Trip

In July 2015, Mark had the opportunity to be part of a private permit 16 person, 16 day river trip on the Colorado River through the Grand...

Thoughts on the First KaiNexus User Conference

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When I first joined the KaiNexus team in 2011, we were just coming to market and had...

We Are Dr. Greg Jacobson & Mark Graban from KaiNexus, Ask Us Anything!

If you've been on the interwebs for a while, you might have run across the website Reddit, "the front page of the internet." Be careful,...

You Might Need a Kaizen Event If ….

While we believe that Kaizen events are an extremely effective improvement tool, we are reluctant to say too much about them without a word...

You’ve Taken a Gemba Walk. Now What?

As readers of this blog likely know, we’re big fans of the Gemba walk, and we’ve written about it with some frequency. Who can’t get behind...

Will Your Employees Hate You for Implementing Standard Work?

We’re not going to lie. The implementation of standard work can go very wrong. If not executed properly, it can be seen by employees as...

The Biggest Problems with Reactive Employee Engagement Software

If the overwhelmingly popular response to our post about 21 employee engagement activities that work is any indication, business leaders...