5 FAQs About the Basics of Kaizen Software
August 26, 2015We are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to talk to lots of organizations that are thoughtfully considering how they can implement...
Breaking Down the Philosophy of Incremental Improvement
October 11, 2023When business leaders talk about business improvement initiatives, conversations can easily drift toward methodologies and tools. While...
3 Managerial Traits That Sustain a Culture of Continuous Improvement
May 11, 2018Imagine that one of your employees is struggling with something at work. Maybe she has a process that’s mind numbingly inefficient, or...
Standard Work: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It Right
April 9, 2026Standard work is one of those ideas that sounds almost too simple to matter. Document the current best way of doing something. Make sure...
How Successful Companies Plan for a Breakthrough with Hoshin Kanri
July 21, 2016In previous posts, we’ve outlined the principles and steps involved in implementing the Hoshin Kanri (aka "policy deployment" or "strategy...
The Continuous Improvement Death Spiral, and How to Get Out of It
August 19, 2015When we ask customers and webinar attendees about their barriers to continuous improvement, the main thing we hear about is time. “We don’t...
7 Habits of Highly Effective Cross Functional Teams
July 21, 2016In a detailed study of 95 teams in 25 leading corporations, chosen by an independent panel of academics and experts, Behnam Tabrizi of the...
What I’d Do Differently: Continuous Improvement at BSA LifeStructures
September 17, 2015We began our continuous improvement journey at BSA LifeStructures in earnest about nine months ago. In that time, we’ve established pockets...
5 Technologies That Increase My Efficiency
April 11, 2017In my role as VP of Sales here at KaiNexus, I speak to people all the time that are skeptical about whether technology can make them...

