KaiNexus: HRO Software
April 11, 2017What is a “high reliability organization,” or an HRO? It’s an organization that works continuously to avoid major mishaps through a...
For The Want Of A Nail: A Genius Approach to Employee Engagement Ideas
June 3, 2016Have you ever heard this parable? It’s a classic story about how one seemingly small problem, a missing nail, can have monumental...
Continuous Improvement Leadership: 5 Things CEOs Can Learn from Chefs
March 19, 2015I have always been interested in cooking. A few years ago, my wife convinced me to take a year-long professional cooking course. I learned...
5 Vital Attributes of a Lean Management System
March 20, 2015Embracing the concept of Lean management is a first step for most organizations. The next step is to find tools and technology that will...
Will Your Leadership Kill Your Culture of Continuous Improvement?
March 19, 2015Check out that guy in the picture on the right. His employees are tossing some bright ideas into the funnel, and they’re raining down on...
Standard Work: The Baseline for Continuous Improvement
March 20, 2015Merriam-Webster defines “improvement” as “The act or process of making something better.” The very word is relative. To determine if...
Kicking Off A New Approach to a Culture of Improvement
April 12, 2017Last month, I had a great opportunity to work onsite with one of our customers, Mary Greeley Medical Center, in Ames, Iowa. They’ve been...
10 Haikus About Continuous Improvement
March 18, 2015These days, it's pretty common for people to be on information overload. There's so much to read, so much to watch, so many people to talk...
Should You Engage Employees In Continuous Improvement? [Quiz]
June 23, 2015Have you ever wondered whether or not you have the kind of business that would benefit from engaging your employees in continuous...