How to Design and Use an A3 Management Process Template
May 3, 2021Whether you’ve read volumes about various business methodologies and the philosophy of continuous improvement or just a few articles, you...
Back to Basics - 6 Principles of Lean Healthcare
April 22, 2021We spend a lot of time and effort on this blog digging into the details of how to start, spread, and sustain a Lean culture. We think it is...
The Motivation-Hygiene Theory of Employee Engagement
April 20, 2021It is relatively common for people to use the terms "employee engagement" and "employee satisfaction" interchangeably. However, we have...
KaiNexus Office Relocating to Antarctica, Summer 2021
April 1, 2021Companies around the world have spent the last year learning how to manage a remote workforce as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe....
Evidence that Lean CLEAR-ly Works in Healthcare
March 30, 2021Dr. John Toussaint has long been one of the world's leading practitioners and advocates in the world of Lean healthcare, so it's always...
Kaizen 101. New to The Approach? Start Here.
March 23, 2021The world was first introduced to kaizen's philosophy and practice in 1986 with Masaaki Imai's book, Kaizen, The Key to Japan's Competitive...
3 Fundamental Quality Management Techniques
March 17, 2021Quality management is a subject that's often studied in business. There are hundreds of books and countless blog posts with advice on how...
Wondering Where to Start? 30 Business Process Improvement Examples
March 9, 2021One thing we hear from leaders who are looking to implement a structured approach to business process improvement is that it is difficult...
Improvement Software Buyer's Guide for Manufacturers
March 3, 2021Continuous improvement has long been an important goal in manufacturing. Some organizations leverage structured business management...