When Daily Huddles Go Astray
April 23, 2019When I decided to write this post, I thought it would be interesting to see what others have written about the practice of daily huddle...
How Hoshin Planning Aligns with PDSA
April 19, 2019We get a lot of questions from leaders about which continuous improvement tools and techniques they should use. Is DMAIC better than PDSA?...
The Truth About Electronic Suggestion Boxes
April 17, 2019There are lies people tell for selfish or malicious reasons. They come up in business from time to time, but far more common are fairytales...
Master Improvement with Kata Software
April 16, 2019"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
- Bruce Lee
Kata...
Why Some Hoshin Kanri Implementations Go Wrong
April 11, 2019Hoshin Kanri is a strategy deployment approach that is popular with organizations using the Lean or Six Sigma business methodology and...
Visual Management Software Features that Excite Executives
April 4, 2019As I prepared to write this post, I did a Google Search of, “Visual Management Software,” just to see what popped up. The top 4 posts were...
Common Excuses for Neglecting the Continuous Improvement Cycle
April 3, 2019Every business leader we talk to says that they would like to achieve continuous improvement. We’ve never heard one yet say, “Nah, who...
What Changes When an Organization Implements a Lean Management System?
April 2, 2019We talk to people who are interested in investing in software to support their continuous improvement efforts every day. Some of them are...
An 11 Step Gemba Walk Template for Executive Leaders
March 29, 2019“We say seeing is believing, but actually, we are much better at believing than seeing. In fact, we are seeing what we believe all the...
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