9 of Our Favorite Performance Improvement Methods

We’re in the lucky position to have the opportunity to chat with leaders who are dedicated to organizational and employee performance...

How to Introduce Continuous Improvement Software to Employees

Effective communication is the most critical element of any continuous improvement software roll out. Whether or not your employees will...

Avoid These 6 Missteps to Achieve Continuous Improvement Goals

We like to keep things positive in this blog, but once in a while, it makes sense to explore the roadblocks that organizations can face...

Who Should be Involved in Lean?

When I decided to do a post on who should be involved in Lean, I Googled the question. I was quite surprised that no content specific to...

What to Include in Your Kaizen Event Charter

We recently had a conversation with a client who has been through a few too many failed Kaizen events. The team was unorganized, not well...

The Best Alternative to a Kanban Board in Excel

Microsoft Excel is one of the most widely used applications on the planet. I know exactly why. It’s amazingly flexible, most people know...

Who Should Participate in Kaizen?

One of the questions that we get asked most often by leadership teams trying to adopt the Kaizen approach to business that made Toyota so...

What to Include on Your Gemba Walk Agenda

Gemba walks are a favorite Lean management technique, but they can be used by any leader to become more connected with the people and...

Webinar Preview: A Chat with Oscar Roche About TWI & Kata

I'm really excited to be hosting a webinar that's coming up on Tuesday, August 14th at 1 PM ET:

TWI and Kata: Skill Patterns to Develop a...