Webinar Preview: Collaboration, Leadership, A-Ha Moments, and Lean

I’m very pleased that we’ll be hosting a great webinar on November 29th titled “When Leaders Collaborate: Finding the A-Ha Moments that...

Best Practices for Successful Kaizen Events

You know what phrase makes us very sad?

“We tried that before and it didn’t work.”

We hate hearing that because too often a failure or...

Meet Some of the Pioneers of Lean Leadership

We spend a lot of time in this blog focused on the “what” and “why” of Lean and continuous improvement. Today, we thought it would be...

The Impact of Prescription Drug Pricing on the Quality of Healthcare

You know how, when you’re at the doctor and they’re filling out a prescription for you, they ask which pharmacy you use? The implication is...

A Few Profound Thoughts on Gemba Walks

As I was researching our upcoming post on the Pioneers of Lean Leadership, I came across a quote by Taiichi Ohno, one of the fathers of the...

How Visual Management and Visibility Helps Lean Consultants

When you’re a Lean consultant, a big part of your job is to visit your clients on site and help coach them and build their Lean or...

Webinar Preview: Cascading Strategy Through Hoshin Kanri

On November 14th, we are excited to be hosting a webinar on Hoshin Kanri (aka Strategy Deployment) that will be presented by Craig...

Top 7 Benefits of a Lean Management System

Although it got its start in the auto manufacturing industry, the Lean management approach to business is now widely used in every...

Post-Conference: How the KaiNexus Team Debriefs and Improves

Attending a conference and running a booth are completely different experiences.

The KaiNexus team frequently attends conferences - maybe...