If You’re Going to Set a Goal, Make it Big, Hairy, and Audacious
August 11, 2017Recently, I read this article by Quint Studer: “Set 'Big Hairy Audacious Goals'.” A “big hairy audacious goal,” as the author Jim Collins...
No Time for Gemba Walks? Spend More Time On Gemba Walks.
August 10, 2017In talking with business leaders over the years, we’ve learned that Gemba Walks are a bit like eating better and getting more exercise....
Think Outside the Electronic Suggestion Box
August 7, 2017Employee suggestion boxes have been around for… well, we have no idea, so we’ll go with… ever. On some level, business leaders...
Webinar Preview: How to Leverage Lean for Long-Term Success
October 11, 2023There are lots of reasons to subscribe to the KaiNexus blog, but one of the best ones is that you get a heads up about all upcoming...
Five Lean Manufacturing Principles You Might Not Know
November 4, 2017Learning about Lean systems is often exciting and motivating for organizations eager to create sustainable long-term business success. One...
Why Process Control Charts are a Roadmap to Improvement
August 2, 2017Organizations that subscribe to the Lean or Six Sigma business methodology, and others that are devoted to continuous improvement, often...
Ideas for Spreading Improvement from Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
July 31, 2017Here at KaiNexus, we often get a peek into some of the truly remarkable improvement initiatives and work that organizations undertake to...
Enhancing the Power of Idea Boards with Improvement Software
July 28, 2017Idea boards have been used for quite some time now as a way to engage staff in continuous improvement. They're an excellent improvement on...
Strength in Numbers: Improving from the Bottom-Up [Webinar Preview]
July 26, 2017I was so excited to do this podcast interview with Mark Graban about tomorrow's webinar, I just had to share it with you all here on the...