Continuous Improvement Software vs. Excel
February 26, 2020There's an old saying that goes, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” I firmly believe that Microsoft Excel is the...
Unclutter the Prefrontal Cortex of Your Organization with Hoshin Kanri
November 4, 2017There is an inconvenient truth about our brain. It is not into reality. It is into plausibility.
Improve Your Life in 29 Easy Steps: Continuous Improvement at Work
July 21, 2015Developing a culture of continuous improvement is one of the most important things you can do for your employees, and your business....
4 Common Gemba Walk Mistakes: Are You Slipping Up?
June 7, 2016As I started to put together some thoughts on this blog post about some potential Gemba Walk hazards, I recalled a quote by Mike Dooley,...
The Value Of Sharing Our Mistakes and Opportunities for Improvement
August 28, 2015We’re all human. Nobody’s perfect. I’ve produced 215 podcasts and there was that one time when I forgot to click “record” while recording a...
Standard Work: The Baseline for Continuous Improvement
March 20, 2015Merriam-Webster defines “improvement” as “The act or process of making something better.” The very word is relative. To determine if...
4 Innovation Tools that Accelerate Business Momentum
March 19, 2015Most business leaders recognize that their organization could benefit from more innovative products and processes. However, the practical...
The Advantages of Complexity Reduction & How To Achieve It
June 22, 2023Most businesses start out with fairly simple processes, product lines and structure. However, over time, adjustments are made, new elements...
Improve Safety with These 4 Techniques
March 19, 2015Back in junior high school, they made us take something called industrial arts, AKA shop class. They weren't going to turn a bunch of...

