What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?
August 20, 2025Ever wonder why some Lean initiatives take off while others fizzle out? It often comes down to one critical factor: employee participation....
22 Training and Engagement Ideas for 2024
May 13, 2024Whether your company has ten employees or 10,000, coming up with an employee engagement strategy can be a challenge. It's easy to fall back...
Strategies to Improve Employee Engagement in the Workplace
October 11, 2022Leaders need to get the most out of every asset they have in today's business environment with tight budgets and tough competition. For...
What is a Kanban Board and How Does it Improve Quality?
June 22, 2023In the post-WW II era, Toyota realized that they could improve profitability and product quality by matching parts inventory with real-time...
How & Why to Introduce the CQI Proces to New Employees
August 27, 2021I've noticed something interesting in all articles and blogs I read about CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement). Most of the writing...
Engaging Physicians in Lean: A 2021 Virtual Indiana Lean Healthcare Summit Presentation
June 15, 2021At the 2021 Virtual Indiana Lean Healthcare Summit, several incredible Lean leaders shared their experience fostering a state of healthcare...
The Motivation-Hygiene Theory of Employee Engagement
April 20, 2021It is relatively common for people to use the terms "employee engagement" and "employee satisfaction" interchangeably. However, we have...
Continuous Improvement Goals Suggestions for 2023
June 22, 2023In 2020, we laid out some suggested continuous improvement resolutions. If the pandemic thwarted your plans and best intentions, give...
Don’t Miss Your Next $1M Idea: 5 Reasons Why You Should Include Everyone in Your Improvement System
November 20, 2020Imagine going on a family road trip but not bringing your family. Do some people stay behind so they can experience the trip through the...