5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Continuous Improvement Organization
December 29, 2015It’s that time of year again when we all resolve to lay off the Burrito Supremes and spend more time at the gym. Yet somehow, Taco Bell is...
4 Unexpected HR Benefits of Continuous Improvement
December 21, 2015Organizations embrace continuous improvement, sometimes utilizing business process methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean, in order to...
The Economic Cost of a Negative Company Culture - and How To Do Better
October 10, 2016A culture of continuous improvement is one in which employees are encouraged to speak up to make their work better. They know that they are...
Incremental Improvement and the Average Joe
October 11, 2023Imagine that on New Year’s Day, Average Joe decides he needs to get healthier. All he needs to do is: quit smoking, stop drinking, run 3...
It's Not Fight Club, and 3 Other Rules of Catchball
October 11, 2023In their book, Value Stream Management for the Lean Office, Don Tapping and Tom Shuker describe the continuous improvement technique of...
3 Beliefs that Damage a Culture of Continuous Improvement
October 9, 2015This picture wasn’t taken at a liquor store with a witty staff. It was taken at Safeway, a major grocery store chain with more than 1,300...
Neuroplasticity, Memories, and PTSD in Kaizen and the Grand Canyon
October 6, 2015In July 2015, Mark Jaben had the opportunity to be part of a private permit 16 person, 16 day river trip on the Colorado River through the...
Who’s Responsible for Improvement Management?
October 5, 2015
The Lowdown on Standard Work
October 10, 2018Standard work is an important concept for any organization that is interested in embracing continuous improvement. It is relatively...
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