7 New Leadership and Management Books We Love
February 11, 2021The year 2020 will no doubt claim a chapter in the history books of the future. While it was a very challenging year in many ways, we did...
Continuous Improvement Predictions for 2021
December 8, 2020If you think trying to predict anything that will happen in 2021 is insane after what’s happened this year, you have a point. But by...
The Lessons We’re Thankful For This Year
November 24, 2020As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches in this most difficult year, it is undeniably human to focus on all that is lost. The toll of this...
Implementing a Culture of Improvement in Healthcare
December 16, 2020Across the globe, healthcare leaders are working hard to implement the principles of continuous improvement in their organizations....
How to Become a True Leader (No Matter Your Title)
November 3, 2020When people talk about the inner workings of organizations, we often use the word “leader” as a shortcut for “executive.” But the truth is,...
How To Reduce Waste with More Productive Meetings
October 20, 2020Even before the pandemic, most American workers felt that they were being forced into wasteful or even counterproductive meetings...
Improvement Culture: 4 Signs of Trouble
October 14, 2020Modern leaders are fortunate to have a host of proven continuous improvement tools like DMAIC, Standard Work, kanban, Hoshin Kanri, and...
Top 10 Tips for Onboarding Remote Employees
October 6, 2020Many employers put off hiring over the summer, hoping that the COVID-19 situation would improve, and office life would return to normal...
Why Simplicity Was Essential for CI at a Nuclear Plant
September 30, 2020The principles of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies originated from manufacturing, but there’s no doubt that they have been...