Fundamental Skills Every Project Manager Must Master
November 19, 2019The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a global nonprofit professional organization for project management. They wrote the book on...
The Lean Linchpin: Middle Managers
July 29, 2019A linchpin is a fastener passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position. The term is also used figuratively, according to...
#TargetDown is an Opportunity for Improvement
June 17, 2019I guess I picked a bad day to go to Target. I kind of knew it was a bad day to go to Target because it was a Saturday and the day before...
When Being Right is the Wrong Strategy for Change
May 16, 2019Frequent readers of this blog are probably familiar with Mark Graban. Mark has been an enormous contributor to the ideological foundation...
Kaizen Process - Roles and Responsibilities
May 10, 2019The Kaizen process is a brilliantly simple approach to business operations. Kaizen is a Japanese word that means “good change.” The...
How Software Enables Lean Leadership
September 25, 2018It’s 2018, and if you haven’t heard, there’s an app for that. We use software to manage almost every aspect of business today from HR to...
Meet Some of the Pioneers of Lean Leadership
November 17, 2017We spend a lot of time in this blog focused on the “what” and “why” of Lean and continuous improvement. Today, we thought it would be...
Previewing How to Coach for Creativity and Service Excellence
February 11, 2020On March 28, KaiNexus will be hosting a webinar with Karyn Ross, who recently published the Shingo Award-winning book The Toyota Way to...
How to Lead an Improvement Culture without Being a Huge Jerk
February 16, 2017A common mistake companies make when rolling out a new culture of continuous improvement is to fail to provide leadership training to the...
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