Wondering Where to Start? 30 Business Process Improvement Examples
March 9, 2021One thing we hear from leaders who are looking to implement a structured approach to business process improvement is that it is difficult...
Hidden Opportunities for Improvement in Manufacturing
December 23, 2020Manufacturing organizations dedicated to continuous improvement look for opportunities to eliminate waste at every juncture. They may spend...
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...
6 Steps to Improvement in Manufacturing
June 9, 2021One of the most important responsibilities of managers in manufacturing environments is to contain costs. The most obvious cost to...
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...
10 Leadership Mistakes that Undermine Improvement Efforts
May 12, 2020Leaders that we speak with get very excited about the idea of creating an improvement engine within their organizations. Who doesn’t want a...
What I Learned by Leaving Toyota
November 19, 2019Our 2019 KaiNexicon event in Austin was a tremendous success, thanks to all of our fabulous participants and speakers. Lots of valuable...
Framed to Fit: Why Managers Endorse Ideas
June 5, 2019Dr. Ethan Burris is a Professor of Management and the Chevron Centennial Fellow at the McCombs School of Business at the University of...
Resolutions to Help Achieve Your Process Improvement Goals in 2019
January 14, 2019We saved this post for a couple of weeks into the New Year to give everyone a chance to get their exercise/weight loss/financial planning...

