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Richard Kunst
2 days ago4 min read
5S+1 ... The enabler of Your Brand
You have hired PROFESSIONALS, you need to provide them a PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT for them to deliver PROFESSIONAL RESULTS!


Richard Kunst
4 days ago4 min read
CADENCE
Why is cadence important? If you ignore it … it can dramatically add days to your process lead-time invisibly

Richard Kunst
Feb 131 min read
EBITDA might sound complex
EBITDA, It's simply your business performance without the noise.

Richard Kunst
Jan 194 min read
How do you measure a successful day?
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are put in place to insure that sites, departments or teams are meeting the overall organizational objectiv

Richard Kunst
Jan 23 min read
What to Do About Trump’s Promised Tariffs? DO NOT PANIC!
The recent buzz around Trump’s proposed tariffs has many Canadian businesses—and their American counterparts—feeling uneasy.


Richard Kunst
Jan 22 min read
Conversations with the Future
From the role of AI in shaping our lives to the impact of genetics, robotics, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and life extension,


Richard Kunst
Dec 27, 20242 min read
New Year, New Beginnings
Maybe they fear if they train the team they will leave, but worse is if you don't train them and they stay !

Richard Kunst
Nov 27, 20242 min read
What is your Employee Retention Plan ?
Anyone running a business today knows how difficult it is to attract and retain their people.

Richard Kunst
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Are your people engaged?
75% of employees could be in some state of disengagement


Richard Kunst
Oct 8, 20244 min read
How do you run your Organization? Founder Mode or Manager Mode
there are in effect two ways to run a company: Founder Mode and Manager Mode


Richard Kunst
Oct 8, 20242 min read
There are 6 Lean strategies every business owner should know.
Here are the six key Lean strategies that can transform your operations:

Richard Kunst
Sep 15, 20243 min read
Checklists are not for Dummies
Why don't fighter pilots learn to fly without checklists?

Richard Kunst
Sep 5, 20243 min read
TAKE-OFF & LANDINGS focus on your start and stop of shifts
If the process can run at rate right from the start of shift we will know the following;
The process was left “wet”

Richard Kunst
Aug 28, 20244 min read
The 4 Advisors YOU NEED Who Could Save You From Yourself
As a Leader, the buck stops with you. Every day, you make countless decisions about your company

Richard Kunst
Jul 16, 202420 min read
How to Find and Recruit the BEST HOURLY EMPLOYEES
If you make the effort to find and recruit the best hourly employees, you will add value to the organization now and in the future

Richard Kunst
Jul 2, 20243 min read
Check your Guages
“Low visibility” for many leaders and disorientation can easily occur as you find yourself constantly adapting to changing conditions.

Richard Kunst
Jun 30, 20243 min read
“VISION” of VISUAL workplace
For those not yet committed to a visual factory – stupid floors you just walk on, but smart floors are filled with information.

Richard Kunst
Jun 15, 20242 min read
One More Time --- The Things That Kill “Going Lean Successfully”
No clear understanding of all intra-relationships


Richard Kunst
Jun 9, 20243 min read
Updating Your Value Stream Maps !!
You have made a huge plunge to develop Value Stream Maps for key products. So, it is even more important to take time for a review.

Richard Kunst
May 19, 20242 min read
Behavioral Design
Behavioral design is not about using psychology to manipulate people. It’s about using psychology to help people achieve their goals.
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