Lean Thoughts

those businesses that stand out also tend to operate with a heavy dose of tribal knowledge … which other view as a vulnerability

The trust has been broken between employee's and employer's during Covid so no wonder that employee's are seeking a security blanket.

a secret to maintaining a good relationship is to instill the “no counting” rule.

Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.

With up to a 49% turnover rate in the certain sectors last year, businesses are straining to attract and retain talent.

here are the top soft skills employers are currently looking for. and then Bring there Soft Skills to the Surface.

Now that lean has been affecting production processes for decades, how far has factory layout/design come? In my experience, not very far!

Perceived effective communications does not always work. Which is why you need to share communication through at least 2 channels.

We have paused, denied, diverted, deviated, destructed, pivoted, innovated and of course prayed for normal to return.

she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

The main consequence is that Process owners adapted processes towards survival not necessarily with a focus on sustainable improvement

Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.

Some things that we are losing through emerging new technology are NOT good, namely etiquette.

Lean is not a cost reduction exercise. Lean is about increasing velocity within your process

As companies must be fast, adaptable, agile, and courageous to compete, one of the most important elements is the ability to trust. Trust...

Does Lean apply only to manufacturing or is it applicable to other parts of our business?

The basic method of building cars hasn't changed much over the last 93 years:

You post a Memo and Assume it will be read ... NOT!!

with great sensitivity, understand from you, how can we do better," said Schultz.

As a leader you need to take time to “pause” to be “ON” your business rather than being “IN” your business.