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Process Improvement is Idling while Process Survival is Dominant

Jun 19, 20224 min read

Process Improvement is Idling while Process Survival is Dominant

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

Habits of Successful Teams & simple Meeting Etiquette's

Richard Kunst

Jun 12, 20221 min read

Habits of Successful Teams & simple Meeting Etiquette's

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

Richard Kunst

Jun 12, 20223 min read

17 EMAIL ETIQUETTE TIPS

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

Richard Kunst

May 29, 20224 min read

Do Lean !!! Why ?????

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

Richard Kunst

May 29, 20223 min read

How to KILL Employee Trust

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

Richard Kunst

May 22, 20222 min read

Lean Manufacturing or Lean Enterprise?

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

Richard Kunst

May 22, 20224 min read

Assembly line put the world on wheels

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

Richard Kunst

May 1, 20227 min read

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH Communication

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

In His First Week Back as Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz Made a Brilliant Move. It Just May Save ...

Richard Kunst

May 1, 20224 min read

In His First Week Back as Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz Made a Brilliant Move. It Just May Save ...

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

Richard Kunst

Apr 17, 20225 min read

Do you have a PERFECT PROCESS ?

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

Inefficiency — Not Just The Labor Shortage — Is Breaking your output.

Richard Kunst

Apr 10, 20223 min read

Inefficiency — Not Just The Labor Shortage — Is Breaking your output.

"People leave Leaders not Companies". I loved the title of one recent article titled "We are not Family anymore" ... how true.

VISITORS ARE OUR BEST AUDITORS ... IF YOU DARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

Richard Kunst

Apr 3, 20223 min read

VISITORS ARE OUR BEST AUDITORS ... IF YOU DARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

feed-back and insights from first day impressions of new employees and visitors can be so valuable.

Richard Kunst

Mar 20, 20224 min read

Creating a Survival Work Culture

When a company “goes lean,” the tradition of managerial control is easily transferred to process improvement.

Richard Kunst

Mar 13, 20225 min read

Getting Lean “Right”

to ensure success, there are many factors to consider before embarking on your lean journey.

Vendors vs. Suppliers: Are You Buying Hot Dogs, or Building Relationships?

Richard Kunst

Mar 11, 20226 min read

Vendors vs. Suppliers: Are You Buying Hot Dogs, or Building Relationships?

How to leverage the "hidden factory" as part of your winning team.

Richard Kunst

Mar 6, 20223 min read

Lean Philosophy and Culture

Our Philosophy of keeping an object in constant motion while adding value the customer is willing to pay for also became part of our culture

Richard Kunst

Mar 6, 20222 min read

Take Responsibility for Fixing Things

Blaming comes easy. Complaining is a cakewalk. But the culture needs encouragers,

Rabbits, Turtles and Foxes The Characters in a Lean Transformation.

Richard Kunst

Feb 27, 20223 min read

Rabbits, Turtles and Foxes The Characters in a Lean Transformation.

It is our job as Lean leaders to recognize and handle each accordingly.

Vision ... It is not just for the big guys!

Richard Kunst

Feb 27, 20222 min read

Vision ... It is not just for the big guys!

“ 50% of the waste in your organization is there because you live with it every day which makes it become invisible…

Richard Kunst

Feb 20, 20224 min read

Office LEAN

Consider that 60 to 80 percent of all cost related with meeting a customer demand is an administrative or non-production-related function.

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