Is higher pay the answer to the labour shortage?
I wander and hear ongoing complaints about the inability to attract and retain labor, I see absolutely no effort to improve professionalism
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Richard Kunst
Oct 24, 20219 min read
Colin Powell's Leadership Legacy Lessons
Colin Powell passed away on October 18th he had a profound career. His lessons in Leadership are worth reflecting on as part of his legacy
Richard Kunst
Oct 17, 20214 min read
Just Stand and Observe !!!
to help folks identify waste and ultimately improve process all you need to do is stand and observe.
Richard Kunst
Oct 17, 20215 min read
LEAN is all about FLOW !!
The central idea of LEAN – that everything should flow from raw material to the customer – came directly from Henry Ford. Ford,
Richard Kunst
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Manage your Process Schedule
Are you controlling your schedule or is your customer? but customers want it Faster, Better and Cheaper, modify your schedule.
Richard Kunst
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Any Formal Problem Solving is a Waste !
Before you start on any Problem Solving journey focus on your Problem Statement with only one (1) Object and one (1) Deviation or you are ju
Richard Kunst
Sep 19, 20212 min read
Accountability throughout your workplace
One of the key initial rules in deploying Lean Methodologies is to assign a specific owner to a process, task or assignment ...
Richard Kunst
Sep 19, 20214 min read
All People are Professionals and they want a Professional Environment
All people can give is their "Gift of Time" but ultimately they decide who gets that gift ... how welcoming are you in accepting this gift?
Richard Kunst
Sep 12, 20212 min read
Ethics First ... but includes diversity
Have you Ever ... ? Answer honestly to yourself.
Richard Kunst
Sep 12, 20212 min read
VALUES BUILD CULTURE
Success relies on respect for people … but what does that actually mean?
Richard Kunst
Sep 5, 20214 min read
ENHANCE or Create a LEAN Culture
For Lean Culture, Consider a rock-and-roll band. To excel at making good music the band must have ...
Richard Kunst
Aug 29, 20212 min read
Birth, Death and your Gift of Time
Birth, Death and that gap in between is your "Gift of Time" to us.
Richard Kunst
Aug 22, 20211 min read
start STRATEGIC PLANNING with reflection.
Make your Plan
Work your Plan
MEET YOUR NUMBERS
Richard Kunst
Aug 15, 20214 min read
METRICS ARE NECESSARY | but where and what may be reflective of what you want.
Metrics also serve as a powerful way to demonstrate improvement success to people who might otherwise roll their eyes.
Richard Kunst
Aug 7, 20212 min read
It is not "IF" but "WHEN" ... you need to commit to cybersecurity.
It is not "IF" but "WHEN" ... why you need to commit to cybersecurity.
Richard Kunst
Jul 31, 20214 min read
Know your Business Aura | Strategic Factors Impacting Change
Yes your organization does have an Aura. Know it to manage a successful evolution.
Richard Kunst
Jul 25, 20214 min read
Lean does not start with 5S, here is why.
unless it directly contributes the primary guiding principal (Velocity) it becomes a waste of time, investment and ultimately money.
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20214 min read
Knowing your Human Talent to create a Lean Culture
It has been said that the factory of the future will only require 2 occupants, 1 Human and 1 Dog.
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20214 min read
Skill Acquisition and Definition: The Dreyfus Model
It is all about Culture Speed of methodology absorption.
Richard Kunst
Jun 28, 20214 min read
Did you really pivot?
COVID-19 has spawned its own vocabulary. “Physical distancing","super spreaders" and “elbow bump” have all come to mean very specific...
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