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Richard Kunst

Oct 29, 20234 min read

CULTURE exists everywhere

as soon as two people collaborate a culture is created.

How to Improve Operational Efficiency Under Pressure

Richard Kunst

Oct 22, 20233 min read

How to Improve Operational Efficiency Under Pressure

The morning became my sanctuary for addressing the immediate challenges that disrupted the smooth flow of our operations.

Shift Start ... Starts Employee Attitude

Richard Kunst

Oct 17, 20233 min read

Shift Start ... Starts Employee Attitude

“How goes my Monday will define how goes my Week!”

Richard Kunst

Oct 1, 20234 min read

Get LASER Focused on ATTENDANCE

I quickly became overwhelmed about how fixated and anal the Senior Management Team was about Team Member Attendance.

Richard Kunst

Sep 12, 20232 min read

What Orchestras Teach Us About Business

Orchestras teach us a lot about business. In an orchestra, each musician plays a distinct instrument, contributing to the whole.

My Pivotal Moment ... and how I ran my plant with only 1 hour per day.

Richard Kunst

Sep 5, 20232 min read

My Pivotal Moment ... and how I ran my plant with only 1 hour per day.

This is not enough Time !!! Lead ... Follow ... or Get out of the Way ! Let me show you how.

Richard Kunst

Aug 20, 20234 min read

A Chair Changed Culture

When I arrived the meeting room looked like a bomb had just exploded in it. Initially, I played the role of MOM, but that was not my job.

The Voice of Culture how I facilitated a cultural adjustment

Richard Kunst

Aug 13, 20234 min read

The Voice of Culture how I facilitated a cultural adjustment

Douglas the manager of a high-end appliance maker decided to advise me that all we produced was crap.

Richard Kunst

Aug 6, 20235 min read

How to Solve 5 Problems in Operations

A survey found 96% of respondents expected the addition of automation to increase . Yet, employees remain a central pillar of operations.

Want to step into the future? Work your Capacity and Staff Planning

Richard Kunst

Jul 30, 20232 min read

Want to step into the future? Work your Capacity and Staff Planning

Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.

YOKOTEN + ChatGPT perhaps a marriage made in heaven

Richard Kunst

Jul 23, 20233 min read

YOKOTEN + ChatGPT perhaps a marriage made in heaven

Yokoten as a concept is incredibly powerful and effective, implementing it as a core concept is very difficult

Switch your PDCA sequence for faster results

Richard Kunst

Jun 28, 20235 min read

Switch your PDCA sequence for faster results

I strongly suggest that you change the Deming cycle to Check, Act, Plan, Do (CAPD)

Sometimes the most important lesson is to play nice

Richard Kunst

Jun 24, 20233 min read

Sometimes the most important lesson is to play nice

Etiquette, At least, that’s what it was called in my generation.

Richard Kunst

Jun 18, 20232 min read

Hosting Better Meetings

Meetings are necessary tools – but not in the manner many are run.

Richard Kunst

May 7, 20234 min read

Developing Accountability

How does a Leader come into a company as large as Ford - with its , multiple product lines, and international operations -stay aligned?

Effective Succession Planning for Seamless Transitions

Richard Kunst

Apr 21, 20234 min read

Effective Succession Planning for Seamless Transitions

Let’s explore what a robust succession plan is, including identifying and developing internal talent.

Richard Kunst

Apr 16, 20234 min read

20 Habits of High Achievers

High achievers seem to always get so much done in so little time. How do they do it?

Lean Value Stream ... Have you truly defined your value stream?

Richard Kunst

Apr 7, 20234 min read

Lean Value Stream ... Have you truly defined your value stream?

Operations are the first to apply Lean because that is where “Waste” is typically the most visible.

Richard Kunst

Mar 19, 20234 min read

Managing Customer Demand

those pesky Rush Order Requests always seem to come from (pick one or all) 1) the same customer 2) same sales person 3) same customer ser

Richard Kunst

Mar 19, 20235 min read

Slow Down … Go Faster

the implementation of Lean is more about changing the culture and the way people think and act than the actual adoption of tools.

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