Lean Thoughts

f you had sat on your hands and then instructed the dealer rep to conduct the procedure that you did he would have learned.

Adaptability is a blend of flexibility and versatility.

as soon as two people collaborate a culture is created.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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