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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.

Richard Kunst

Apr 10, 20222 min read

The truth of an A3 ... really

There is a lot of Hysteria within the Lean Community about A3 thinking well I am here to shatter the myth.

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.

IF you have time to LEAN you have time to CLEAN !

Richard Kunst

Apr 3, 20223 min read

IF you have time to LEAN you have time to CLEAN !

Clean to INSPECT .. and you do have the time.

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.

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.

5S for SUCCESS just like you should dress for SUCCESS

Richard Kunst

Feb 12, 20223 min read

5S for SUCCESS just like you should dress for SUCCESS

Many of us know the power of Visual Management. It provides individuals and organizations the ability to Provide instant feed-back to...

Structured problem-solving is a process, starting before you start.

Richard Kunst

Feb 6, 20224 min read

Structured problem-solving is a process, starting before you start.

In order for any Problem Solving methodology to work you need to have a strong Problem Statement.

Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify ... then ... AUTOMATE

Richard Kunst

Jan 15, 20222 min read

Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify ... then ... AUTOMATE

Ultimately you either pay a sinful amount to attract and retain labour or you take a closer look at your processes to identify opportunities

5 New Year's Resolutions for your Business

Richard Kunst

Dec 19, 20215 min read

5 New Year's Resolutions for your Business

there are still many opportunities to prepare your businesses for a banner year. Here are five ...

Richard Kunst

Dec 5, 20214 min read

TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE

Our TPM workstations remain pure where have incorporated layered audits, where the operator is truly recognized as a customer.

Richard Kunst

Nov 25, 20214 min read

CENTER OF TRUTH

“CENTER OF TRUTH” a location where you can research to see if a “Disturbance to Flow” has previously been experienced and corrected

Richard Kunst

Nov 25, 20213 min read

Lead, Follow or Get Out Of The Way

Leaders will do a lap through the facility to see how things are performing and get data inputs just in case someone presents a question.

Quit complaining about losing staff ... do something about it.

Richard Kunst

Nov 11, 20213 min read

Quit complaining about losing staff ... do something about it.

ou have heard the term "Dress for Success" but how is your business dressed to attract and retain employees?

STRATEGIC PLANNING | BUDGET thoughts starters ... (part 1)

Richard Kunst

Oct 31, 20213 min read

STRATEGIC PLANNING | BUDGET thoughts starters ... (part 1)

methodologies and the typical benefits that can be achieved

Is higher pay the answer to the labour shortage?

Richard Kunst

Oct 24, 20213 min read

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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