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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...


Richard Kunst
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Ten Tips for Top Managers
Ten Tips for Top Managers


Richard Kunst
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Does Process define the Culture? Or Does Culture define the Process?
Richard-San, why are you taking such a simple concept, which is a natural human attribute based and developing a complex training model?...


Richard Kunst
May 30, 20215 min read
Ready to Form, Storm, Norm and Perform?
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel of a post-Covid world … so we need to get ready for yet another society shift..


Richard Kunst
May 23, 20214 min read
Leadership is a statistical Algorithm.
There are a plethora of Leadership books in print, and more are invading the marketplace constantly. Ultimately Leadership remains a...


Richard Kunst
May 16, 20213 min read
Conflict Clouds
A common conflict in business is doing whatever it takes to satisfy the customer (damn the costs) or maximize profitability (damn service)


Richard Kunst
Apr 25, 20214 min read
Total Productive Maintenance (and more)
This one simple form contains so many treasures of changing and sustaining change in your organization. On the surface it looks like a...


Richard Kunst
Apr 4, 20212 min read
The Beauty of a Well Executed Plan
Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.


Richard Kunst
Mar 27, 20212 min read
How much Empowerment have you granted within your organization?
The best definition of empowerment is “Freedom within Limits”.

Richard Kunst
Mar 21, 20212 min read
KAMISHIBAI CARDS
Kamishibai or also know as “T” cards is a simple check card system which is used for systematically reviewing critical items within the work


Richard Kunst
Mar 7, 20214 min read
Is a Good Morning Greeting a Waste or a Disturbance?
When you take a step back and look at the different facets of your organization you must always see the untapped potential.


Richard Kunst
Feb 19, 20213 min read
Daily Report-Outs — Have You Achieved It?
What is “Going to the Gemba” and why is it so widely used in the Toyota Production System?
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