Lean Thoughts

I wander and hear ongoing complaints about the inability to attract and retain labor, I see absolutely no effort to improve professionalism

to help folks identify waste and ultimately improve process all you need to do is stand and observe.

The central idea of LEAN – that everything should flow from raw material to the customer – came directly from Henry Ford. Ford,

Successful people have identified the skills, talents, and characteristics that enable them to succeed

Are you controlling your schedule or is your customer? but customers want it Faster, Better and Cheaper, modify your schedule.

One of the key initial rules in deploying Lean Methodologies is to assign a specific owner to a process, task or assignment ...

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?

Have you Ever ... ? Answer honestly to yourself.

Success relies on respect for people … but what does that actually mean?

For Lean Culture, Consider a rock-and-roll band. To excel at making good music the band must have ...

Annual Strategic Budget Thought Starters

Birth, Death and that gap in between is your "Gift of Time" to us.

Make your Plan Work your Plan MEET YOUR NUMBERS

The less wasteful a company is, the more profitable - assuming, of course, decent product

Metrics also serve as a powerful way to demonstrate improvement success to people who might otherwise roll their eyes.

Here are some lessons I’ve learned during my half-century on this planet:

It is not "IF" but "WHEN" ... why you need to commit to cybersecurity.

Yes your organization does have an Aura. Know it to manage a successful evolution.

Cadence being the gait that needs to be observed with your information and communication flow and the repeatability of tasks.

unless it directly contributes the primary guiding principal (Velocity) it becomes a waste of time, investment and ultimately money.