Lean Thoughts

Credit is tightening and no business system can keep pace with the changes in the market. Cash has always been King …

Vehicles are easy to build while still being complex … and at the base it is all about how you manage component replenishment.

If you struggle with the anxiety that comes with trying to plan what is next for your business, you are not alone.

"There’s a Link Between Effective Leadership and Getting Enough Sleep. In our hyper-connected, 24/7 world, many of us are losing sleep.

one of your most critical responsibilities as a leader is to determine what the top priorities are for both the company and yourself.

A successful Strategic Plan not only allows you to outline the direction that you want your business to take

By making sure people “stay busy” you are depriving yourself of information you must have to make rational management decisions.

The trust has been broken between employee's and employer's during Covid so no wonder that employee's are seeking a security blanket.

a secret to maintaining a good relationship is to instill the “no counting” rule.

Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.

With up to a 49% turnover rate in the certain sectors last year, businesses are straining to attract and retain talent.

here are the top soft skills employers are currently looking for. and then Bring there Soft Skills to the Surface.

Now that lean has been affecting production processes for decades, how far has factory layout/design come? In my experience, not very far!

The main consequence is that Process owners adapted processes towards survival not necessarily with a focus on sustainable improvement

Some things that we are losing through emerging new technology are NOT good, namely etiquette.

Lean is not a cost reduction exercise. Lean is about increasing velocity within your process

Does Lean apply only to manufacturing or is it applicable to other parts of our business?

The basic method of building cars hasn't changed much over the last 93 years:

Cost accounting drives us to local optimization but this paradigm is the largest obstacle to productivity improvement.

Maybe not so always eloquently stated but the theme is a constant mantra in all organizations.