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Richard Kunst
Jan 21, 20243 min read
INITIATIVE is a rare trait
seeing an opportunity to leverage without taking initiative becomes a lost opportunity.
Richard Kunst
Jan 7, 20243 min read
OMG? Let's get competitive!
The sole and only role of Walmart is to act as your household purchasing agent.
Richard Kunst
Dec 17, 20234 min read
CENTER OF TRUTH
Lean Methodologies implemented could not deliver their full potential until a CENTER OF TRUTH could be established.
Richard Kunst
Dec 7, 20233 min read
SIT ON YOUR HANDS !!!
f you had sat on your hands and then instructed the dealer rep to conduct the procedure that you did he would have learned.
Richard Kunst
Nov 27, 20232 min read
GIVE WHAT THEY NEED
So, she decided to speak to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things she learned from those in need:
Richard Kunst
Nov 26, 20232 min read
Survived the Brink of the Pandemic destruction only to be Thrust into the Turbulence of Inflation.
SURVIVING BUT NOT THRIVING approach to business AND in mindset growth.
Richard Kunst
Nov 12, 20234 min read
MYTHS and Opportunities of STANDARD WORK
“Standard Work is a detailed definition of the current best practices for performing a process.”
Richard Kunst
Oct 29, 20234 min read
CULTURE exists everywhere
as soon as two people collaborate a culture is created.
Richard Kunst
Oct 17, 20233 min read
Shift Start ... Starts Employee Attitude
“How goes my Monday will define how goes my Week!”
Richard Kunst
Oct 15, 20234 min read
CAN YOU INVERT YOUR POWER TRIANGLE ??
Ditch "Command and Control" and learn to embrace "Servant Leadership"
Richard Kunst
Oct 1, 20234 min read
Get LASER Focused on ATTENDANCE
I quickly became overwhelmed about how fixated and anal the Senior Management Team was about Team Member Attendance.
Richard Kunst
Sep 12, 20232 min read
What Orchestras Teach Us About Business
Orchestras teach us a lot about business. In an orchestra, each musician plays a distinct instrument, contributing to the whole.
Richard Kunst
Sep 5, 20232 min read
My Pivotal Moment ... and how I ran my plant with only 1 hour per day.
This is not enough Time !!!
Lead ... Follow ... or Get out of the Way !
Let me show you how.
Richard Kunst
Sep 3, 20233 min read
My Aisles Cultural Adjustment Continues
my daily walk in the plant was like navigating an obstacle course ...
Richard Kunst
Aug 20, 20234 min read
A Chair Changed Culture
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.
Richard Kunst
Aug 13, 20234 min read
The Voice of Culture how I facilitated a cultural adjustment
Douglas the manager of a high-end appliance maker decided to advise me that all we produced was crap.
Richard Kunst
Jul 23, 20233 min read
YOKOTEN + ChatGPT perhaps a marriage made in heaven
Yokoten as a concept is incredibly powerful and effective, implementing it as a core concept is very difficult
Richard Kunst
Jul 8, 20236 min read
4 Supply Chain Lessons from Ford Motor Company
As the company continues to innovate, many businesses can learn a few supply chain lessons from Ford.
Richard Kunst
Jun 28, 20235 min read
Switch your PDCA sequence for faster results
I strongly suggest that you change the Deming cycle to
Check, Act, Plan, Do (CAPD)
Richard Kunst
Jun 24, 20233 min read
Sometimes the most important lesson is to play nice
Etiquette, At least, that’s what it was called in my generation.
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