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Why are you surprised with the Great Resignation?

Dec 12, 20212 min read

Why are you surprised with the Great Resignation?

He could not understand why he was facing this challenge since they were compensating with above average hourly wage. I was not confused

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

Dec 5, 20214 min read

Common Misconceptions About Lean

Taiichi Ohno's book “Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production” would be better translated as "Aiming for Non-Scale Management

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.

A Corporate Strategic Plan to BAKE a POTATOE versus by a Lean Practitioner

Richard Kunst

Nov 21, 20212 min read

A Corporate Strategic Plan to BAKE a POTATOE versus by a Lean Practitioner

Sometimes you need to leave something simple alone, before complexity creeps in

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

Colin Powell's Leadership Legacy Lessons

Richard Kunst

Oct 24, 20219 min read

Colin Powell's Leadership Legacy Lessons

Colin Powell passed away on October 18th he had a profound career. His lessons in Leadership are worth reflecting on as part of his legacy

Richard Kunst

Oct 17, 20214 min read

Just Stand and Observe !!!

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

Richard Kunst

Oct 10, 20214 min read

Characteristics of Successful People

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

Richard Kunst

Oct 10, 20212 min read

Manage your Process Schedule

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

Richard Kunst

Oct 3, 20213 min read

Any Formal Problem Solving is a Waste !

Before you start on any Problem Solving journey focus on your Problem Statement with only one (1) Object and one (1) Deviation or you are ju

Accountability throughout your workplace

Richard Kunst

Sep 19, 20212 min read

Accountability throughout your workplace

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

All People are Professionals and they want a Professional Environment

Richard Kunst

Sep 19, 20214 min read

All People are Professionals and they want a Professional Environment

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?

Richard Kunst

Sep 12, 20212 min read

Ethics First ... but includes diversity

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

Richard Kunst

Sep 12, 20212 min read

VALUES BUILD CULTURE

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

Richard Kunst

Sep 5, 20214 min read

ENHANCE or Create a LEAN Culture

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

Richard Kunst

Aug 15, 20215 min read

Lean Indicators

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

METRICS ARE NECESSARY | but where and what may be reflective of what you want.

Richard Kunst

Aug 15, 20214 min read

METRICS ARE NECESSARY | but where and what may be reflective of what you want.

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

Richard Kunst

Aug 7, 20214 min read

“Fitting in” is highly overrated

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

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